diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/test_attendance.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/test_attendance.py
index 058bc93..ecd14c8 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/test_attendance.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/attendance/test_attendance.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from frappe.utils import add_days, get_year_ending, get_year_start, getdate, now_datetime, nowdate
 
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.attendance.attendance import (
+	DuplicateAttendanceError,
+	OverlappingShiftAttendanceError,
 	get_month_map,
 	get_unmarked_days,
 	mark_attendance,
@@ -23,11 +25,112 @@
 		from_date = get_year_start(getdate())
 		to_date = get_year_ending(getdate())
 		self.holiday_list = make_holiday_list(from_date=from_date, to_date=to_date)
+		frappe.db.delete("Attendance")
+
+	def test_duplicate_attendance(self):
+		employee = make_employee("test_duplicate_attendance@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+		date = nowdate()
+
+		mark_attendance(employee, date, "Present")
+		attendance = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Attendance",
+				"employee": employee,
+				"attendance_date": date,
+				"status": "Absent",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+			}
+		)
+
+		self.assertRaises(DuplicateAttendanceError, attendance.insert)
+
+	def test_duplicate_attendance_with_shift(self):
+		from erpnext.hr.doctype.shift_type.test_shift_type import setup_shift_type
+
+		employee = make_employee("test_duplicate_attendance@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+		date = nowdate()
+
+		shift_1 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Shift 1", start_time="08:00:00", end_time="10:00:00")
+		mark_attendance(employee, date, "Present", shift=shift_1.name)
+
+		# attendance record with shift
+		attendance = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Attendance",
+				"employee": employee,
+				"attendance_date": date,
+				"status": "Absent",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+				"shift": shift_1.name,
+			}
+		)
+
+		self.assertRaises(DuplicateAttendanceError, attendance.insert)
+
+		# attendance record without any shift
+		attendance = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Attendance",
+				"employee": employee,
+				"attendance_date": date,
+				"status": "Absent",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+			}
+		)
+
+		self.assertRaises(DuplicateAttendanceError, attendance.insert)
+
+	def test_overlapping_shift_attendance_validation(self):
+		from erpnext.hr.doctype.shift_type.test_shift_type import setup_shift_type
+
+		employee = make_employee("test_overlap_attendance@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+		date = nowdate()
+
+		shift_1 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Shift 1", start_time="08:00:00", end_time="10:00:00")
+		shift_2 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Shift 2", start_time="09:30:00", end_time="11:00:00")
+
+		mark_attendance(employee, date, "Present", shift=shift_1.name)
+
+		# attendance record with overlapping shift
+		attendance = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Attendance",
+				"employee": employee,
+				"attendance_date": date,
+				"status": "Absent",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+				"shift": shift_2.name,
+			}
+		)
+
+		self.assertRaises(OverlappingShiftAttendanceError, attendance.insert)
+
+	def test_allow_attendance_with_different_shifts(self):
+		# allows attendance with 2 different non-overlapping shifts
+		from erpnext.hr.doctype.shift_type.test_shift_type import setup_shift_type
+
+		employee = make_employee("test_duplicate_attendance@example.com", company="_Test Company")
+		date = nowdate()
+
+		shift_1 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Shift 1", start_time="08:00:00", end_time="10:00:00")
+		shift_2 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Shift 2", start_time="11:00:00", end_time="12:00:00")
+
+		mark_attendance(employee, date, "Present", shift_1.name)
+		attendance = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Attendance",
+				"employee": employee,
+				"attendance_date": date,
+				"status": "Absent",
+				"company": "_Test Company",
+				"shift": shift_2.name,
+			}
+		).insert()
 
 	def test_mark_absent(self):
 		employee = make_employee("test_mark_absent@example.com")
 		date = nowdate()
-		frappe.db.delete("Attendance", {"employee": employee, "attendance_date": date})
+
 		attendance = mark_attendance(employee, date, "Absent")
 		fetch_attendance = frappe.get_value(
 			"Attendance", {"employee": employee, "attendance_date": date, "status": "Absent"}
@@ -42,7 +145,6 @@
 		employee = make_employee(
 			"test_unmarked_days@example.com", date_of_joining=add_days(first_day, -1)
 		)
-		frappe.db.delete("Attendance", {"employee": employee})
 		frappe.db.set_value("Employee", employee, "holiday_list", self.holiday_list)
 
 		first_sunday = get_first_sunday(self.holiday_list, for_date=first_day)
@@ -67,8 +169,6 @@
 		employee = make_employee(
 			"test_unmarked_days@example.com", date_of_joining=add_days(first_day, -1)
 		)
-		frappe.db.delete("Attendance", {"employee": employee})
-
 		frappe.db.set_value("Employee", employee, "holiday_list", self.holiday_list)
 
 		first_sunday = get_first_sunday(self.holiday_list, for_date=first_day)
@@ -95,7 +195,6 @@
 		employee = make_employee(
 			"test_unmarked_days_as_per_doj@example.com", date_of_joining=doj, relieving_date=relieving_date
 		)
-		frappe.db.delete("Attendance", {"employee": employee})
 
 		frappe.db.set_value("Employee", employee, "holiday_list", self.holiday_list)