diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/index.tsx
index 95866014a4..2032413eb7 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/index.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ import Tooltip from '../../../../elements/Tooltip';
 import { useDocumentDrawer } from '../../../../elements/DocumentDrawer';
 import { useConfig } from '../../../../utilities/Config';
 import { Props as EditViewProps } from '../../../../views/collections/Edit/types';
+import { Value } from '../types';
 
 import './index.scss';
 
 const baseClass = 'relationship-add-new';
 
-export const AddNewRelation: React.FC<Props> = ({ path, hasMany, relationTo, value, setValue, dispatchOptions }) => {
+export const AddNewRelation: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  path,
+  hasMany,
+  relationTo,
+  value,
+  setValue,
+  dispatchOptions,
+}) => {
   const relatedCollections = useRelatedCollections(relationTo);
   const { permissions } = useAuth();
   const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
@@ -37,30 +45,43 @@ export const AddNewRelation: React.FC<Props> = ({ path, hasMany, relationTo, val
     collectionSlug: collectionConfig?.slug,
   });
 
-  const onSave: EditViewProps['onSave'] = useCallback((json) => {
-    const newValue = Array.isArray(relationTo) ? {
-      relationTo: collectionConfig.slug,
-      value: json.doc.id,
-    } : json.doc.id;
+  const onSave: EditViewProps['onSave'] = useCallback(({
+    operation,
+    doc,
+  }) => {
+    if (operation === 'create') {
+      const newValue: Value = Array.isArray(relationTo) ? {
+        relationTo: collectionConfig.slug,
+        value: doc.id,
+      } : doc.id;
 
-    dispatchOptions({
-      type: 'ADD',
-      collection: collectionConfig,
-      docs: [
-        json.doc,
-      ],
-      sort: true,
-      i18n,
-      config,
-    });
+      // ensure the value is not already in the array
+      const isNewValue = Array.isArray(relationTo) && Array.isArray(value)
+        ? !value.some((v) => v && typeof v === 'object' && v.value === doc.id)
+        : value !== doc.id;
 
-    if (hasMany) {
-      setValue([...(Array.isArray(value) ? value : []), newValue]);
-    } else {
-      setValue(newValue);
+      if (isNewValue) {
+        dispatchOptions({
+          type: 'ADD',
+          collection: collectionConfig,
+          docs: [
+            doc,
+          ],
+          sort: true,
+          i18n,
+          config,
+        });
+
+
+        if (hasMany) {
+          setValue([...(Array.isArray(value) ? value : []), newValue]);
+        } else {
+          setValue(newValue);
+        }
+      }
+
+      setSelectedCollection(undefined);
     }
-
-    setSelectedCollection(undefined);
   }, [relationTo, collectionConfig, dispatchOptions, i18n, hasMany, setValue, value, config]);
 
   const onPopopToggle = useCallback((state) => {
diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/types.ts b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/types.ts
index 64cf5d8a0e..bffb2bc31b 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/AddNew/types.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Action } from '../types';
+import { Action, OptionGroup, Value } from '../types';
 
 export type Props = {
   hasMany: boolean
   relationTo: string | string[]
   path: string
-  value: unknown
+  value: Value | Value[]
+  options: OptionGroup[]
   setValue: (value: unknown) => void
   dispatchOptions: React.Dispatch<Action>
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
index 360bc9f51e..f1d1dfa735 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ const Relationship: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
           />
           {!readOnly && allowCreate && (
             <AddNewRelation
-              {...{ path: pathOrName, hasMany, relationTo, value, setValue, dispatchOptions }}
+              {...{ path: pathOrName, hasMany, relationTo, value, setValue, dispatchOptions, options }}
             />
           )}
         </div>