diff --git a/src/datasets/info.py b/src/datasets/info.py
index bab49e5deae..3348da1c631 100644
--- a/src/datasets/info.py
+++ b/src/datasets/info.py
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ def _dump_license(self, file):
     @classmethod
     def from_merge(cls, dataset_infos: List["DatasetInfo"]):
         dataset_infos = [dset_info.copy() for dset_info in dataset_infos if dset_info is not None]
+
+        if len(dataset_infos) > 0 and all(dataset_infos[0] == dset_info for dset_info in dataset_infos):
+            # if all dataset_infos are equal we don't need to merge. Just return the first.
+            return dataset_infos[0]
+
         description = "\n\n".join(unique_values(info.description for info in dataset_infos)).strip()
         citation = "\n\n".join(unique_values(info.citation for info in dataset_infos)).strip()
         homepage = "\n\n".join(unique_values(info.homepage for info in dataset_infos)).strip()
diff --git a/tests/test_info.py b/tests/test_info.py
index f82c98fb161..e128011c136 100644
--- a/tests/test_info.py
+++ b/tests/test_info.py
@@ -134,3 +134,33 @@ def test_dataset_infos_dict_dump_and_reload(tmp_path, dataset_infos_dict: Datase
 
     if dataset_infos_dict:
         assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmp_path, "README.md"))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dataset_info",
+    [
+        None,
+        DatasetInfo(),
+        DatasetInfo(
+            description="foo",
+            features=Features({"a": Value("int32")}),
+            builder_name="builder",
+            config_name="config",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            splits=[{"name": "train"}],
+            download_size=42,
+            dataset_name="dataset_name",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_from_merge_same_dataset_infos(dataset_info):
+    num_elements = 3
+    if dataset_info is not None:
+        dataset_info_list = [dataset_info.copy() for _ in range(num_elements)]
+    else:
+        dataset_info_list = [None] * num_elements
+    dataset_info_merged = DatasetInfo.from_merge(dataset_info_list)
+    if dataset_info is not None:
+        assert dataset_info == dataset_info_merged
+    else:
+        assert DatasetInfo() == dataset_info_merged