diff --git a/lib/form/hooks/useProtocolForm.tsx b/lib/form/hooks/useProtocolForm.tsx
index 0b8b7cd32..47280b01f 100644
--- a/lib/form/hooks/useProtocolForm.tsx
+++ b/lib/form/hooks/useProtocolForm.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   type ComponentType,
   type FormField,
 } from '@codaco/protocol-validation';
-import { type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { type ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import {
   getValidationContext,
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import {
   type Subject,
 } from '~/lib/interviewer/selectors/forms';
 import Field from '../components/Field/Field';
-import FieldNamespace from '../components/FieldNamespace';
 import {
   type FieldValue,
   type ValidationPropsCatalogue,
 } from '../components/Field/types';
+import FieldNamespace from '../components/FieldNamespace';
 import BooleanField from '../components/fields/Boolean';
 import CheckboxGroupField from '../components/fields/CheckboxGroup';
 import DatePickerField from '../components/fields/DatePicker';
@@ -65,17 +65,25 @@ export default function useProtocolForm({
   initialValues,
   subject,
   namespace,
+  currentEntityId,
 }: {
   fields: FormField[];
   autoFocus?: boolean;
   initialValues?: Record<string, FieldValue>;
   subject?: Subject;
   namespace?: string;
+  currentEntityId?: string;
 }) {
-  const validationContext = useSelector(
+  const baseValidationContext = useSelector(
     getValidationContext,
   ) as ValidationContext | null;
 
+  const validationContext = useMemo<ValidationContext | null>(() => {
+    if (!baseValidationContext) return null;
+    if (currentEntityId === undefined) return baseValidationContext;
+    return { ...baseValidationContext, currentEntityId };
+  }, [baseValidationContext, currentEntityId]);
+
   const fieldsMetadata = useSelector((state) =>
     subject
       ? selectFieldMetadataWithSubject(state, subject, fields)
diff --git a/lib/form/store/types.ts b/lib/form/store/types.ts
index 3ba4b052a..2e8b63c6d 100644
--- a/lib/form/store/types.ts
+++ b/lib/form/store/types.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export type ValidationContext = {
   stageSubject: StageSubject;
   codebook: Codebook;
   network: NcNetwork;
+  currentEntityId?: string;
 };
 
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/lib/form/validation/functions.test.ts b/lib/form/validation/functions.test.ts
index dd7e1da83..852e3a07d 100644
--- a/lib/form/validation/functions.test.ts
+++ b/lib/form/validation/functions.test.ts
@@ -611,6 +611,72 @@ describe('Validation Functions', () => {
           .safeParse('test');
       }).toThrow('Attribute must be specified for unique validation');
     });
+
+    it("should accept the currently-edited entity's own value", () => {
+      const mockNetwork = {
+        nodes: [
+          {
+            _uid: 'node1',
+            type: 'person',
+            [entityAttributesProperty]: { name: 'John' },
+          },
+          {
+            _uid: 'node2',
+            type: 'person',
+            [entityAttributesProperty]: { name: 'Jane' },
+          },
+        ],
+        edges: [],
+        ego: {
+          _uid: 'ego',
+          [entityAttributesProperty]: {},
+        },
+      } as NcNetwork;
+
+      const validator = validations.unique(
+        'name',
+        createMockContext({
+          network: mockNetwork,
+          currentEntityId: 'node1',
+        }),
+      )({});
+
+      const result = validator.safeParse('John');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should still reject other entities' values when editing", () => {
+      const mockNetwork = {
+        nodes: [
+          {
+            _uid: 'node1',
+            type: 'person',
+            [entityAttributesProperty]: { name: 'John' },
+          },
+          {
+            _uid: 'node2',
+            type: 'person',
+            [entityAttributesProperty]: { name: 'Jane' },
+          },
+        ],
+        edges: [],
+        ego: {
+          _uid: 'ego',
+          [entityAttributesProperty]: {},
+        },
+      } as NcNetwork;
+
+      const validator = validations.unique(
+        'name',
+        createMockContext({
+          network: mockNetwork,
+          currentEntityId: 'node1',
+        }),
+      )({});
+
+      const result = validator.safeParse('Jane');
+      expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('differentFrom', () => {
diff --git a/lib/form/validation/functions.ts b/lib/form/validation/functions.ts
index c4ba1463c..3a3b2fb1c 100644
--- a/lib/form/validation/functions.ts
+++ b/lib/form/validation/functions.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ const unique: ValidationFunction<string> = (attribute, context) => () => {
     context,
     'Validation context must be provided when using unique validation',
   );
-  const { stageSubject, network } = context;
+  const { stageSubject, network, currentEntityId } = context;
 
   const hint = 'Must be unique.';
 
@@ -455,11 +455,14 @@ const unique: ValidationFunction<string> = (attribute, context) => () => {
         'Attribute must be specified for unique validation',
       );
 
-      // Collect other values of the same type.
+      // Collect other values of the same type, excluding the entity
+      // currently being edited (if any) so its own value isn't treated
+      // as a duplicate.
       const existingValues = collectNetworkValues(
         network,
         stageSubject,
         attribute,
+        currentEntityId,
       );
 
       if (existingValues.some((v) => isMatchingValue(value, v))) {
diff --git a/lib/form/validation/utils/collectNetworkValues.ts b/lib/form/validation/utils/collectNetworkValues.ts
index 8a35a4586..47ef4acde 100644
--- a/lib/form/validation/utils/collectNetworkValues.ts
+++ b/lib/form/validation/utils/collectNetworkValues.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { type StageSubject } from '@codaco/protocol-validation';
 import {
   entityAttributesProperty,
+  entityPrimaryKeyProperty,
   type NcNetwork,
 } from '@codaco/shared-consts';
 
@@ -8,10 +9,12 @@ export default function collectNetworkValues(
   network: NcNetwork,
   subject: Extract<StageSubject, { entity: 'node' | 'edge' }>,
   attribute: string,
+  excludeEntityId?: string,
 ) {
-  if (subject.entity === 'node') {
-    return network.nodes.map((n) => n[entityAttributesProperty][attribute]);
-  }
+  const entities =
+    subject.entity === 'node' ? network.nodes : network.edges;
 
-  return network.edges.map((e) => e[entityAttributesProperty][attribute]);
+  return entities
+    .filter((e) => e[entityPrimaryKeyProperty] !== excludeEntityId)
+    .map((e) => e[entityAttributesProperty][attribute]);
 }
diff --git a/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/NameGenerator/components/NodeForm.tsx b/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/NameGenerator/components/NodeForm.tsx
index 14d8a99a3..1db656f89 100644
--- a/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/NameGenerator/components/NodeForm.tsx
+++ b/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/NameGenerator/components/NodeForm.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const NodeForm = (props: NodeFormProps) => {
     fields: form.fields,
     autoFocus: true,
     initialValues,
+    currentEntityId: selectedNode?.[entityPrimaryKeyProperty],
   });
 
   // Handle form submission
diff --git a/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/SlidesForm/SlidesForm.tsx b/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/SlidesForm/SlidesForm.tsx
index 124782847..01804f846 100644
--- a/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/SlidesForm/SlidesForm.tsx
+++ b/lib/interviewer/Interfaces/SlidesForm/SlidesForm.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ const SlideContentInner = forwardRef<SlideHandle, SlideContentProps>(
       autoFocus: false,
       initialValues,
       subject,
+      currentEntityId: id,
     });
 
     const handleSubmit: FormSubmitHandler = (values) => {