diff --git a/kiwi/runtime_checker.py b/kiwi/runtime_checker.py
index 1c89bc16..8b4a3054 100644
--- a/kiwi/runtime_checker.py
+++ b/kiwi/runtime_checker.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import re
 from textwrap import dedent
 
 # project
+from io import StringIO
 from kiwi.xml_description import XMLDescription
 from kiwi.firmware import FirmWare
 from kiwi.xml_state import XMLState
@@ -791,3 +792,44 @@ class RuntimeChecker:
 
         if not self.xml_state.get_image_version():
             raise KiwiRuntimeError(message_missing_version)
+
+    def check_image_type_unique(self):
+        """
+        Verify that the selected image type is unique within
+        the range of the configured types and profiles.
+        """
+        message = dedent('''\n
+            Conflicting image type setup detected
+
+            The selected image type '{0}' in the {1} profile
+            selection is not unique. There are the followng type
+            settings which overrides each other:
+            {2}
+            To solve this conflict please move the image type
+            setup into its own profile and select them using
+            the --profile option at call time.
+        ''')
+        image_type_sections = []
+        type_dict = {}
+        for preferences in self.xml_state.get_preferences_sections():
+            image_type_sections += preferences.get_type()
+
+        for image_type in image_type_sections:
+            type_name = image_type.get_image()
+            if type_dict.get(type_name):
+                type_dict[type_name].append(image_type)
+            else:
+                type_dict[type_name] = [image_type]
+
+        for type_name, type_list in list(type_dict.items()):
+            if len(type_list) > 1:
+                type_export = StringIO()
+                for image_type in type_list:
+                    type_export.write(os.linesep)
+                    image_type.export(type_export, 0)
+                raise KiwiRuntimeError(
+                    message.format(
+                        type_name, self.xml_state.profiles or ['Default'],
+                        type_export.getvalue()
+                    )
+                )
diff --git a/kiwi/tasks/base.py b/kiwi/tasks/base.py
index 177a30a3..6f5a4630 100644
--- a/kiwi/tasks/base.py
+++ b/kiwi/tasks/base.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class CliTask:
             'check_dracut_module_for_oem_install_in_package_list': [],
             'check_architecture_supports_iso_firmware_setup': [],
             'check_appx_naming_conventions_valid': [],
-            'check_syslinux_installed_if_isolinux_is_used': []
+            'check_syslinux_installed_if_isolinux_is_used': [],
+            'check_image_type_unique': []
         }
         self.checks_after_command_args = {
             'check_repositories_configured': [],
diff --git a/test/data/example_runtime_checker_conflicting_types.xml b/test/data/example_runtime_checker_conflicting_types.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4dfbb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/example_runtime_checker_conflicting_types.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<image schemaversion="7.3" name="TypeConflict">
+    <description type="system">
+        <author>Marcus Schäfer</author>
+        <contact>ms@suse.de</contact>
+        <specification>Test conflicting type setup</specification>
+    </description>
+    <preferences>
+        <version>1.1.0</version>
+        <packagemanager>zypper</packagemanager>
+        <type image="oem" filesystem="ext3"/>
+        <type image="oem" filesystem="xfs"/>
+    </preferences>
+    <repository>
+        <source path="obs://13.2/repo/oss"/>
+    </repository>
+    <packages type="image">
+        <package name="patterns-openSUSE-base"/>
+    </packages>
+    <packages type="bootstrap">
+        <package name="udev"/>
+        <package name="filesystem"/>
+        <package name="glibc-locale"/>
+    </packages>
+</image>
diff --git a/test/unit/runtime_checker_test.py b/test/unit/runtime_checker_test.py
index 320f0e5a..8ddfbd00 100644
--- a/test/unit/runtime_checker_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/runtime_checker_test.py
@@ -350,5 +350,14 @@ class TestRuntimeChecker:
         with raises(KiwiRuntimeError):
             runtime_checker.check_syslinux_installed_if_isolinux_is_used()
 
+    def test_check_image_type_unique(self):
+        description = XMLDescription(
+            '../data/example_runtime_checker_conflicting_types.xml'
+        )
+        xml_state = XMLState(description.load())
+        runtime_checker = RuntimeChecker(xml_state)
+        with raises(KiwiRuntimeError):
+            runtime_checker.check_image_type_unique()
+
     def teardown(self):
         sys.argv = argv_kiwi_tests