diff --git a/lib/Models/Model.php b/lib/Models/Model.php
index 7c6ebdaf51..a9763fc78d 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Model.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace MailPoet\Models;
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
 
 class Model extends \Sudzy\ValidModel {
+  const DUPLICATE_RECORD = 23000;
+
   protected $_errors;
   protected $_new_record;
 
@@ -26,13 +28,16 @@ class Model extends \Sudzy\ValidModel {
     }
   }
 
-  function setError($error = '') {
+  function setError($error = '', $error_code = null) {
+    if(!$error_code) {
+      $error_code = count($this->_errors);
+    }
     if(!empty($error)) {
       if(is_array($error)) {
         $this->_errors = array_merge($this->_errors, $error);
         $this->_errors = array_unique($this->_errors);
       } else {
-        $this->_errors[] = $error;
+        $this->_errors[$error_code] = $error;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -54,7 +59,8 @@ class Model extends \Sudzy\ValidModel {
               sprintf(
                 __('Another record already exists. Please specify a different "%1$s".', 'mailpoet'),
                 $column
-              )
+              ),
+              Model::DUPLICATE_RECORD
             );
           } else {
             $this->setError($e->getMessage());
diff --git a/tests/unit/Models/ModelTest.php b/tests/unit/Models/ModelTest.php
index 626a9c1ab4..51c9a0dc4c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Models/ModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Models/ModelTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,46 @@ class ModelTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     );
   }
 
+  function testSetErrorsWithoutCode() {
+    $model = MPModel::create();
+    $model->setError('error1');
+    $model->setError('error2');
+    expect($model->getErrors())->equals(array('error1', 'error2'));
+  }
+
+  function testSetErrorsAsArray() {
+    $model = MPModel::create();
+    $model->setError(array('error1'));
+    $model->setError(array('error2', 'error1'));
+    expect($model->getErrors())->equals(array('error1', 'error2'));
+  }
+
+  function testSetErrorsWithCode() {
+    $model = MPModel::create();
+    $model->setError('error1');
+    $model->setError('error2', 5);
+    expect($model->getErrors())->equals(array('error1', 5 => 'error2'));
+  }
+
+  function testSetErrorCodeForDuplicateRecords() {
+    $orm = Stub::makeEmpty(
+      'ORM',
+      array(
+        'save' => function() {
+          throw new \PDOException("error for key 'name'", MPModel::DUPLICATE_RECORD);
+        }
+      )
+    );
+    $model = MPModel::create();
+    $model->setError('error1');
+    $model->setError('error2', 5);
+    $model->set_orm($orm);
+    $model->save();
+    $errors = $model->getErrors();
+    expect($errors)->hasKey(MPModel::DUPLICATE_RECORD);
+    expect($errors[MPModel::DUPLICATE_RECORD])->contains('Please specify a different "name".');
+  }
+
   function _after() {
     \ORM::setDb(null);
   }