diff --git a/src/insets/InsetLabel.cpp b/src/insets/InsetLabel.cpp
index 6a3be71a02..afad8ea989 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetLabel.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ void InsetLabel::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 			cur.noUpdate();
 			break;
 		}
-		updateCommand(p["name"]);
+		if (p["name"] != params()["name"])
+			updateCommand(p["name"]);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/status.16x b/status.16x
index 71fb883f40..999be826af 100644
--- a/status.16x
+++ b/status.16x
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ What's new
 - Fix crash when undoing a math operation while the outline pane was open
   (bug 5491).
 
+- Fix false duplicate warning for labels when just applying without
+  changing (bug 5496).
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION