diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/js/contextual.js b/core/modules/contextual/js/contextual.js
index a23ac66ab3..08bd09f72f 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/js/contextual.js
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/js/contextual.js
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@
 
       var ids = [];
       $placeholders.each(function () {
-        ids.push($(this).attr('data-contextual-id'));
+        // Add the contextual link ID if it hasn't been added already.
+        if ($.inArray($(this).attr('data-contextual-id'), ids) < 0) {
+          ids.push($(this).attr('data-contextual-id'));
+        }
       });
 
       var uncachedIDs = _.filter(ids, function (contextualID) {