diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/WorkflowForm.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/WorkflowForm.java
index 3fdb5ea6c6f..28c98619e9d 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/WorkflowForm.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/WorkflowForm.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public WorkflowForm() {
     /**
      * Get list of workflow statues for select list.
      *
-     * @return list of SelectItem objects
+     * @return array of SelectItem objects
      */
     public WorkflowStatus[] getWorkflowStatuses() {
         return WorkflowStatus.values();
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ public String saveAndRedirect() {
             } else {
                 return this.stayOnCurrentPage;
             }
-        } catch (IOException | DAOException | DataException e) {
+        } catch (DataException e) {
+            Helper.setErrorMessage(e.getLocalizedMessage(), logger, e);
+            return this.stayOnCurrentPage;
+        } catch (IOException | DAOException e) {
             Helper.setErrorMessage("errorDiagramFile", new Object[] {this.workflow.getTitle() }, logger, e);
             return this.stayOnCurrentPage;
         } catch (WorkflowException e) {
@@ -226,7 +229,11 @@ public String cancel() {
      */
     public void archive() {
         this.workflow.setStatus(WorkflowStatus.ARCHIVED);
-        saveWorkflow();
+        try {
+            saveWorkflow();
+        } catch (DataException e) {
+            Helper.setErrorMessage(e.getLocalizedMessage(), logger, e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -326,12 +333,8 @@ private String encodeXMLDiagramName(String xmlDiagramName) {
         return xmlDiagramName;
     }
 
-    private void saveWorkflow() {
-        try {
-            ServiceManager.getWorkflowService().save(this.workflow, true);
-        } catch (DataException e) {
-            Helper.setErrorMessage(e.getLocalizedMessage(), logger, e);
-        }
+    private void saveWorkflow() throws DataException {
+        ServiceManager.getWorkflowService().saveWorkflow(this.workflow);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ public void setMigration(boolean migration) {
     /**
      * Get language.
      *
-     * @return language of the currently logged in user
+     * @return language of the currently logged-in user
      */
     public String getLanguage() {
         return ServiceManager.getUserService().getCurrentUser().getLanguage();
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowService.java
index 9be28308c35..dde4bf7156f 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowService.java
@@ -147,4 +147,28 @@ public List<Workflow> getAvailableWorkflows() {
     public List<Workflow> getAllActiveWorkflows() {
         return dao.getAllActive();
     }
+
+    private List<Workflow> getByTitle(String title) {
+        return dao.getByQuery("FROM Workflow WHERE title = :title", Collections.singletonMap("title", title));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Save given workflow if it is an existing workflow (e.g. if it does have an ID)
+     * or if it is a new workflow and no workflow with the same name exists.
+     *
+     * @param workflow the object to save
+     *
+     * @throws DataException if the given workflow is a new workflow and a workflow with the same name already exists
+     */
+    public void saveWorkflow(Workflow workflow) throws DataException {
+        if (Objects.nonNull(workflow.getId())) {
+            save(workflow, true);
+        } else {
+            if (getByTitle(workflow.getTitle()).isEmpty()) {
+                save(workflow, true);
+            } else {
+                throw new DataException(Helper.getTranslation("duplicateWorkflowTitle", workflow.getTitle()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
index dcd4eaed90e..0cf35795532 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ docketNotFound=Die angegebene Datei konnte nicht gefunden werden.
 docketTitleDuplicated=Der Laufzettel mit den gleichen Titel existiert schon.
 docTypeNotFound=docType ''{0}'' wurde nicht im selektierten Regelsatz gefunden
 duplicatedTitles=Es wurden dublette Ausgabe-Bezeichnungen gefunden. Dies erzeugt gegebenenfalls dublette Vorgangstitel!
+duplicateWorkflowTitle=Ein Workflow mit dem Titel "{0}" existiert bereits.
 emptySourceFolder=Der Quellordner zur Bildgenerierung ist leer
 errorDataIncomplete=Unvollst\u00E4ndige Daten\:
 errorDatabaseReading=Fehler beim Datenbanklesen von ''{0}'' with ID {1}.
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
index d6cce6df241..3721e7af141 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ docketNotFound=The specified file could not be found.
 docketTitleDuplicated=The docket with the same title exists already.
 docTypeNotFound=docType ''{0}'' could not be found in selected ruleset
 duplicatedTitles=Duplicate issue designations were found. This may produce duplicate process titles!
+duplicateWorkflowTitle=Workflow with title "{0}" already exists.
 emptySourceFolder=The source folder is empty
 errorDataIncomplete=Incomplete data\:
 errorDatabaseReading=Error on reading database for ''{0}'' with ID {1}.
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowServiceIT.java b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowServiceIT.java
index 8cf1ff933e8..9e16eb8a672 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowServiceIT.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/WorkflowServiceIT.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 package org.kitodo.production.services.data;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@
 import org.kitodo.MockDatabase;
 import org.kitodo.SecurityTestUtils;
 import org.kitodo.data.database.beans.Workflow;
+import org.kitodo.data.exceptions.DataException;
+import org.kitodo.production.helper.Helper;
 import org.kitodo.production.services.ServiceManager;
 
 public class WorkflowServiceIT {
 
-    private WorkflowService workflowService = ServiceManager.getWorkflowService();
+    private final WorkflowService workflowService = ServiceManager.getWorkflowService();
 
     @BeforeAll
     public static void prepareDatabase() throws Exception {
@@ -62,4 +65,14 @@ public void shouldGetAvailableWorkflows() throws Exception {
 
         SecurityTestUtils.cleanSecurityContext();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldNotSaveNewWorkflowWithExistingTitle() {
+        Workflow workflow = new Workflow("test");
+        String expectedExceptionMessage = Helper.getTranslation("duplicateWorkflowTitle", "test");
+        DataException dataException = assertThrows(DataException.class,
+                () -> workflowService.saveWorkflow(workflow),
+                "Expected DataException to be thrown when saving a new workflow with an existing title");
+        assertEquals(expectedExceptionMessage, dataException.getMessage());
+    }
 }