diff --git a/pkg/cluster/spec/validate.go b/pkg/cluster/spec/validate.go
index fdc1461fe5..476db90bbc 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/spec/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/spec/validate.go
@@ -794,6 +794,22 @@ func (s *Specification) validateTLSEnabled() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *Specification) validatePDNames() error {
+	// check pdserver name
+	pdNames := set.NewStringSet()
+	for _, pd := range s.PDServers {
+		if pd.Name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if pdNames.Exist(pd.Name) {
+			return errors.Errorf("component pd_servers.name is not supported duplicated, the name %s is duplicated", pd.Name)
+		}
+		pdNames.Insert(pd.Name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Validate validates the topology specification and produce error if the
 // specification invalid (e.g: port conflicts or directory conflicts)
 func (s *Specification) Validate() error {
@@ -817,6 +833,10 @@ func (s *Specification) Validate() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := s.validatePDNames(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return RelativePathDetect(s, isSkipField)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/spec/validate_test.go b/pkg/cluster/spec/validate_test.go
index 717d0a5ef9..634cf02fa6 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/spec/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/spec/validate_test.go
@@ -782,3 +782,31 @@ pd_servers:
 	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "directory conflict for '/test-1' between 'tiflash_servers:172.16.5.138.data_dir' and 'tiflash_servers:172.16.5.138.data_dir'")
 }
+
+func (s *metaSuiteTopo) TestPdServerWithSameName(c *C) {
+	topo := Specification{}
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`
+pd_servers:
+  - host: 172.16.5.138
+    peer_port: 1234
+    name: name1
+  - host: 172.16.5.139
+    perr_port: 1234
+    name: name2
+`), &topo)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	topo = Specification{}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(`
+  pd_servers:
+  - host: 172.16.5.138
+    peer_port: 1234
+    name: name1
+  - host: 172.16.5.139
+    perr_port: 1234
+    name: name1
+`), &topo)
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "component pd_servers.name is not supported duplicated, the name name1 is duplicated")
+
+}