diff --git a/app/config/errors.php b/app/config/errors.php
index 87a1ab36b19..c93bd91a2e3 100644
--- a/app/config/errors.php
+++ b/app/config/errors.php
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@
         'description' => 'Project with the requested ID could not be found. Please check the value of the X-Appwrite-Project header to ensure the correct project ID is being used.',
         'code' => 404,
     ],
+    Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS => [
+        'name' => Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS,
+        'description' => 'Project with the requested ID already exists.',
+        'code' => 409,
+    ],
     Exception::PROJECT_UNKNOWN => [
         'name' => Exception::PROJECT_UNKNOWN,
         'description' => 'The project ID is either missing or not valid. Please check the value of the X-Appwrite-Project header to ensure the correct project ID is being used.',
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index 64ce9c8a67e..b8d7c29f2c3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 use Utopia\Registry\Registry;
 use Appwrite\Extend\Exception;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Database\Validator\Queries\Projects;
+use Utopia\Database\Exception\Duplicate;
 use Utopia\Validator\ArrayList;
 use Utopia\Validator\Boolean;
 use Utopia\Validator\Hostname;
@@ -91,38 +92,43 @@
             throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_RESERVED_PROJECT, "'console' is a reserved project.");
         }
 
-        $project = $dbForConsole->createDocument('projects', new Document([
-            '$id' => $projectId,
-            '$permissions' => [
-                Permission::read(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId))),
-                Permission::update(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'owner')),
-                Permission::update(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'developer')),
-                Permission::delete(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'owner')),
-                Permission::delete(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'developer')),
-            ],
-            'name' => $name,
-            'teamInternalId' => $team->getInternalId(),
-            'teamId' => $team->getId(),
-            'region' => $region,
-            'description' => $description,
-            'logo' => $logo,
-            'url' => $url,
-            'version' => APP_VERSION_STABLE,
-            'legalName' => $legalName,
-            'legalCountry' => $legalCountry,
-            'legalState' => $legalState,
-            'legalCity' => $legalCity,
-            'legalAddress' => $legalAddress,
-            'legalTaxId' => ID::custom($legalTaxId),
-            'services' => new stdClass(),
-            'platforms' => null,
-            'authProviders' => [],
-            'webhooks' => null,
-            'keys' => null,
-            'domains' => null,
-            'auths' => $auths,
-            'search' => implode(' ', [$projectId, $name]),
-        ]));
+        try {
+            $project = $dbForConsole->createDocument('projects', new Document([
+                '$id' => $projectId,
+                '$permissions' => [
+                    Permission::read(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId))),
+                    Permission::update(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'owner')),
+                    Permission::update(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'developer')),
+                    Permission::delete(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'owner')),
+                    Permission::delete(Role::team(ID::custom($teamId), 'developer')),
+                ],
+                'name' => $name,
+                'teamInternalId' => $team->getInternalId(),
+                'teamId' => $team->getId(),
+                'region' => $region,
+                'description' => $description,
+                'logo' => $logo,
+                'url' => $url,
+                'version' => APP_VERSION_STABLE,
+                'legalName' => $legalName,
+                'legalCountry' => $legalCountry,
+                'legalState' => $legalState,
+                'legalCity' => $legalCity,
+                'legalAddress' => $legalAddress,
+                'legalTaxId' => ID::custom($legalTaxId),
+                'services' => new stdClass(),
+                'platforms' => null,
+                'authProviders' => [],
+                'webhooks' => null,
+                'keys' => null,
+                'domains' => null,
+                'auths' => $auths,
+                'search' => implode(' ', [$projectId, $name]),
+            ]));
+        } catch (Duplicate $th) {
+            throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS);
+        }
+
         /** @var array $collections */
         $collections = Config::getParam('collections', []);
 
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php b/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
index 411ab6e8520..49b6ed16bad 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class Exception extends \Exception
     public const PROJECT_UNKNOWN                   = 'project_unknown';
     public const PROJECT_PROVIDER_DISABLED         = 'project_provider_disabled';
     public const PROJECT_PROVIDER_UNSUPPORTED      = 'project_provider_unsupported';
+    public const PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS            = 'project_already_exists';
     public const PROJECT_INVALID_SUCCESS_URL       = 'project_invalid_success_url';
     public const PROJECT_INVALID_FAILURE_URL       = 'project_invalid_failure_url';
     public const PROJECT_RESERVED_PROJECT          = 'project_reserved_project';
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
index 91699f2dba0..42b18918af7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Tests\E2E\Services\Projects;
 
 use Appwrite\Auth\Auth;
+use Appwrite\Extend\Exception;
 use Tests\E2E\Scopes\Scope;
 use Tests\E2E\Scopes\ProjectConsole;
 use Tests\E2E\Scopes\SideClient;
@@ -98,7 +99,37 @@ public function testCreateProject(): array
 
         $this->assertEquals(400, $response['headers']['status-code']);
 
-        return ['projectId' => $projectId];
+        return [
+            'projectId' => $projectId,
+            'teamId' => $team['body']['$id']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @depends testCreateProject
+     */
+    public function testCreateDuplicateProject($data)
+    {
+        $teamId = $data['teamId'] ?? '';
+        $projectId = $data['projectId'] ?? '';
+
+        /**
+         * Test for FAILURE
+         */
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/projects', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'projectId' => $projectId,
+            'name' => 'Project Duplicate',
+            'teamId' => $teamId,
+            'region' => 'default'
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(409, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(409, $response['body']['code']);
+        $this->assertEquals(Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS, $response['body']['type']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Project with the requested ID already exists.', $response['body']['message']);
     }
 
     /**