diff --git a/loader/loader.c b/loader/loader.c
index f95c7594f..2fb422cc2 100644
--- a/loader/loader.c
+++ b/loader/loader.c
@@ -407,6 +407,19 @@ VkResult copy_str_to_start_of_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, st
     return prepend_str_to_string_list(inst, string_list, new_str);
 }
 
+void remove_str_from_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, struct loader_string_list *string_list, const char *str) {
+    assert(string_list && str);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < string_list->count; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(string_list->list[i], str) == 0) {
+            loader_instance_heap_free(inst, string_list->list[i]);
+            memmove((void *)(string_list->list + i), (const void *)(string_list->list + i + 1),
+                    sizeof(char *) * (string_list->count - i - 1));
+            string_list->count--;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void free_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, struct loader_string_list *string_list) {
     assert(string_list);
     if (string_list->list) {
@@ -3384,7 +3397,8 @@ VkResult add_if_manifest_file(const struct loader_instance *inst, const char *fi
         return VK_INCOMPLETE;
     }
 
-    return copy_str_to_string_list(inst, out_files, file_name, name_len);
+    // A directory search path and a file inside it can reach the same manifest.
+    return copy_str_to_string_list_if_unique(inst, out_files, file_name, name_len);
 }
 
 // If the file found is a manifest file name, add it to the start of the out_files manifest list.
@@ -3399,6 +3413,8 @@ VkResult prepend_if_manifest_file(const struct loader_instance *inst, const char
         return VK_INCOMPLETE;
     }
 
+    // Move an existing entry to the front instead of loading it twice.
+    remove_str_from_string_list(inst, out_files, file_name);
     return copy_str_to_start_of_string_list(inst, out_files, file_name, name_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/loader/loader.h b/loader/loader.h
index ad498ed0e..6f6385152 100644
--- a/loader/loader.h
+++ b/loader/loader.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ VkResult copy_str_to_string_list_if_unique(const struct loader_instance *inst, s
 VkResult copy_str_to_start_of_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, struct loader_string_list *string_list,
                                           const char *str, size_t str_len);
 
+// Remove the first string equal to str from string_list and free it, if there is one
+void remove_str_from_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, struct loader_string_list *string_list, const char *str);
+
 // Free any string inside of loader_string_list and then free the list itself
 void free_string_list(const struct loader_instance *inst, struct loader_string_list *string_list);
 
diff --git a/tests/loader_envvar_tests.cpp b/tests/loader_envvar_tests.cpp
index dc6fad395..6ae228f67 100644
--- a/tests/loader_envvar_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/loader_envvar_tests.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,31 @@ TEST(EnvVarICDOverrideSetup, TestOnlyDriverEnvVarInFolder) {
     ASSERT_EQ(inst2->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(inst2.inst, &phys_dev_count, phys_devs_array.data()), VK_SUCCESS);
     ASSERT_EQ(phys_dev_count, 5U);
 }
+// REPRO for issue #1874: one ICD added by folder, two more added by file name in that same
+// folder. The loader scans the folder (finding all three) and then also processes the two
+// explicit file paths, so those two ICDs are loaded twice and their devices reported twice.
+TEST(EnvVarICDOverrideSetup, DirAndFileOverlapDoesNotDuplicate) {
+    FrameworkEnvironment env{};
+    // added by directory
+    env.add_icd(TEST_ICD_PATH_EXPORT_NONE, ManifestOptions{}.set_discovery_type(ManifestDiscoveryType::env_var).set_is_dir(true))
+        .add_physical_device("pd0");
+    // added by file name, into the very same folder
+    for (uint32_t add = 0; add < 2; ++add) {
+        env.add_icd(TEST_ICD_PATH_EXPORT_NONE,
+                    ManifestOptions{}.set_discovery_type(ManifestDiscoveryType::env_var).set_is_dir(false))
+            .add_physical_device("pd" + std::to_string(add) + "0")
+            .add_physical_device("pd" + std::to_string(add) + "1");
+    }
+
+    InstWrapper inst{env.vulkan_functions};
+    inst.create_info.set_api_version(VK_API_VERSION_1_1);
+    inst.CheckCreate();
+
+    uint32_t phys_dev_count = 0;
+    ASSERT_EQ(inst->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(inst.inst, &phys_dev_count, nullptr), VK_SUCCESS);
+    EXPECT_EQ(phys_dev_count, 5U);
+}
+
 // Test VK_DRIVER_FILES environment variable containing a path to a folder  with elevated privileges
 TEST(EnvVarICDOverrideSetup, TestOnlyDriverEnvVarInFolderWithElevatedPrivileges) {
     FrameworkEnvironment env{FrameworkSettings{}.set_run_as_if_with_elevated_privileges(true)};
diff --git a/tests/loader_settings_tests.cpp b/tests/loader_settings_tests.cpp
index 9454d6633..dc8b64d5e 100644
--- a/tests/loader_settings_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/loader_settings_tests.cpp
@@ -3095,6 +3095,20 @@ TEST(SettingsFile, AdditionalDrivers) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(string_eq(props1.deviceName, regular_driver_name));
     ASSERT_TRUE(string_eq(props2.deviceName, settings_driver_name));
 }
+// settings file provided driver that the regular search also finds
+TEST(SettingsFile, AdditionalDriverAlreadyFound) {
+    FrameworkEnvironment env{};
+    env.add_icd(TEST_ICD_PATH_VERSION_2, ManifestOptions{}.set_discovery_type(ManifestDiscoveryType::env_var))
+        .add_physical_device({});
+
+    env.loader_settings.set_file_format_version({1, 0, 0}).add_app_specific_setting(
+        AppSpecificSettings{}.add_driver_configuration(LoaderSettingsDriverConfiguration{}.set_path(env.get_icd_manifest_path(0))));
+    env.update_loader_settings(env.loader_settings);
+
+    InstWrapper inst{env.vulkan_functions};
+    inst.CheckCreate();
+    ASSERT_EQ(inst.GetPhysDevs().size(), 1U);
+}
 // settings file provided drivers replacing system found drivers
 TEST(SettingsFile, ExclusiveAdditionalDrivers) {
     FrameworkEnvironment env{};