diff --git a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
index 1a12eb7443d..f01d70b37a0 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
@@ -967,6 +967,31 @@ def test_chmod_api(self):
         alice.vnc_lib.chmod(vn.get_uuid(), owner=valid_uuid_2)
         admin.vnc_lib.chmod(vn.get_uuid(), owner=alice.project_uuid)
 
+    def test_bug_1604986(self):
+        """
+        1) Create a VN
+        2) Make is globally shared
+        3) list of virtual-networks should not return VN information twice
+        """
+        admin = self.admin
+        vn_name = "test-vn-1604986"
+        vn_fq_name = [self.domain_name, admin.project, vn_name]
+
+        test_vn = VirtualNetwork(vn_name, admin.project_obj)
+        self.admin.vnc_lib.virtual_network_create(test_vn)
+
+        z = self.admin.vnc_lib.resource_list('virtual-network')
+        test_vn_list = [vn for vn in z['virtual-networks'] if vn['fq_name'][-1] == vn_name]
+        self.assertEquals(len(test_vn_list), 1)
+
+        test_vn = vnc_read_obj(self.admin.vnc_lib, 'virtual-network', name = vn_fq_name)
+        set_perms(test_vn, global_access = PERMS_RWX)
+        admin.vnc_lib.virtual_network_update(test_vn)
+
+        z = self.admin.vnc_lib.resource_list('virtual-network')
+        test_vn_list = [vn for vn in z['virtual-networks'] if vn['fq_name'][-1] == vn_name]
+        self.assertEquals(len(test_vn_list), 1)
+
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestPermissions, self).tearDown()
     # end tearDown
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
index 93424f64922..7b440c03dd5 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
@@ -2865,7 +2865,11 @@ def _list_collection(self, obj_type, parent_uuids=None,
             shares = self._db_conn.get_shared_objects(obj_type, tenant_uuid)
         except NoIdError:
             shares = []
+        owned_objs = set([obj_uuid for (fq_name, obj_uuid) in result])
         for (obj_uuid, obj_perm) in shares:
+            # skip owned objects already included in results
+            if obj_uuid in owned_objs:
+                continue
             try:
                 fq_name = self._db_conn.uuid_to_fq_name(obj_uuid)
                 result.append((fq_name, obj_uuid))