diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9759112b5..428e2f447 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2026-10-29  Kevin Ushey <kevinushey@gmail.com>
+
+	* inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h (RCPP_MODULE): Run the module body only the
+	first time the boot function is called, since it adds to the static
+	module and every Module() call boots the module again, which duplicated
+	constructors and methods (#1527)
+	* inst/tinytest/test_module.R: Test loading a module repeatedly
+
 2026-10-29  Kevin Ushey <kevinushey@gmail.com>
 
 	* inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h (RCPP_MODULE): Wrap the module boot
diff --git a/inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h b/inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h
index 7f5ff4356..05059f345 100644
--- a/inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h
+++ b/inst/include/Rcpp/Module.h
@@ -630,17 +630,23 @@ namespace Rcpp {
 #define RCPP_MODULE_BOOT(name) _rcpp_module_boot_##name
 
 // the boot function is called from R via .Call(), so exceptions thrown by
-// the module body must be turned into R errors
-#define RCPP_MODULE(name)                                                         \
-    void _rcpp_module_##name##_init() ;                                           \
-    static Rcpp::Module _rcpp_module_##name( # name ) ;                           \
-    extern "C" SEXP _rcpp_module_boot_##name(){                                   \
-        BEGIN_RCPP                                                                \
-        Rcpp::internal::ModuleScope _rcpp_module_scope( & _rcpp_module_##name ) ; \
-        _rcpp_module_##name##_init( ) ;                                           \
-        return Rcpp::XPtr<Rcpp::Module>( & _rcpp_module_##name , false ) ;       \
-        END_RCPP                                                                  \
-    }                                                                             \
+// the module body must be turned into R errors; it runs every time the
+// module is loaded, but the body adds to the static module, so it may only
+// run once
+#define RCPP_MODULE(name)                                                             \
+    void _rcpp_module_##name##_init() ;                                               \
+    static Rcpp::Module _rcpp_module_##name( # name ) ;                               \
+    static bool _rcpp_module_##name##_initialized = false ;                           \
+    extern "C" SEXP _rcpp_module_boot_##name(){                                       \
+        BEGIN_RCPP                                                                    \
+        if( ! _rcpp_module_##name##_initialized ){                                    \
+            Rcpp::internal::ModuleScope _rcpp_module_scope( & _rcpp_module_##name ) ; \
+            _rcpp_module_##name##_init( ) ;                                           \
+            _rcpp_module_##name##_initialized = true ;                                \
+        }                                                                             \
+        return Rcpp::XPtr<Rcpp::Module>( & _rcpp_module_##name , false ) ;           \
+        END_RCPP                                                                      \
+    }                                                                                 \
     void _rcpp_module_##name##_init()
 
 // silly little dance to suppress a 'defined but not used variable' warning
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_module.R b/inst/tinytest/test_module.R
index 5b7648377..162d4d53f 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_module.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_module.R
@@ -128,3 +128,13 @@ gctorture(TRUE)
 res <- gadget$value()
 gctorture(FALSE)
 expect_identical( res, c(1, 2, 3) )
+
+## loading a module again must not re-run its body, which used to add
+## every constructor and method to the static module once more (#1527);
+## this redefines the module's classes, so it comes last
+is_demo_module <- function(dll) is.loaded("_rcpp_module_boot_demoModule", PACKAGE = dll[["name"]])
+dll <- Filter(is_demo_module, getLoadedDLLs())[[1L]]
+mod <- Module( "demoModule", PACKAGE = dll, mustStart = TRUE )
+mod <- Module( "demoModule", PACKAGE = dll, mustStart = TRUE )
+expect_equal( length( mod$ModuleWorld@constructors ), 1L )
+expect_equal( length( mod$ModuleWorld@methods$greet@nargs ), 1L )