diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 49844286..29e2f188 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ SMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromID(const int& id) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+SMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromName(const std::string& name) {
+    for (auto& m : m_lMonitors) {
+        if (m.szName == name) {
+            return &m;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 SMonitor* CCompositor::getMonitorFromCursor() {
     const auto COORDS = Vector2D(m_sWLRCursor->x, m_sWLRCursor->y);
 
diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 870819fb..d2839103 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
     // ------------------------------------------------- //
 
     SMonitor*               getMonitorFromID(const int&);
+    SMonitor*               getMonitorFromName(const std::string&);
     SMonitor*               getMonitorFromCursor();
     SMonitor*               getMonitorFromVector(const Vector2D&);
     void                    removeWindowFromVectorSafe(CWindow*);
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 3acea781..2e05d278 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ void Events::listener_newOutput(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     // new monitor added, let's accomodate for that.
     const auto OUTPUT = (wlr_output*)data;
 
+    if (!OUTPUT->name) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "New monitor has no name?? Ignoring");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromName(std::string(OUTPUT->name))) {
+        Debug::log(WARN, "Monitor with name %s already exists, not adding as new!", OUTPUT->name);
+        return;
+    }
+
     // get monitor rule that matches
     SMonitorRule monitorRule = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(OUTPUT->name);