diff --git a/prometheus_client/openmetrics/parser.py b/prometheus_client/openmetrics/parser.py
index 0c5c9c41..01d6feed 100644
--- a/prometheus_client/openmetrics/parser.py
+++ b/prometheus_client/openmetrics/parser.py
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ def text_fd_to_metric_families(fd):
     allowed_names = []
     eof = False
 
-    seen_names = set()
+    seen_names = {}
+    seen_metadata = {}
     type_suffixes = {
         'counter': ['_total', '_created'],
         'summary': ['', '_count', '_sum', '_created'],
@@ -484,10 +485,15 @@ def text_fd_to_metric_families(fd):
     def build_metric(name, documentation, typ, unit, samples):
         if typ is None:
             typ = 'unknown'
+        metadata = (typ, unit)
+        if name in seen_metadata and seen_metadata[name] != metadata:
+            raise ValueError("Clashing name: " + name)
+        seen_metadata[name] = metadata
         for suffix in set(type_suffixes.get(typ, []) + [""]):
-            if name + suffix in seen_names:
+            sample_name = name + suffix
+            if sample_name in seen_names and seen_names[sample_name] != name:
                 raise ValueError("Clashing name: " + name + suffix)
-            seen_names.add(name + suffix)
+            seen_names[sample_name] = name
         if documentation is None:
             documentation = ''
         if unit is None:
diff --git a/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py b/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
index 79a2158c..c22d8e80 100644
--- a/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/openmetrics/test_parser.py
@@ -485,6 +485,29 @@ def test_untyped(self):
         ]
         self.assertEqual([m], list(families))
 
+    def test_repeated_metric_family(self):
+        families = list(text_string_to_metric_families("""# TYPE go_gc_duration_seconds summary
+go_gc_duration_seconds{instance="a",quantile="0.0"} 1.0
+go_gc_duration_seconds_sum{instance="a"} 1.0
+go_gc_duration_seconds_count{instance="a"} 1.0
+# TYPE up gauge
+up{instance="a"} 1.0
+# TYPE go_gc_duration_seconds summary
+go_gc_duration_seconds{instance="b",quantile="0.0"} 2.0
+go_gc_duration_seconds_sum{instance="b"} 2.0
+go_gc_duration_seconds_count{instance="b"} 1.0
+# EOF
+"""))
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["go_gc_duration_seconds", "up", "go_gc_duration_seconds"],
+            [family.name for family in families],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {"instance": "b", "quantile": "0.0"},
+            families[2].samples[0].labels,
+        )
+
     def test_type_help_switched(self):
         families = text_string_to_metric_families("""# HELP a help
 # TYPE a counter