diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
index 2903615450..8f423c16b8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ public class AuthorityDAOImpl implements AuthorityDAO, NodeServicePolicies.Befor
     public void createAuthority(String name, String authorityDisplayName, Set<String> authorityZones)
     {
         HashMap<QName, Serializable> props = new HashMap<QName, Serializable>();
+        //MNT-9794 fix. ContentModel.PROP_NAME is added for preventing the generation of new uid for every new authority
+        // nodes with the duplicated names in 'child_node_name' field into 'alf_child_assoc' table
+        props.put(ContentModel.PROP_NAME, name);
         props.put(ContentModel.PROP_AUTHORITY_NAME, name);
         props.put(ContentModel.PROP_AUTHORITY_DISPLAY_NAME, authorityDisplayName);
         NodeRef childRef;
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
index b23ee87f58..2f1de63dd9 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.MutableAuthenticationDao;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.TxnReadState;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.DuplicateChildNodeNameException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.RegexQNamePattern;
 import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
 import org.alfresco.util.ApplicationContextHelper;
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 
 public class AuthorityServiceTest extends TestCase
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public class AuthorityServiceTest extends TestCase
         
         String defaultAdminUser = AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName();
         AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(defaultAdminUser);
-        
+
         // note: currently depends on any existing (and/or bootstrap) group data - eg. default site "swsdp" (Sample Web Site Design Project)
         SiteService siteService = (SiteService) ctx.getBean("SiteService");
         SITE_CNT = siteService.listSites(defaultAdminUser).size();
@@ -593,6 +596,23 @@ public class AuthorityServiceTest extends TestCase
         assertEquals(0, pubAuthorityService.getAllRootAuthorities(AuthorityType.ROLE).size());
     }
 
+    public void createAuthority(final AuthorityType dublicatedAuthorityType, final String dublicatedAuthorityShortName)
+    {
+        final ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = (ServiceRegistry) ctx.getBean(ServiceRegistry.SERVICE_REGISTRY);
+        TransactionService transactionService = serviceRegistry.getTransactionService();
+
+        RetryingTransactionCallback<Object> exampleWork = new RetryingTransactionCallback<Object>() {
+            public Object execute() throws Exception
+            {
+                pubAuthorityService.createAuthority(dublicatedAuthorityType,
+                        dublicatedAuthorityShortName);
+                return null;
+            }
+        };
+        transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(exampleWork);
+    }
+    }
+
     private void checkAuthorityCollectionSize(int expected, List<String> actual, AuthorityType type)
     {
         if (actual.size() != expected)