diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfo.java
index 8d843d457..806c6f2ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfo.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import org.scijava.plugin.Parameter;
 import org.scijava.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.scijava.plugin.PluginInfo;
+import org.scijava.service.Service;
 import org.scijava.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.scijava.util.StringMaker;
 import org.scijava.util.Types;
@@ -460,7 +461,8 @@ private void checkFields(final Class<?> type) {
 			}
 
 			final String name = f.getName();
-			if (inputMap.containsKey(name) || outputMap.containsKey(name)) {
+			if ((inputMap.containsKey(name) || outputMap.containsKey(name))
+					&& !Service.class.isAssignableFrom(f.getType())) {
 				// NB: Shadowed parameters are bad because they are ambiguous.
 				final String error = "Invalid duplicate parameter: " + f;
 				problems.add(new ValidityProblem(error));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfoTest.java
index 63a698b23..822686f86 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scijava/command/CommandInfoTest.java
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.scijava.Context;
 import org.scijava.command.CommandInfoTest.CommandWithEnumParam.Choice;
+import org.scijava.log.LogService;
 import org.scijava.module.ModuleItem;
 import org.scijava.plugin.Parameter;
 
@@ -53,14 +55,20 @@
  */
 public class CommandInfoTest {
 
+	private Context ctx;
 	private CommandService commandService;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
-		final Context ctx = new Context(CommandService.class);
+		ctx = new Context(CommandService.class);
 		commandService = ctx.getService(CommandService.class);
 	}
 
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		ctx.dispose();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testEnumParam() {
 		final CommandInfo info = commandService.getCommand(
@@ -88,6 +96,12 @@ public void testEnumParam() {
 			choice.getChoices());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDuplicateServiceParameters() {
+		CommandInfo commandInfo = new CommandInfo(ExtendedServiceCommand.class);
+		assertTrue(commandInfo.isValid());
+	}
+
 	// -- Helper classes --
 
 	/** A command with an enum parameter. */
@@ -112,4 +126,26 @@ public void run() {
 			// NB: No implementation needed.
 		}
 	}
+
+	private static class ServiceCommand implements Command {
+
+		@Parameter
+		private LogService logService;
+
+		@Override
+		public void run() {
+			// do nothing
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static class ExtendedServiceCommand extends ServiceCommand {
+
+		@Parameter
+		private LogService logService;
+
+		@Override
+		public void run() {
+			// do nothing
+		}
+	}
 }