diff --git a/src/dvclive/live.py b/src/dvclive/live.py
index 9d7b5fae..40bd836f 100644
--- a/src/dvclive/live.py
+++ b/src/dvclive/live.py
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ def _init_cleanup(self):
         if self.dvc_file and os.path.exists(self.dvc_file):
             os.remove(self.dvc_file)
 
+    def _init_check_dvcyaml_overlap(self):
+        for stage in self._dvc_repo.index.stages:
+            for out in stage.outs:
+                if str(out.fs_path) in str(Path(self.dvc_file).absolute()):
+                    msg = (
+                        f"'{self.dvc_file}' is in outputs of stage "
+                        f"'{stage.addressing}'.\n"
+                        f"Remove it from outputs to make DVCLive work as expected."
+                    )
+                    logger.warning(msg)
+
     def _init_dvc(self):
         from dvc.scm import NoSCM
 
@@ -157,6 +168,9 @@ def _init_dvc(self):
                 self._save_dvc_exp = False
             return
 
+        if self._dvcyaml:
+            self._init_check_dvcyaml_overlap()
+
         if self._inside_dvc_exp:
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dvc.py b/tests/test_dvc.py
index b945bf72..ef0d99f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_dvc.py
+++ b/tests/test_dvc.py
@@ -321,3 +321,22 @@ def test_no_scm_repo(tmp_dir, mocker):
 
         live = Live(save_dvc_exp=True)
         assert live._save_dvc_exp is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dvcyaml", [True, False])
+def test_warn_on_dvcyaml_output_overlap(tmp_dir, mocker, mocked_dvc_repo, dvcyaml):
+    logger = mocker.patch("dvclive.live.logger")
+    dvc_stage = mocker.MagicMock()
+    dvc_stage.addressing = "train"
+    dvc_out = mocker.MagicMock()
+    dvc_out.fs_path = tmp_dir / "dvclive"
+    dvc_stage.outs = [dvc_out]
+    mocked_dvc_repo.index.stages = [dvc_stage]
+    live = Live(dvcyaml=dvcyaml)
+
+    if dvcyaml:
+        msg = f"'{live.dvc_file}' is in outputs of stage 'train'.\n"
+        msg += "Remove it from outputs to make DVCLive work as expected."
+        logger.warning.assert_called_with(msg)
+    else:
+        logger.warning.assert_not_called()