diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariables.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariables.java
index 2812b196..c8f0713d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariables.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariables.java
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ public final class TemplateVariables implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Seri
 
 		List<TemplateVariable> result = new ArrayList<TemplateVariable>(this.variables.size() + variables.size());
 		result.addAll(this.variables);
-		result.addAll(variables);
+
+		for (TemplateVariable variable : variables) {
+			if (!result.contains(variable)) {
+				result.add(variable);
+			}
+		}
 
 		return new TemplateVariables(result);
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariablesUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariablesUnitTest.java
index 2bc06c67..eeea5da3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariablesUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/TemplateVariablesUnitTest.java
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariable.VariableType;
 
@@ -116,4 +118,18 @@ public class TemplateVariablesUnitTest {
 		assertThat(variables.toString(), is("{&foo,bar}"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see #198
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void dropsDuplicateTemplateVariable() {
+
+		TemplateVariable variable = new TemplateVariable("foo", VariableType.REQUEST_PARAM);
+		TemplateVariables variables = new TemplateVariables(variable);
+
+		List<TemplateVariable> result = variables.concat(variable).asList();
+
+		assertThat(result, hasSize(1));
+		assertThat(result, hasItem(variable));
+	}
 }