diff --git a/lib/LibManifestPlugin.js b/lib/LibManifestPlugin.js
index 527231aa48a..a718b6c86d2 100644
--- a/lib/LibManifestPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/LibManifestPlugin.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class LibManifestPlugin {
 			},
 			(compilation, callback) => {
 				const moduleGraph = compilation.moduleGraph;
+				// store used paths to detect issue and output an error. #18200
+				const usedPaths = new Set();
 				asyncLib.forEach(
 					Array.from(compilation.chunks),
 					(chunk, callback) => {
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ class LibManifestPlugin {
 						const targetPath = compilation.getPath(this.options.path, {
 							chunk
 						});
+						if (usedPaths.has(targetPath)) {
+							callback(new Error(`each chunk must have a unique path`));
+							return;
+						}
+						usedPaths.add(targetPath);
 						const name =
 							this.options.name &&
 							compilation.getPath(this.options.name, {
diff --git a/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/a.js b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/a.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cd1d0075d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/a.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = "a";
diff --git a/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/b.js b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/b.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfbbeb621fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/b.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = "b";
diff --git a/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/errors.js b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/errors.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48720d5cbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/errors.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = [[/each chunk must have a unique path/]];
diff --git a/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/webpack.config.js b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d88fb4399f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/dll-plugin/5-issue-18200/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+var path = require("path");
+var webpack = require("../../../../");
+
+/** @type {import("../../../../").Configuration} */
+module.exports = {
+	entry: {
+		a: "./a",
+		b: "./b"
+	},
+	output: {
+		filename: "MyDll.[name].js",
+		library: "[name]_[fullhash]"
+	},
+	plugins: [
+		new webpack.DllPlugin({
+			path: path.resolve(
+				__dirname,
+				"../../../js/config/dll-plugin/manifest_without_string_template.json"
+			)
+		})
+	]
+};