diff --git a/beets/plugins.py b/beets/plugins.py
index a4205e10d..2b68f2d02 100755
--- a/beets/plugins.py
+++ b/beets/plugins.py
@@ -262,12 +262,11 @@ def types(model_cls):
     for plugin in find_plugins():
         plugin_types = getattr(plugin, attr_name, {})
         for field in plugin_types:
-            if field in types:
+            if field in types and plugin_types[field] != types[field]:
                 raise PluginConflictException(
                     u'Plugin {0} defines flexible field {1} '
-                    'which has already been defined.'.format(
-                        plugin.name, field
-                    )
+                    'which has already been defined with '
+                    'another type.'.format(plugin.name, field)
                 )
         types.update(plugin_types)
     return types
diff --git a/test/test_plugins.py b/test/test_plugins.py
index dd6b27942..80285a688 100644
--- a/test/test_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_plugins.py
@@ -112,6 +112,45 @@ class ItemWriteTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         self.event_listener_plugin.register_listener(event, func)
 
 
+class ItemTypeConflictTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.setup_plugin_loader()
+        self.setup_beets()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.teardown_plugin_loader()
+        self.teardown_beets()
+
+    def test_mismatch(self):
+        class EventListenerPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+            item_types = {'duplicate': types.INTEGER}
+
+        class AdventListenerPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+            item_types = {'duplicate': types.FLOAT}
+
+        self.event_listener_plugin = EventListenerPlugin
+        self.advent_listener_plugin = AdventListenerPlugin
+        self.register_plugin(EventListenerPlugin)
+        self.register_plugin(AdventListenerPlugin)
+        self.assertRaises(plugins.PluginConflictException,
+                          plugins.types, Item
+                          )
+
+    def test_match(self):
+        class EventListenerPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+            item_types = {'duplicate': types.INTEGER}
+
+        class AdventListenerPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+            item_types = {'duplicate': types.INTEGER}
+
+        self.event_listener_plugin = EventListenerPlugin
+        self.advent_listener_plugin = AdventListenerPlugin
+        self.register_plugin(EventListenerPlugin)
+        self.register_plugin(AdventListenerPlugin)
+        self.assertNotEqual(None, plugins.types(Item))
+
+
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromName(__name__)