diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 567bc7de..3edcd96a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
 
 - Fix incorrect handing of network error response (#944)
+- Show an error when adding a layer with a duplicate ID
 - _...Add new stuff here..._
 
 ## 2.1.1
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/modals.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/modals.cy.ts
index 71420b78..c87ea1ea 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/modals.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/modals.cy.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,22 @@ describe("modals", () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe("add layer", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      when.setStyle("layer");
+      when.modal.open();
+    });
+
+    it("shows duplicate id error", () => {
+      when.setValue("add-layer.layer-id.input", "background");
+      when.click("add-layer");
+      then(get.elementByTestId("modal:add-layer")).shouldExist();
+      then(get.element(".maputnik-modal-error")).shouldContainText(
+        "Layer ID already exists"
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("sources", () => {
     it("toggle");
   });
diff --git a/src/components/ModalAdd.tsx b/src/components/ModalAdd.tsx
index e503c02e..edbdfe04 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalAdd.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModalAdd.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ type ModalAddState = {
   id: string
   source?: string
   'source-layer'?: string
+  error?: string | null
 };
 
 class ModalAddInternal extends React.Component<ModalAddInternalProps, ModalAddState> {
   addLayer = () => {
+    if (this.props.layers.some(l => l.id === this.state.id)) {
+      this.setState({ error: this.props.t('Layer ID already exists') })
+      return
+    }
+
     const changedLayers = this.props.layers.slice(0)
     const layer: ModalAddState = {
       id: this.state.id,
@@ -41,9 +47,10 @@ class ModalAddInternal extends React.Component<ModalAddInternalProps, ModalAddSt
     }
 
     changedLayers.push(layer as LayerSpecification)
-
-    this.props.onLayersChange(changedLayers)
-    this.props.onOpenToggle(false)
+    this.setState({ error: null }, () => {
+      this.props.onLayersChange(changedLayers)
+      this.props.onOpenToggle(false)
+    })
   }
 
   constructor(props: ModalAddInternalProps) {
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ class ModalAddInternal extends React.Component<ModalAddInternalProps, ModalAddSt
     const state: ModalAddState = {
       type: 'fill',
       id: '',
+      error: null,
     }
 
     if(props.sources.length > 0) {
@@ -129,6 +137,21 @@ class ModalAddInternal extends React.Component<ModalAddInternalProps, ModalAddSt
     const t = this.props.t;
     const sources = this.getSources(this.state.type);
     const layers = this.getLayersForSource(this.state.source!);
+    let errorElement;
+    if (this.state.error) {
+      errorElement = (
+        <div className="maputnik-modal-error">
+          {this.state.error}
+          <a
+            href="#"
+            onClick={() => this.setState({ error: null })}
+            className="maputnik-modal-error-close"
+          >
+            ×
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
 
     return <Modal
       isOpen={this.props.isOpen}
@@ -137,12 +160,13 @@ class ModalAddInternal extends React.Component<ModalAddInternalProps, ModalAddSt
       data-wd-key="modal:add-layer"
       className="maputnik-add-modal"
     >
+      {errorElement}
       <div className="maputnik-add-layer">
         <FieldId
           value={this.state.id}
           wdKey="add-layer.layer-id"
           onChange={(v: string) => {
-            this.setState({ id: v })
+            this.setState({ id: v, error: null })
           }}
         />
         <FieldType
diff --git a/src/locales/de/translation.json b/src/locales/de/translation.json
index 8d4bcf30..699ce42a 100644
--- a/src/locales/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/de/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "Einklappen",
   "Expand": "Ausklappen",
   "Add Layer": "Ebene hinzufügen",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "Layer-ID existiert bereits",
   "Search": "Suche",
   "Zoom:": "Zoom:",
   "Close popup": "Popup schließen",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/translation.json b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
index 3460a8c3..ed34ae95 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "Réduire",
   "Expand": "Développer",
   "Add Layer": "Ajouter un calque",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "L'identifiant du calque existe déjà",
   "Search": "Recherche",
   "Zoom:": "Zoom :",
   "Close popup": "Fermer la fenêtre",
diff --git a/src/locales/he/translation.json b/src/locales/he/translation.json
index 7be17f2b..81ec00ce 100644
--- a/src/locales/he/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/he/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "הקטנה",
   "Expand": "הגדלה",
   "Add Layer": "הוספת שכבה",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "מזהה השכבה כבר קיים",
   "Search": "חיפוש",
   "Zoom:": "זום:",
   "Close popup": "סגירת החלון",
diff --git a/src/locales/it/translation.json b/src/locales/it/translation.json
index 363112b3..c02c36ba 100644
--- a/src/locales/it/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/it/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "Coprimi",
   "Expand": "Espandi",
   "Add Layer": "Aggiungi Livello",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "L'ID del layer esiste già",
   "Search": "Cerca",
   "Zoom:": "Zoom:",
   "Close popup": "Chiudi popup",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja/translation.json b/src/locales/ja/translation.json
index 7ebf4e51..085cb6ac 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/ja/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "畳む",
   "Expand": "展開",
   "Add Layer": "レイヤー追加",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "レイヤーIDは既に存在します",
   "Search": "検索",
   "Zoom:": "ズーム:",
   "Close popup": "ポップアップを閉じる",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh/translation.json b/src/locales/zh/translation.json
index 462139c9..99eadaf7 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh/translation.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh/translation.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "Collapse": "折叠",
   "Expand": "展开",
   "Add Layer": "添加图层",
+  "Layer ID already exists": "图层ID已存在",
   "Search": "搜索",
   "Zoom:": "缩放:",
   "Close popup": "关闭弹出窗口",