diff --git a/unittest/correct-bridgedomain.yaml b/unittest/correct-bridgedomain.yaml
index c9eda94..ae55910 100644
--- a/unittest/correct-bridgedomain.yaml
+++ b/unittest/correct-bridgedomain.yaml
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ bridgedomains:
     description: "Bridge Domain 12, LCP but no address"
     mtu: 9000
     interfaces: [ GigabitEthernet4/0/0, GigabitEthernet4/0/1 ]
-    lcp: "bvi11"
+    lcp: "bvi12"
diff --git a/unittest/error-lcp-unique1.yaml b/unittest/error-lcp-unique1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f00583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittest/error-lcp-unique1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+test:
+  description: "Two interfaces or subinterfaces can't have the same LCP"
+  errors:
+    expected:
+     - "interface .* does not have a unique LCP name"
+     - "sub-interface .* does not have a unique LCP name"
+    count: 3
+---
+interfaces:
+  GigabitEthernet1/0/0:
+    lcp: "e1"
+    sub-interfaces:
+      100:
+        lcp: "e1"
+
+  GigabitEthernet1/0/1:
+    lcp: "e1"
+
diff --git a/unittest/error-lcp-unique2.yaml b/unittest/error-lcp-unique2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a75fc54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittest/error-lcp-unique2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+test:
+  description: "Loopback and BridgeDomain and Interfaces can't have the same LCP"
+  errors:
+    expected:
+     - "interface .* does not have a unique LCP name"
+     - "loopback .* does not have a unique LCP name"
+     - "bridgedomain .* does not have a unique LCP name"
+    count: 3
+---
+interfaces:
+  GigabitEthernet1/0/0:
+    lcp: "e1"
+
+  GigabitEthernet2/0/0:
+    mtu: 1500
+  GigabitEthernet2/0/1:
+    mtu: 1500
+
+loopbacks:
+  loop0:
+    lcp: "e1"
+
+bridgedomains:
+  bd0:
+    lcp: "e1"
+    interfaces: [ GigabitEthernet2/0/0, GigabitEthernet2/0/1 ]
diff --git a/validator/bridgedomain.py b/validator/bridgedomain.py
index c2f5b1e..86f2baa 100644
--- a/validator/bridgedomain.py
+++ b/validator/bridgedomain.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import validator.interface as interface
+import validator.lcp as lcp
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
     def emit(self, record):
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ def validate_bridgedomains(yaml):
         if 'addresses' in iface and not 'lcp' in iface:
             msgs.append("bridgedomain %s has an address but no LCP" % ifname)
             result = False
+        if 'lcp' in iface and not lcp.is_unique(yaml, iface['lcp']):
+            msgs.append("bridgedomain %s does not have a unique LCP name %s" % (ifname, iface['lcp']))
+            result = False          
 
         if 'interfaces' in iface:
             for member in iface['interfaces']:
diff --git a/validator/interface.py b/validator/interface.py
index 7f037f1..b400ece 100644
--- a/validator/interface.py
+++ b/validator/interface.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import validator.bondethernet as bondethernet
+import validator.lcp as lcp
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
     def emit(self, record):
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ def get_parent_by_name(yaml, ifname):
         pass
     return None
 
+
 def get_by_name(yaml, ifname):
     """ Returns the interface or sub-interface by a given name, or None if it does not exist """
     if '.' in ifname:
@@ -84,25 +86,6 @@ def is_bond_member(yaml, ifname):
             return True
     return False
 
-def unique_lcp(yaml, ifname):
-    """ Returns true if this interface has a unique LCP name """
-    if not 'interfaces' in yaml:
-        return True
-    iface = get_by_name(yaml, ifname)
-    lcp = get_lcp(yaml, ifname)
-    if not lcp:
-        return True
-
-    ncount = 0
-    for sibling_ifname, sibling_iface in yaml['interfaces'].items():
-        sibling_lcp = get_lcp(yaml, sibling_ifname)
-        if sibling_lcp == lcp and sibling_ifname != ifname:
-            ## print("%s overlaps with %s: %s" % (ifname, sibling_ifname, lcp))
-            ncount = ncount + 1
-    if ncount == 0:
-        return True
-    return False
-
 def has_lcp(yaml, ifname):
     """ Returns True if this interface or sub-interface has an LCP"""
     if not 'interfaces' in yaml:
@@ -282,9 +265,9 @@ def validate_interfaces(yaml):
         if iface_address and not iface_lcp:
             msgs.append("interface %s has an address but no LCP" % ifname)
             result = False
-        if iface_lcp and not unique_lcp(yaml, ifname):
-            lcp = get_lcp(yaml, ifname)
-            msgs.append("interface %s does not have a unique LCP name %s" % (ifname, lcp))
+        iface_lcp = get_lcp(yaml, ifname)
+        if iface_lcp and not lcp.is_unique(yaml, iface_lcp):
+            msgs.append("interface %s does not have a unique LCP name %s" % (ifname, iface_lcp))
             result = False
 
         if has_sub(yaml, ifname):
@@ -300,6 +283,9 @@ def validate_interfaces(yaml):
                 if sub_lcp and len(sub_lcp)>15:
                     msgs.append("sub-interface %s has LCP with too long name '%s'" % (sub_ifname, sub_lcp))
                     result = False
+                if iface_lcp and not lcp.is_unique(yaml, iface_lcp):
+                    msgs.append("sub-interface %s does not have a unique LCP name %s" % (sub_ifname, sub_lcp))
+                    result = False
                 sub_mtu = get_mtu(yaml, sub_ifname)
                 if sub_mtu > iface_mtu:
                     msgs.append("sub-interface %s has MTU %d higher than parent MTU %d" % (sub_ifname, sub_iface['mtu'], iface_mtu))
diff --git a/validator/lcp.py b/validator/lcp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e87571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validator/lcp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import logging
+
+def is_unique(yaml, lcpname):
+    """ Returns True if there is at most one occurence of the LCP name in the entire config."""
+    ncount=0
+    if 'interfaces' in yaml:
+        for ifname, iface in yaml['interfaces'].items():
+            if 'lcp' in iface and iface['lcp'] == lcpname:
+                ncount = ncount + 1
+            if 'sub-interfaces' in iface:
+                for sub_ifname, sub_iface in iface['sub-interfaces'].items():
+                    if 'lcp' in sub_iface and sub_iface['lcp'] == lcpname:
+                        ncount = ncount + 1
+    if 'loopbacks' in yaml:
+        for ifname, iface in yaml['loopbacks'].items():
+            if 'lcp' in iface and iface['lcp'] == lcpname:
+                ncount = ncount + 1
+    if 'bridgedomains' in yaml:
+        for ifname, iface in yaml['bridgedomains'].items():
+            if 'lcp' in iface and iface['lcp'] == lcpname:
+                ncount = ncount + 1
+    if ncount > 1:
+        return False
+    return True
diff --git a/validator/loopback.py b/validator/loopback.py
index 0acbee3..2dc9c55 100644
--- a/validator/loopback.py
+++ b/validator/loopback.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import validator.lcp as lcp
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
     def emit(self, record):
@@ -29,5 +30,8 @@ def validate_loopbacks(yaml):
         if 'addresses' in iface and not 'lcp' in iface:
             msgs.append("loopback %s has an address but no LCP" % ifname)
             result = False
+        if 'lcp' in iface and not lcp.is_unique(yaml, iface['lcp']):
+            msgs.append("loopback %s does not have a unique LCP name %s" % (ifname, iface['lcp']))
+            result = False
 
     return result, msgs