diff --git a/src/AbstractValidator.php b/src/AbstractValidator.php
index 62e1edf6b..50e72220f 100644
--- a/src/AbstractValidator.php
+++ b/src/AbstractValidator.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public function setOptions($options = array())
      */
     public function getMessages()
     {
-        return $this->abstractOptions['messages'];
+        return array_unique($this->abstractOptions['messages']);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/AbstractTest.php b/test/AbstractTest.php
index a163f71b1..e1794bf77 100644
--- a/test/AbstractTest.php
+++ b/test/AbstractTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 use ReflectionMethod;
 use Zend\I18n\Translator\Translator;
 use Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator;
+use Zend\Validator\EmailAddress;
+use Zend\Validator\Hostname;
 
 /**
  * @category   Zend
@@ -181,10 +183,12 @@ public function testGetMessageTemplates()
     {
         $messages = $this->validator->getMessageTemplates();
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('fooMessage' => '%value% was passed'), $messages);
+            array('fooMessage' => '%value% was passed',
+                  'barMessage' => '%value% was wrong'), $messages);
 
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array(TestAsset\ConcreteValidator::FOO_MESSAGE => '%value% was passed'),
+            array(TestAsset\ConcreteValidator::FOO_MESSAGE => '%value% was passed',
+                  TestAsset\ConcreteValidator::BAR_MESSAGE => '%value% was wrong'),
             $messages
             );
     }
@@ -239,6 +243,52 @@ public function testMessageCreationWithNestedArrayValueDoesNotRaiseNotice()
         $this->assertContains('baz', $message);
     }
 
+    public function testNonIdenticalMessagesAllReturned()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->validator->isValid('invalid'));
+
+        $messages = $this->validator->getMessages();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $messages);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(
+            TestAsset\ConcreteValidator::FOO_MESSAGE => 'invalid was passed',
+            TestAsset\ConcreteValidator::BAR_MESSAGE => 'invalid was wrong'
+        ), $messages);
+    }
+
+    public function testIdenticalMessagesNotReturned()
+    {
+        $this->validator->setMessage('Default error message');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->validator->isValid('invalid'));
+
+        $messages = $this->validator->getMessages();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $messages);
+        $this->assertEquals('Default error message', reset($messages));
+    }
+
+    public function testIdenticalAndNonIdenticalMessagesReturned()
+    {
+        $validator = new EmailAddress();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid('invalid@email.coma'));
+        $this->assertCount(3, $validator->getMessages());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(EmailAddress::INVALID_HOSTNAME, $validator->getMessages());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(Hostname::UNKNOWN_TLD, $validator->getMessages());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(Hostname::LOCAL_NAME_NOT_ALLOWED, $validator->getMessages());
+
+        $validator->setMessages(array(
+            EmailAddress::INVALID_HOSTNAME => 'This is the same error message',
+            Hostname::UNKNOWN_TLD => 'This is the same error message'
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid('invalid@email.coma'));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $validator->getMessages());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(EmailAddress::INVALID_HOSTNAME, $validator->getMessages());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(Hostname::LOCAL_NAME_NOT_ALLOWED, $validator->getMessages());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ignores a raised PHP error when in effect, but throws a flag to indicate an error occurred
      *
diff --git a/test/ExplodeTest.php b/test/ExplodeTest.php
index d8f1a628c..e4b876004 100644
--- a/test/ExplodeTest.php
+++ b/test/ExplodeTest.php
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ public function getExpectedData()
             //    value              delim break  N  valid  messages                   expects
             array('foo,bar,dev,null', ',', false, 4, true,  array(),                   true),
             array('foo,bar,dev,null', ',', true,  1, false, array('X'),                false),
-            array('foo,bar,dev,null', ',', false, 4, false, array('X', 'X', 'X', 'X'), false),
+            array('foo,bar,dev,null', ',', false, 4, false, array('X'),                false),
             array('foo,bar,dev,null', ';', false, 1, true,  array(),                   true),
             array('foo;bar,dev;null', ',', false, 2, true,  array(),                   true),
-            array('foo;bar,dev;null', ',', false, 2, false, array('X', 'X'),           false),
+            array('foo;bar,dev;null', ',', false, 2, false, array('X'),                false),
             array('foo;bar;dev;null', ';', false, 4, true,  array(),                   true),
             array('foo',              ',', false, 1, true,  array(),                   true),
             array('foo',              ',', false, 1, false, array('X'),                false),
             array('foo',              ',', true,  1, false, array('X'),                false),
             array(array('a', 'b'),   null, false, 2, true,  array(),                   true),
-            array(array('a', 'b'),   null, false, 2, false, array('X', 'X'),           false),
+            array(array('a', 'b'),   null, false, 2, false, array('X'),                false),
             array('foo',             null, false, 1, true,  array(),                   true),
             array(1,                  ',', false, 1, true,  array(),                   true),
             array(null,               ',', false, 1, true,  array(),                   true),
diff --git a/test/TestAsset/ConcreteValidator.php b/test/TestAsset/ConcreteValidator.php
index 468dffe80..87f84b8e3 100644
--- a/test/TestAsset/ConcreteValidator.php
+++ b/test/TestAsset/ConcreteValidator.php
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@
 class ConcreteValidator extends AbstractValidator
 {
     const FOO_MESSAGE = 'fooMessage';
+    const BAR_MESSAGE = 'barMessage';
 
     protected $messageTemplates = array(
         'fooMessage' => '%value% was passed',
+        'barMessage' => '%value% was wrong'
     );
 
     public function isValid($value)
     {
         $this->setValue($value);
         $this->error(self::FOO_MESSAGE);
+        $this->error(self::BAR_MESSAGE);
         return false;
     }
 }