diff --git a/inline.go b/inline.go
index c1f7475..4483b8f 100644
--- a/inline.go
+++ b/inline.go
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ func link(p *parser, out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, offset int) int {
 			}
 
 			p.notes = append(p.notes, ref)
+			p.notesRecord[string(ref.link)] = struct{}{}
 
 			link = ref.link
 			title = ref.title
@@ -498,9 +499,10 @@ func link(p *parser, out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, offset int) int {
 				return 0
 			}
 
-			if t == linkDeferredFootnote {
+			if t == linkDeferredFootnote && !p.isFootnote(lr) {
 				lr.noteId = len(p.notes) + 1
 				p.notes = append(p.notes, lr)
+				p.notesRecord[string(lr.link)] = struct{}{}
 			}
 
 			// keep link and title from reference
diff --git a/inline_test.go b/inline_test.go
index bcaba09..4061cfb 100644
--- a/inline_test.go
+++ b/inline_test.go
@@ -1023,6 +1023,28 @@ what happens here
 </li>
 </ol>
 </div>
+`,
+	`testing footnotes.[^a]
+
+test footnotes the second.[^b]
+
+[^a]: This is the first note[^a].
+[^b]: this is the second note.[^a]
+`,
+	`<p>testing footnotes.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:a"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:a">1</a></sup></p>
+
+<p>test footnotes the second.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:b"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:b">2</a></sup></p>
+<div class="footnotes">
+
+<hr />
+
+<ol>
+<li id="fn:a">This is the first note<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:a"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:a">1</a></sup>.
+</li>
+<li id="fn:b">this is the second note.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:a"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:a">1</a></sup>
+</li>
+</ol>
+</div>
 `,
 }
 
@@ -1076,6 +1098,34 @@ func TestNestedFootnotes(t *testing.T) {
 </li>
 </ol>
 </div>
+`,
+		`This uses footnote A.[^A]
+
+This uses footnote C.[^C]
+
+[^A]:
+  A note. use itself.[^A]
+[^B]:
+  B note, uses A to test duplicate.[^A]
+[^C]:
+  C note, uses B.[^B]
+`,
+		`<p>This uses footnote A.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:A"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:A">1</a></sup></p>
+
+<p>This uses footnote C.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:C"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:C">2</a></sup></p>
+<div class="footnotes">
+
+<hr />
+
+<ol>
+<li id="fn:A">A note. use itself.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:A"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:A">1</a></sup>
+</li>
+<li id="fn:C">C note, uses B.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:B"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:B">3</a></sup>
+</li>
+<li id="fn:B">B note, uses A to test duplicate.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:A"><a rel="footnote" href="#fn:A">1</a></sup>
+</li>
+</ol>
+</div>
 `,
 	}
 	doTestsInlineParam(t, tests, Options{Extensions: EXTENSION_FOOTNOTES}, 0,
diff --git a/markdown.go b/markdown.go
index 6d842d3..1722a73 100644
--- a/markdown.go
+++ b/markdown.go
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ type parser struct {
 	// Footnotes need to be ordered as well as available to quickly check for
 	// presence. If a ref is also a footnote, it's stored both in refs and here
 	// in notes. Slice is nil if footnotes not enabled.
-	notes []*reference
+	notes       []*reference
+	notesRecord map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 func (p *parser) getRef(refid string) (ref *reference, found bool) {
@@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ func (p *parser) getRef(refid string) (ref *reference, found bool) {
 	return ref, found
 }
 
+func (p *parser) isFootnote(ref *reference) bool {
+	_, ok := p.notesRecord[string(ref.link)]
+	return ok
+}
+
 //
 //
 // Public interface
@@ -376,6 +382,7 @@ func MarkdownOptions(input []byte, renderer Renderer, opts Options) []byte {
 
 	if extensions&EXTENSION_FOOTNOTES != 0 {
 		p.notes = make([]*reference, 0)
+		p.notesRecord = make(map[string]struct{})
 	}
 
 	first := firstPass(p, input)