diff --git a/packages/presets/near-operation-file/src/index.ts b/packages/presets/near-operation-file/src/index.ts
index 8d669ded9..956f7d469 100644
--- a/packages/presets/near-operation-file/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/near-operation-file/src/index.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,16 @@ export const preset: Types.OutputPreset<NearOperationFileConfig> = {
     const artifacts: Array<Types.GenerateOptions> = [];
 
     for (const [filename, record] of filePathsMap.entries()) {
+      const fragmentNames = new Set<string>();
       let fragmentImportsArr = record.fragmentImports;
+      const externalFragments = record.externalFragments.filter(fragment => {
+        if (fragmentNames.has(fragment.name)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        fragmentNames.add(fragment.name);
+        return true;
+      });
 
       if (importAllFragmentsFrom) {
         fragmentImportsArr = record.fragmentImports.map<ImportDeclaration<FragmentImport>>(t => {
@@ -377,7 +386,7 @@ export const preset: Types.OutputPreset<NearOperationFileConfig> = {
         // are exported from operations file
         exportFragmentSpreadSubTypes: true,
         namespacedImportName: importTypesNamespace,
-        externalFragments: record.externalFragments,
+        externalFragments,
         fragmentImports: fragmentImportsArr,
       };
 
diff --git a/packages/presets/near-operation-file/tests/near-operation-file.spec.ts b/packages/presets/near-operation-file/tests/near-operation-file.spec.ts
index 577e4c988..c17bd7d2a 100644
--- a/packages/presets/near-operation-file/tests/near-operation-file.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/near-operation-file/tests/near-operation-file.spec.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,53 @@ describe('near-operation-file preset', () => {
   ];
 
   describe('Issues', () => {
+    it('dedupes repeated external fragments when multiple documents are merged into the same output file', async () => {
+      const result = await executePreset({
+        baseOutputDir: './src/',
+        config: {},
+        presetConfig: {
+          cwd: '/some/deep/path',
+          baseTypesPath: 'types.ts',
+          fileName: 'types',
+        },
+        schemaAst: schemaNode,
+        schema: getCachedDocumentNodeFromSchema(schemaNode),
+        documents: [
+          {
+            location: '/some/deep/path/src/graphql/query-a.graphql',
+            document: parse(/* GraphQL */ `
+              query QueryA {
+                user {
+                  ...UserFields
+                }
+              }
+            `),
+          },
+          {
+            location: '/some/deep/path/src/graphql/query-b.graphql',
+            document: parse(/* GraphQL */ `
+              query QueryB {
+                user {
+                  ...UserFields
+                }
+              }
+            `),
+          },
+          {
+            location: '/some/deep/path/src/graphql/user-fragment.graphql',
+            document: fragmentAst,
+          },
+        ],
+        plugins: [],
+        pluginMap: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0].filename).toBe('/some/deep/path/src/graphql/types.generated.ts');
+      expect(result[0].config.externalFragments).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0].config.externalFragments[0].name).toBe('UserFields');
+    });
+
     it('#5002 - error when inline fragment does not specify the name of the type', async () => {
       const testSchema = parse(/* GraphQL */ `
         scalar Date