diff --git a/util/contentutil/pusher.go b/util/contentutil/pusher.go
index ab88128a..693dcfea 100644
--- a/util/contentutil/pusher.go
+++ b/util/contentutil/pusher.go
@@ -2,21 +2,34 @@ package contentutil
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes"
+	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func FromPusher(p remotes.Pusher) content.Ingester {
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	c := sync.NewCond(&mu)
 	return &pushingIngester{
-		p: p,
+		mu:     &mu,
+		c:      c,
+		p:      p,
+		active: map[digest.Digest]struct{}{},
 	}
 }
 
 type pushingIngester struct {
 	p remotes.Pusher
+
+	mu     *sync.Mutex
+	c      *sync.Cond
+	active map[digest.Digest]struct{}
 }
 
 // Writer implements content.Ingester. desc.MediaType must be set for manifest blobs.
@@ -30,20 +43,55 @@ func (i *pushingIngester) Writer(ctx context.Context, opts ...content.WriterOpt)
 	if wOpts.Ref == "" {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(errdefs.ErrInvalidArgument, "ref must not be empty")
 	}
+
+	st := time.Now()
+
+	i.mu.Lock()
+	for {
+		if time.Since(st) > time.Hour {
+			i.mu.Unlock()
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(errdefs.ErrUnavailable, "ref %v locked", wOpts.Desc.Digest)
+		}
+		if _, ok := i.active[wOpts.Desc.Digest]; ok {
+			i.c.Wait()
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	i.active[wOpts.Desc.Digest] = struct{}{}
+	i.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var once sync.Once
+	release := func() {
+		once.Do(func() {
+			i.mu.Lock()
+			delete(i.active, wOpts.Desc.Digest)
+			i.c.Broadcast()
+			i.mu.Unlock()
+		})
+	}
+
 	// pusher requires desc.MediaType to determine the PUT URL, especially for manifest blobs.
 	contentWriter, err := i.p.Push(ctx, wOpts.Desc)
 	if err != nil {
+		release()
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(contentWriter, func(_ content.Writer) {
+		release()
+	})
 	return &writer{
 		Writer:           contentWriter,
 		contentWriterRef: wOpts.Ref,
+		release:          release,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 type writer struct {
 	content.Writer          // returned from pusher.Push
 	contentWriterRef string // ref passed for Writer()
+	release          func()
 }
 
 func (w *writer) Status() (content.Status, error) {
@@ -56,3 +104,19 @@ func (w *writer) Status() (content.Status, error) {
 	}
 	return st, nil
 }
+
+func (w *writer) Commit(ctx context.Context, size int64, expected digest.Digest, opts ...content.Opt) error {
+	err := w.Writer.Commit(ctx, size, expected, opts...)
+	if w.release != nil {
+		w.release()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (w *writer) Close() error {
+	err := w.Writer.Close()
+	if w.release != nil {
+		w.release()
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/util/push/push.go b/util/push/push.go
index 428010c3..b8d372d7 100644
--- a/util/push/push.go
+++ b/util/push/push.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes/docker"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/session"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/flightcontrol"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/imageutil"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/progress"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/resolver"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func Push(ctx context.Context, sm *session.Manager, cs content.Store, dgst diges
 	handlers := append([]images.Handler{},
 		images.HandlerFunc(annotateDistributionSourceHandler(cs, childrenHandler(cs))),
 		filterHandler,
-		pushUpdateSourceHandler,
+		dedupeHandler(pushUpdateSourceHandler),
 	)
 
 	ra, err := cs.ReaderAt(ctx, desc)
@@ -248,3 +249,37 @@ func updateDistributionSourceHandler(cs content.Store, pushF images.HandlerFunc,
 		return children, nil
 	}), nil
 }
+
+func dedupeHandler(h images.HandlerFunc) images.HandlerFunc {
+	var g flightcontrol.Group
+	res := map[digest.Digest][]ocispec.Descriptor{}
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	return images.HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
+		res, err := g.Do(ctx, desc.Digest.String(), func(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			if r, ok := res[desc.Digest]; ok {
+				mu.Unlock()
+				return r, nil
+			}
+			mu.Unlock()
+
+			children, err := h(ctx, desc)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			mu.Lock()
+			res[desc.Digest] = children
+			mu.Unlock()
+			return children, nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if res == nil {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return res.([]ocispec.Descriptor), nil
+	})
+}