diff --git a/src/review/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.ts b/src/review/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.ts
index 1db7e1864b..380c6d07c5 100644
--- a/src/review/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.ts
+++ b/src/review/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.ts
@@ -148,10 +148,21 @@ export async function fetchLinkedIssueLabelsForPropagation(args: {
   );
   const prAuthorLogin = args.prAuthorLogin?.toLowerCase();
   const prMergedAt = args.prMergedAt ?? null;
+  const mappingsByIssueLabel = new Map<string, readonly LinkedIssueLabelPropagationMapping[]>();
+  for (const mapping of args.mappings ?? []) {
+    const issueLabel = mapping.issueLabel.toLowerCase();
+    mappingsByIssueLabel.set(issueLabel, [...(mappingsByIssueLabel.get(issueLabel) ?? []), mapping]);
+  }
   const relaxableLabels = new Set(
-    (args.mappings ?? [])
-      .filter((mapping) => mapping.trustMaintainerAuthoredIssue === true || mapping.trustMaintainerAuthoredIssueForReward === true)
-      .map((mapping) => mapping.issueLabel.toLowerCase()),
+    [...mappingsByIssueLabel.entries()]
+      .filter(([, mappings]) =>
+        mappings.every(
+          (mapping) =>
+            mapping.trustMaintainerAuthoredIssue === true ||
+            mapping.trustMaintainerAuthoredIssueForReward === true,
+        ),
+      )
+      .map(([issueLabel]) => issueLabel),
   );
   const results = await Promise.all(
     linkedIssues.map((issueNumber) =>
diff --git a/test/unit/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.test.ts b/test/unit/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.test.ts
index 7dbbe8c94f..2c95f308c6 100644
--- a/test/unit/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/linked-issue-label-propagation-fetch.test.ts
@@ -548,6 +548,29 @@ describe("fetchLinkedIssueLabelsForPropagation (#priority-linked-issue-gate)", (
         expect(result).toEqual(["gittensor:bug"]);
       });
 
+      it("REGRESSION: mixed-trust duplicate issue labels do not relax strict mappings through a shared label name", async () => {
+        const mappings = [
+          { issueLabel: "shared:gate", prLabel: "safe:type", removeOtherTypeLabels: true, trustMaintainerAuthoredIssue: true },
+          { issueLabel: "shared:gate", prLabel: "sensitive:reward", removeOtherTypeLabels: false },
+        ];
+        stubFetch((url) => {
+          if (url.includes("/access_tokens")) return Response.json({ token: "installation-token" });
+          if (url.endsWith("/issues/3951"))
+            return Response.json({ number: 3951, state: "open", user: { login: "owner" }, assignees: [], labels: ["shared:gate"] });
+          return new Response("not found", { status: 404 });
+        });
+        const env = createTestEnv({});
+        const result = await fetchLinkedIssueLabelsForPropagation({
+          env,
+          repoFullName: "owner/repo",
+          linkedIssues: [3951],
+          installationId: 123,
+          prAuthorLogin: "contrib",
+          mappings,
+        });
+        expect(result).toEqual([]);
+      });
+
       it("still propagates the reward label via trustMaintainerAuthoredIssueForReward when the issue is authored by an ADMIN_GITHUB_LOGINS fleet-operator", async () => {
         const mappings = [{ issueLabel: "gittensor:priority", prLabel: "gittensor:priority", removeOtherTypeLabels: false, trustMaintainerAuthoredIssueForReward: true }];
         stubFetch((url) => {