diff --git a/djoser/conf.py b/djoser/conf.py
index dc85a039..a3fcae6e 100644
--- a/djoser/conf.py
+++ b/djoser/conf.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def __getattribute__(self, item):
     "SEND_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL": False,
     "USER_CREATE_PASSWORD_RETYPE": False,
     "SET_PASSWORD_RETYPE": False,
+    "DUPLICATION_PASSWORD_CHECK": False,
     "PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIRM_RETYPE": False,
     "SET_USERNAME_RETYPE": False,
     "USERNAME_RESET_CONFIRM_RETYPE": False,
diff --git a/djoser/serializers.py b/djoser/serializers.py
index 805bf01c..63504194 100644
--- a/djoser/serializers.py
+++ b/djoser/serializers.py
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ def validate(self, attrs):
         try:
             uid = utils.decode_uid(self.initial_data.get("uid", ""))
             self.user = User.objects.get(pk=uid)
+            # check's the new given password to be not same as current password in DB
+            if settings.DUPLICATION_PASSWORD_CHECK:
+                new_password = self.initial_data.get("new_password" , None)
+                if new_password and self.user.check_password(new_password):
+                    raise ValidationError({"password": "New password cannot be the same as current password"})
         except (User.DoesNotExist, ValueError, TypeError, OverflowError):
             key_error = "invalid_uid"
             raise ValidationError(