diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go b/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
index 058def00a..2e4dda8b3 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
@@ -739,6 +739,22 @@ func Test_sceneQueryBuilder_UpdatePartialRelationships(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"add identical galleries",
+			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithGallery],
+			models.ScenePartial{
+				GalleryIDs: &models.UpdateIDs{
+					IDs:  []int{galleryIDs[galleryIdx1WithImage], galleryIDs[galleryIdx1WithImage]},
+					Mode: models.RelationshipUpdateModeAdd,
+				},
+			},
+			models.Scene{
+				GalleryIDs: models.NewRelatedIDs(append(indexesToIDs(galleryIDs, sceneGalleries[sceneIdxWithGallery]),
+					galleryIDs[galleryIdx1WithImage],
+				)),
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"add tags",
 			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithTwoTags],
@@ -759,6 +775,25 @@ func Test_sceneQueryBuilder_UpdatePartialRelationships(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"add identical tags",
+			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithTwoTags],
+			models.ScenePartial{
+				TagIDs: &models.UpdateIDs{
+					IDs:  []int{tagIDs[tagIdx1WithDupName], tagIDs[tagIdx1WithDupName]},
+					Mode: models.RelationshipUpdateModeAdd,
+				},
+			},
+			models.Scene{
+				TagIDs: models.NewRelatedIDs(append(
+					[]int{
+						tagIDs[tagIdx1WithDupName],
+					},
+					indexesToIDs(tagIDs, sceneTags[sceneIdxWithTwoTags])...,
+				)),
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"add performers",
 			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithTwoPerformers],
@@ -776,6 +811,22 @@ func Test_sceneQueryBuilder_UpdatePartialRelationships(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"add identical performers",
+			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithTwoPerformers],
+			models.ScenePartial{
+				PerformerIDs: &models.UpdateIDs{
+					IDs:  []int{performerIDs[performerIdx1WithDupName], performerIDs[performerIdx1WithDupName]},
+					Mode: models.RelationshipUpdateModeAdd,
+				},
+			},
+			models.Scene{
+				PerformerIDs: models.NewRelatedIDs(append(indexesToIDs(performerIDs, scenePerformers[sceneIdxWithTwoPerformers]),
+					performerIDs[performerIdx1WithDupName],
+				)),
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"add movies",
 			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithMovie],
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/table.go b/pkg/sqlite/table.go
index 438d1e7b8..fbb3bbb89 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/table.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/table.go
@@ -179,21 +179,23 @@ func (t *joinTable) get(ctx context.Context, id int) ([]int, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func (t *joinTable) insertJoin(ctx context.Context, id, foreignID int) (sql.Result, error) {
-	q := dialect.Insert(t.table.table).Cols(t.idColumn.GetCol(), t.fkColumn.GetCol()).Vals(
-		goqu.Vals{id, foreignID},
-	)
-	ret, err := exec(ctx, q)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("inserting into %s: %w", t.table.table.GetTable(), err)
-	}
-
-	return ret, nil
-}
-
 func (t *joinTable) insertJoins(ctx context.Context, id int, foreignIDs []int) error {
+	// manually create SQL so that we can prepare once
+	// ignore duplicates
+	q := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s (%s, %s) VALUES (?, ?) ON CONFLICT (%[2]s, %s) DO NOTHING", t.table.table.GetTable(), t.idColumn.GetCol(), t.fkColumn.GetCol())
+
+	tx := dbWrapper{}
+	stmt, err := tx.Prepare(ctx, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	// eliminate duplicates
+	foreignIDs = intslice.IntAppendUniques(nil, foreignIDs)
+
 	for _, fk := range foreignIDs {
-		if _, err := t.insertJoin(ctx, id, fk); err != nil {
+		if _, err := tx.ExecStmt(ctx, stmt, id, fk); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}