diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/StashSearchResult.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/StashSearchResult.tsx
index e30ca182a..ceef6d88d 100755
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/StashSearchResult.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/performers/StashSearchResult.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ interface IStashSearchResultProps {
   excludedPerformerFields: string[];
 }
 
+// #4596 - remove any duplicate aliases or aliases that are the same as the performer's name
+function cleanAliases(currentName: string, aliases: string[]) {
+  const ret: string[] = [];
+  aliases.forEach((alias) => {
+    if (
+      alias.toLowerCase() !== currentName.toLowerCase() &&
+      !ret.find((r) => r.toLowerCase() === alias.toLowerCase())
+    ) {
+      ret.push(alias);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 const StashSearchResult: React.FC<IStashSearchResultProps> = ({
   performer,
   stashboxPerformers,
@@ -43,6 +58,10 @@ const StashSearchResult: React.FC<IStashSearchResultProps> = ({
       input.stash_ids = mergeStashIDs(performer.stash_ids, input.stash_ids);
     }
 
+    if (input.alias_list) {
+      input.alias_list = cleanAliases(performer.name, input.alias_list);
+    }
+
     const updateData: GQL.PerformerUpdateInput = {
       ...input,
       id: performer.id,