diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
index 66e4c4ab5..6b097070b 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/langs/translation-en.json
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
                         "title": "{property_entity} added more than once on the same item.",
                         "body": "This property is expected to be used at most once on each item but has been added multiple times on the same item, for instance on {example_entity}."
                 },
+                "identical-values-for-distinct-valued-property": {
+                        "title": "Identical values for {property_entity}",
+                        "body": "This property should have distinct values."
+                },
                 "no-edit-generated": {
                         "title": "No edit was generated.",
                         "body": "There might be something wrong with your schema."
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/EditInspector.java b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/EditInspector.java
index 9d1d35c40..181c75a6d 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/EditInspector.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/EditInspector.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.scrutinizers.DistinctValuesScrutinizer;
 import org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.scrutinizers.EditScrutinizer;
 import org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.scrutinizers.FormatConstraintScrutinizer;
 import org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.scrutinizers.InverseConstraintScrutinizer;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public class EditInspector {
         register(new RestrictedPositionScrutinizer());
         register(new QualifierCompatibilityScrutinizer());
         register(new SingleValueScrutinizer());
+        register(new DistinctValuesScrutinizer());
         register(new NoEditsMadeScrutinizer());
     }
     
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/DistinctValuesScrutinizer.java b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/DistinctValuesScrutinizer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27a26080d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/DistinctValuesScrutinizer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.scrutinizers;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.openrefine.wikidata.qa.QAWarning;
+import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.EntityIdValue;
+import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.PropertyIdValue;
+import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.Statement;
+import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.Value;
+
+/**
+ * A scrutinizer that checks for properties using the same value
+ * on different items.
+ * 
+ * @author antonin
+ *
+ */
+public class DistinctValuesScrutinizer extends StatementScrutinizer {
+    
+    private Map<PropertyIdValue, Set<Value>> _seenValues;
+    
+    public DistinctValuesScrutinizer() {
+        _seenValues = new HashMap<>();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void scrutinize(Statement statement, EntityIdValue entityId, boolean added) {
+        PropertyIdValue pid = statement.getClaim().getMainSnak().getPropertyId();
+        if (_fetcher.hasDistinctValues(pid)) {
+            Value mainSnakValue = statement.getClaim().getMainSnak().getValue();
+            Set<Value> seen = _seenValues.get(pid);
+            if (seen == null) {
+                seen = new HashSet<Value>();
+                _seenValues.put(pid, seen);
+            }
+            if (seen.contains(mainSnakValue)) {
+                QAWarning issue = new QAWarning(
+                        "identical-values-for-distinct-valued-property",
+                        pid.getId(),
+                        QAWarning.Severity.IMPORTANT,
+                        1);
+                issue.setProperty("property_entity", pid);
+                // TODO also report the items on which the property is duplicated
+                addIssue(issue);
+            } else {
+                seen.add(mainSnakValue);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}