diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/CommitMergeStatus.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/CommitMergeStatus.java
index bf8b840..4638bfa 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/CommitMergeStatus.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/CommitMergeStatus.java
@@ -77,7 +77,14 @@
   EMPTY_COMMIT(
       "Change could not be merged because the commit is empty.\n"
           + "\n"
-          + "Project policy requires all commits to contain modifications to at least one file.");
+          + "Project policy requires all commits to contain modifications to at least one file."),
+
+  FAST_FORWARD_INDEPENDENT_CHANGES(
+      "Change could not be merged because the submission has two independent changes "
+          + "with the same destination branch.\n"
+          + "\n"
+          + "Independent changes can't be submitted to the same destination branch with "
+          + "FAST_FORWARD_ONLY submit strategy");
 
   private final String description;
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/FastForwardOnly.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/FastForwardOnly.java
index 176b063..8a30898 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/FastForwardOnly.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/FastForwardOnly.java
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.server.submit;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.BranchNameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.CodeReviewCommit;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RepoContext;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class FastForwardOnly extends SubmitStrategy {
   FastForwardOnly(SubmitStrategy.Arguments args) {
@@ -28,6 +32,21 @@
   @Override
   public List<SubmitStrategyOp> buildOps(Collection<CodeReviewCommit> toMerge) {
     List<CodeReviewCommit> sorted = args.mergeUtil.reduceToMinimalMerge(args.mergeSorter, toMerge);
+
+    Map<BranchNameKey, CodeReviewCommit> branchToCommit = new HashMap<>();
+    for (CodeReviewCommit codeReviewCommit : sorted) {
+      BranchNameKey branchNameKey = codeReviewCommit.change().getDest();
+      CodeReviewCommit otherCommitInBranch = branchToCommit.get(branchNameKey);
+      if (otherCommitInBranch == null) {
+        branchToCommit.put(branchNameKey, codeReviewCommit);
+      } else {
+        // we found another change with the same destination branch.
+        codeReviewCommit.setStatusCode(CommitMergeStatus.FAST_FORWARD_INDEPENDENT_CHANGES);
+        otherCommitInBranch.setStatusCode(CommitMergeStatus.FAST_FORWARD_INDEPENDENT_CHANGES);
+        return ImmutableList.of();
+      }
+    }
+
     List<SubmitStrategyOp> ops = new ArrayList<>(sorted.size());
     CodeReviewCommit newTipCommit =
         args.mergeUtil.getFirstFastForward(args.mergeTip.getInitialTip(), args.rw, sorted);
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/SubmitStrategyListener.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/SubmitStrategyListener.java
index b533bebc..59c6b81 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/SubmitStrategyListener.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/SubmitStrategyListener.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
         case NOT_FAST_FORWARD:
         case EMPTY_COMMIT:
         case MISSING_DEPENDENCY:
+        case FAST_FORWARD_INDEPENDENT_CHANGES:
           // TODO(dborowitz): Reformat these messages to be more appropriate for
           // short problem descriptions.
           String message = s.getDescription();
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByFastForwardIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByFastForwardIT.java
index 66eb48c..58e48e9 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByFastForwardIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByFastForwardIT.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GitUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSet;
@@ -107,6 +108,39 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  @GerritConfig(name = "change.submitWholeTopic", value = "true")
+  public void submitTwoIndependentChangesWithFastForwardFail() throws Throwable {
+    RevCommit initialHead = projectOperations.project(project).getHead("master");
+    PushOneCommit.Result change1 = createChange("subject1", "file1.txt", "content", "topic");
+
+    testRepo.reset(initialHead);
+    PushOneCommit.Result change2 = createChange("subject2", "file2.txt", "content", "topic");
+
+    approve(change1.getChangeId());
+    approve(change2.getChangeId());
+
+    String fastForwardIndependentChangesError =
+        "Change could not be merged because the submission"
+            + " has two independent changes with the same destination branch. Independent changes can't "
+            + "be submitted to the same destination branch with FAST_FORWARD_ONLY submit strategy";
+
+    submitWithConflict(
+        change2.getChangeId(),
+        String.format(
+            "Failed to submit 2 changes due to the following problems:\n"
+                + "Change %d: %s\nChange %d: %s",
+            change1.getChange().getId().get(),
+            fastForwardIndependentChangesError,
+            change2.getChange().getId().get(),
+            fastForwardIndependentChangesError));
+
+    RevCommit updatedHead = projectOperations.project(project).getHead("master");
+    assertThat(updatedHead.getId()).isEqualTo(initialHead.getId());
+    assertRefUpdatedEvents();
+    assertChangeMergedEvents();
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void submitFastForwardNotPossible_Conflict() throws Throwable {
     RevCommit initialHead = projectOperations.project(project).getHead("master");
     PushOneCommit.Result change = createChange("Change 1", "a.txt", "content");