diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.java
index 052af274048a..dc2c7bab1b2e 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.java
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
-  private static final ExtensionPointName<CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor> EP = new ExtensionPointName<>("com.intellij.createDirectoryCompletionContributor");
+  public static final ExtensionPointName<CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor> EP = new ExtensionPointName<>("com.intellij.createDirectoryCompletionContributor");
 
   @TestOnly
   public static final DataKey<String> TEST_DIRECTORY_NAME_KEY = DataKey.create("CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.testName");
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAwar
     }
   }
 
-  private static JBPopup createLightWeightPopup(@Nullable Project project,
+  private JBPopup createLightWeightPopup(@Nullable Project project,
                                                 @NlsContexts.PopupTitle String title,
                                                 String initialText,
                                                 @NotNull PsiDirectory directory,
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAwar
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  private static List<CompletionItem> collectSuggestedDirectories(@NotNull PsiDirectory directory) {
+  protected List<CompletionItem> collectSuggestedDirectories(@NotNull PsiDirectory directory) {
     List<CompletionItem> variants = new ArrayList<>();
 
     VirtualFile vDir = directory.getVirtualFile();
@@ -255,7 +256,10 @@ public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAwar
         Icon icon = handler == null ? null : handler.getRootIcon();
         if (icon == null) icon = AllIcons.Nodes.Folder;
 
-        variants.add(new CompletionItem(contributor, relativePath, icon, variant.rootType));
+        CompletionItem completionItem = new CompletionItem(contributor, relativePath, icon, variant.rootType);
+        if (!variants.contains(completionItem)) {
+          variants.add(completionItem);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAwar
     return createdDirectories;
   }
 
-  private static final class CompletionItem {
+  protected static final class CompletionItem {
     @NotNull final CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor contributor;
 
     @NotNull final String relativePath;
@@ -346,6 +350,23 @@ public class CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction extends AnAction implements DumbAwar
       this.displayText = FileUtil.toSystemDependentName(relativePath);
       this.icon = icon;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+      if (this == o) return true;
+      if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+      CompletionItem that = (CompletionItem)o;
+      return contributor.equals(that.contributor) &&
+             relativePath.equals(that.relativePath) &&
+             Objects.equals(rootType, that.rootType) &&
+             displayText.equals(that.displayText) &&
+             Objects.equals(icon, that.icon);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+      return Objects.hash(contributor, relativePath, rootType, displayText, icon);
+    }
   }
 
   private static class DirectoriesWithCompletionPopupPanel extends NewItemWithTemplatesPopupPanel<CompletionItem> {
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageActionTest.kt b/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageActionTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..573c1fee4bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/CreateDirectoryOrPackageActionTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.ide.actions
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory
+import com.intellij.testFramework.LightPlatformTestCase
+import com.intellij.testFramework.registerExtension
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JavaSourceRootType
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class CreateDirectoryOrPackageActionTest : LightPlatformTestCase() {
+  @Test
+  fun `test no duplicates in suggested directories`() {
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().registerExtension(CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction.EP, object : CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor {
+      override fun getDescription(): @Nls(capitalization = Nls.Capitalization.Sentence) String {
+        return "Mock Source Directories"
+      }
+
+      override fun getVariants(directory: PsiDirectory): Collection<CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor.Variant> {
+        return listOf(CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor.Variant("src\\main\\resources", JavaSourceRootType.SOURCE),
+                      CreateDirectoryCompletionContributor.Variant("src\\main\\resources", JavaSourceRootType.SOURCE))
+      }
+    }, testRootDisposable)
+    val action = CreateDirectoryOrPackageAction()
+    val directory = psiManager.findDirectory(getSourceRoot())!!
+    val items = action.collectSuggestedDirectories(directory)
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, items.size)
+  }
+}
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