diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
index 9a62565dec..d06f14ca8d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
@@ -214,18 +214,13 @@ fn select(
                         Vec::new(),
                     ));
                 }
-                if unique_rows.contains(val) {
-                    return Err(ShellError::GenericError(
-                        "Select can't get the same row twice".into(),
-                        "duplicated row index".into(),
-                        Some(*span),
-                        None,
-                        Vec::new(),
-                    ));
-                }
                 unique_rows.insert(*val);
             }
-            _ => new_columns.push(column),
+            _ => {
+                if !new_columns.contains(&column) {
+                    new_columns.push(column)
+                }
+            }
         };
     }
     let columns = new_columns;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/select.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/select.rs
index 900a70ab0c..d44fc54391 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/select.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/select.rs
@@ -218,10 +218,17 @@ fn select_failed3() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn select_failed4() {
-    let actual = nu!("[{a: 1 b: 10}, {a:2, b:11}] | select 0 0");
+fn select_repeated_rows() {
+    let actual = nu!("[[a b c]; [1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]] | select 0 0 | to nuon");
 
-    assert!(actual.err.contains("Select can't get the same row twice"));
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[[a, b, c]; [1, 2, 3]]");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn select_repeated_column() {
+    let actual = nu!("[[a b c]; [1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]] | select a a | to nuon");
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[[a]; [1], [4], [7]]");
 }
 
 #[test]