diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/AnnotationModulithMetadata.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/AnnotationModulithMetadata.java
index 2853f226..d1bc0dec 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/AnnotationModulithMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/AnnotationModulithMetadata.java
@@ -134,8 +134,14 @@ class AnnotationModulithMetadata implements ModulithMetadata {
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getBasePackages() {
 
-		var result = new ArrayList<>(List.of(basePackage));
-		result.addAll(List.of(annotation.additionalPackages()));
+		var result = new ArrayList<String>();
+		result.add(basePackage);
+
+		for (var candidate : annotation.additionalPackages()) {
+			if (!result.contains(candidate)) {
+				result.add(candidate);
+			}
+		}
 
 		return result;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModules.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModules.java
index 02ae5831..fa2d5809 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModules.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ApplicationModules.java
@@ -139,12 +139,14 @@ public class ApplicationModules implements Iterable<ApplicationModule> {
 		var strategy = ApplicationModuleDetectionStrategyLookup.getStrategy();
 
 		this.modules = packages.stream() //
+				.distinct()
 				.map(it -> JavaPackage.of(classes, it))
 				.flatMap(strategy::getModuleBasePackages) //
 				.map(it -> new ApplicationModule(it, useFullyQualifiedModuleNames)) //
 				.collect(toMap(ApplicationModule::getName, Function.identity()));
 
 		this.rootPackages = packages.stream() //
+				.distinct()
 				.map(it -> JavaPackage.of(classes, it).toSingle()) //
 				.toList();
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModulithMetadataUnitTest.java b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModulithMetadataUnitTest.java
index 6c12242c..6bafceed 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModulithMetadataUnitTest.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/modulith/core/ModulithMetadataUnitTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class ModulithMetadataUnitTest {
 				.withMessageContaining(SpringBootApplication.class.getSimpleName());
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-798
+	void returnsUniqueBasePackages() {
+
+		var metadata = ModulithMetadata.of(AdditionalPackagesShadowing.class);
+
+		assertThat(metadata.getBasePackages()).containsExactly(getClass().getPackageName());
+	}
+
 	@Modulith(additionalPackages = "com.acme.foo", //
 			sharedModules = "shared.module", //
 			systemName = "systemName", //
@@ -82,4 +90,7 @@ class ModulithMetadataUnitTest {
 	static class SpringBootApplicationAnnotated {}
 
 	static class Unannotated {}
+
+	@Modulithic(additionalPackages = "org.springframework.modulith.core")
+	static class AdditionalPackagesShadowing {}
 }