diff --git a/src/addons/outlook/src/commands/commands.js b/src/addons/outlook/src/commands/commands.js
index ae4457dc..ef94f603 100644
--- a/src/addons/outlook/src/commands/commands.js
+++ b/src/addons/outlook/src/commands/commands.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* global Office */
+const { APP_NAME } = require("../common/index");
 const { createRoom, initSession } = require("../common/api");
 const { startPolling } = require("../common/polling");
 const { saveSession, loadSession } = require("../common/session");
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ const { openTransitDialog } = require("../common/transitDialog");
 const { buildMeetingMessage } = require("../common/messageBuilder");
 const { applyAppName } = require("../common/helpers");
 const { initI18n, t } = require("../common/i18n");
+const { isMeetingAlreadyAdded } = require("../common/meetingDetector");
 
 Office.onReady(async function (info) {
 
@@ -26,6 +28,24 @@ function notify(message) {
 }
 
 function insertMeetingLink(event, session) {
+  const item = Office.context.mailbox.item;
+
+  isMeetingAlreadyAdded(item)
+    .then((alreadyAdded) => {
+      if (alreadyAdded) {
+        notify(t("meeting.already_added", { app_name: APP_NAME }));
+        event.completed();
+        return;
+      }
+      return _doInsertMeetingLink(event, session);
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      notify(t("meeting.error.details", { message: err.message }));
+      event.completed();
+    });
+}
+
+function _doInsertMeetingLink(event, session) {
   createRoom(session)
     .then((data) => {
       const isWeb = Office.context.diagnostics.platform === "OfficeOnline";
@@ -36,7 +56,7 @@ function insertMeetingLink(event, session) {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         item.body.setSelectedDataAsync(text, { coercionType }, (setResult) => {
           if (setResult.status !== Office.AsyncResultStatus.Succeeded) {
-            notify(t('meeting.error.details', { message: setResult.error.message }));
+            notify(t("meeting.error.details", { message: setResult.error.message }));
             resolve();
             return;
           }
diff --git a/src/addons/outlook/src/common/meetingDetector.js b/src/addons/outlook/src/common/meetingDetector.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f3edb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/addons/outlook/src/common/meetingDetector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const { BASE_URL } = require("./index");
+
+/**
+ * Returns a promise that resolves to true if a meeting link is already present
+ */
+function isMeetingAlreadyAdded(item) {
+  return Promise.all([_checkBody(item), _checkLocation(item)]).then(
+    ([inBody, inLocation]) => inBody || inLocation
+  );
+}
+
+function _checkBody(item) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    item.body.getAsync(Office.CoercionType.Text, (result) => {
+      if (result.status !== Office.AsyncResultStatus.Succeeded) {
+        resolve(false);
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve(_containsMeetingUrl(result.value));
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function _checkLocation(item) {
+  // Location only exists on appointments
+  if (item.itemType !== Office.MailboxEnums.ItemType.Appointment) {
+    return Promise.resolve(false);
+  }
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    item.location.getAsync((result) => {
+      if (result.status !== Office.AsyncResultStatus.Succeeded) {
+        resolve(false);
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve(_containsMeetingUrl(result.value));
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function _containsMeetingUrl(text) {
+  if (!text) return false;
+  return text.includes(BASE_URL);
+}
+
+module.exports = { isMeetingAlreadyAdded };
diff --git a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/de/translation.json b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/de/translation.json
index a86aa9b6..519bcabc 100644
--- a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/de/translation.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "disconnect": "Abmelden"
   },
   "meeting": {
+    "already_added": "Es wurde bereits ein {{app_name}}-Meeting hinzugefügt.",
     "link_inserted": "Besprechungslink erfolgreich eingefügt",
     "generating": "Wird erstellt...",
     "add_meeting": "{{app_name}}-Besprechung hinzufügen",
diff --git a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/en/translation.json b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/en/translation.json
index ad49e8d6..60082f54 100644
--- a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "disconnect": "Sign out"
   },
   "meeting": {
+    "already_added": "A {{app_name}} meeting has already been added.",
     "link_inserted": "Meeting link inserted successfully",
     "generating": "Generating...",
     "add_meeting": "Add a {{app_name}} meeting",
diff --git a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/fr/translation.json b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/fr/translation.json
index b636f922..b1df41f1 100644
--- a/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/addons/outlook/src/locales/fr/translation.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "disconnect": "Se déconnecter"
   },
   "meeting": {
+    "already_added": "Une réunion {{app_name}} a déjà été ajoutée.",
     "link_inserted": "Lien de réunion inséré avec succès",
     "generating": "Génération...",
     "add_meeting": "Ajouter une réunion {{app_name}}",