diff --git a/native/android/performance_hint.cpp b/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
index 7e5bef1..e91c7a9 100644
--- a/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
+++ b/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@
         ALOGE("%s: targetDurationNanos must be positive", __FUNCTION__);
         return EINVAL;
     }
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lock(sHintMutex);
+        if (mTargetDurationNanos == targetDurationNanos) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
     ndk::ScopedAStatus ret = mHintSession->updateTargetWorkDuration(targetDurationNanos);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
         ALOGE("%s: HintSession updateTargetWorkDuration failed: %s", __FUNCTION__,
diff --git a/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp b/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
index 78a5357..d19fa98 100644
--- a/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
+++ b/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@
     int result = APerformanceHint_updateTargetWorkDuration(session, targetDurationNanos);
     EXPECT_EQ(0, result);
 
+    // subsequent call with same target should be ignored but return no error
+    result = APerformanceHint_updateTargetWorkDuration(session, targetDurationNanos);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, result);
+
     usleep(2); // Sleep for longer than preferredUpdateRateNanos.
     int64_t actualDurationNanos = 20;
     std::vector<int64_t> actualDurations;