diff --git a/flow-server/src/main/resources/plugins/application-theme-plugin/theme-generator.js b/flow-server/src/main/resources/plugins/application-theme-plugin/theme-generator.js
index fc6696481f8..8f3d3a9e56d 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/main/resources/plugins/application-theme-plugin/theme-generator.js
+++ b/flow-server/src/main/resources/plugins/application-theme-plugin/theme-generator.js
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ const createLinkReferences = (css, target) => {
 const injectGlobalCssMethod = `
 // target: Document | ShadowRoot
 export const injectGlobalCss = (css, target, first) => {
-  
+  if(target === document) {
+    const hash = getHash(css);
+    if (window.Vaadin.Flow.injectedGlobalCss.indexOf(hash) !== -1) {
+      return;
+    }
+    window.Vaadin.Flow.injectedGlobalCss.push(hash);
+  }
   const sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
   sheet.replaceSync(createLinkReferences(css,target));
   if (first) {
@@ -254,18 +260,48 @@ function generateThemeFile(themeFolder, themeName, themeProperties, productionMo
   themeFile += imports.join('');
   themeFile += `
 window.Vaadin = window.Vaadin || {};
-window.Vaadin['${globalCssFlag}'] = window.Vaadin['${globalCssFlag}'] || [];
+window.Vaadin.Flow.injectedGlobalCss = [];
+
+/**
+ * Calculate a 32 bit FNV-1a hash
+ * Found here: https://gist.github.com/vaiorabbit/5657561
+ * Ref.: http://isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/fnv/
+ *
+ * @param {string} str the input value
+ * @returns {string} 32 bit (as 8 byte hex string)
+ */
+function hashFnv32a(str) {
+  /*jshint bitwise:false */
+  let i, l, hval = 0x811c9dc5;
+
+  for (i = 0, l = str.length; i < l; i++) {
+    hval ^= str.charCodeAt(i);
+    hval += (hval << 1) + (hval << 4) + (hval << 7) + (hval << 8) + (hval << 24);
+  }
+
+  // Convert to 8 digit hex string
+  return ("0000000" + (hval >>> 0).toString(16)).substr(-8);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculate a 64 bit hash for the given input.
+ * Double hash is used to significantly lower the collision probability.
+ *
+ * @param {string} input value to get hash for
+ * @returns {string} 64 bit (as 16 byte hex string)
+ */
+function getHash(input) {
+  let h1 = hashFnv32a(input); // returns 32 bit (as 8 byte hex string)
+  return h1 + hashFnv32a(h1 + input); 
+}
 `;
 
 // Don't format as the generated file formatting will get wonky!
 // If targets check that we only register the style parts once, checks exist for global css and component css
   const themeFileApply = `export const applyTheme = (target) => {
   ${parentTheme}
-  const injectGlobal = (window.Vaadin['${globalCssFlag}'].length === 0) || (!window.Vaadin['${globalCssFlag}'].includes(target) && target !== document);
-  if (injectGlobal) {
-    ${globalCssCode.join('')}
-    window.Vaadin['${globalCssFlag}'].push(target);
-  }
+  ${globalCssCode.join('')}
+  
   if (!document['${componentCssFlag}']) {
     ${componentCssCode.join('')}
     document['${componentCssFlag}'] = true;
diff --git a/flow-tests/test-embedding/test-embedding-application-theme/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/webcomponent/ApplicationThemeComponentIT.java b/flow-tests/test-embedding/test-embedding-application-theme/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/webcomponent/ApplicationThemeComponentIT.java
index 3e36147a998..f4cf9e4796b 100644
--- a/flow-tests/test-embedding/test-embedding-application-theme/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/webcomponent/ApplicationThemeComponentIT.java
+++ b/flow-tests/test-embedding/test-embedding-application-theme/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/webcomponent/ApplicationThemeComponentIT.java
@@ -221,4 +221,18 @@ public void stylesCssImport_externalLinkAddedToShadowroot() {
         Assert.assertTrue("Missing link for external url", linkUrls
                 .contains("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Itim"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void multipleSameEmbedded_cssTargetingDocumentShouldOnlyAddElementsOneTime() {
+        open();
+        checkLogsForErrors();
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+                "document.css adds 2 font links and those should not duplicate",
+                2l, getCommandExecutor().executeScript(
+                        "return document.head.getElementsByTagName('link').length"));
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+                "Project contains 2 css injections to document and both should be hashed",
+                2l, getCommandExecutor().executeScript(
+                        "return window.Vaadin.Flow.injectedGlobalCss.length"));
+    }
 }