diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
index 898bfa3658..02f8159c6e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ def str2bool(text, test=True):
         True if the text looks like the selected boolean value
     """
     if test:
-        return str(text).lower() in ['1', 'y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'ok', ]
+        return str(text).lower() in ['1', 'y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'ok', 'on', ]
     else:
-        return str(text).lower() in ['0', 'n', 'no', 'none', 'f', 'false', ]
+        return str(text).lower() in ['0', 'n', 'no', 'none', 'f', 'false', 'off', ]
 
 
 def WrapWithQuotes(text, quote='"'):
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/admin.py b/InvenTree/part/admin.py
index 11a5b2c28a..c377c27989 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/admin.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/admin.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .models import BomItem
 
 class PartAdmin(ImportExportModelAdmin):
 
-    list_display = ('name', 'IPN', 'description', 'total_stock', 'category')
+    list_display = ('long_name', 'IPN', 'description', 'total_stock', 'category')
 
 
 class PartCategoryAdmin(ImportExportModelAdmin):
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/forms.py b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
index 1a3f8b6125..9678819e41 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ class EditPartAttachmentForm(HelperForm):
 class EditPartForm(HelperForm):
     """ Form for editing a Part object """
 
+    confirm_creation = forms.BooleanField(required=False, initial=False, help_text='Confirm part creation', widget=forms.HiddenInput())
+
     class Meta:
         model = Part
         fields = [
+            'confirm_creation',
             'category',
             'name',
             'variant',
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 0318c11f57..562fe27f2b 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
+from fuzzywuzzy import fuzz
+
 from InvenTree import helpers
 from InvenTree import validators
 from InvenTree.models import InvenTreeTree
@@ -88,8 +90,6 @@ def before_delete_part_category(sender, instance, using, **kwargs):
         child.save()
 
 
-# Function to automatically rename a part image on upload
-# Format: part_pk.<img>
 def rename_part_image(instance, filename):
     """ Function for renaming a part image file
 
@@ -116,6 +116,56 @@ def rename_part_image(instance, filename):
     return os.path.join(base, fn)
 
 
+def match_part_names(match, threshold=80, reverse=True, compare_length=False):
+    """ Return a list of parts whose name matches the search term using fuzzy search.
+
+    Args:
+        match: Term to match against
+        threshold: Match percentage that must be exceeded (default = 65)
+        reverse: Ordering for search results (default = True - highest match is first)
+        compare_length: Include string length checks
+
+    Returns:
+        A sorted dict where each element contains the following key:value pairs:
+            - 'part' : The matched part
+            - 'ratio' : The matched ratio
+    """
+
+    match = str(match).strip().lower()
+
+    if len(match) == 0:
+        return []
+
+    parts = Part.objects.all()
+
+    matches = []
+
+    for part in parts:
+        compare = str(part.name).strip().lower()
+
+        if len(compare) == 0:
+            continue
+
+        ratio = fuzz.partial_token_sort_ratio(compare, match)
+
+        if compare_length:
+            # Also employ primitive length comparison
+            l_min = min(len(match), len(compare))
+            l_max = max(len(match), len(compare))
+
+            ratio *= (l_min / l_max)
+
+        if ratio >= threshold:
+            matches.append({
+                'part': part,
+                'ratio': ratio
+            })
+
+    matches = sorted(matches, key=lambda item: item['ratio'], reverse=reverse)
+
+    return matches
+
+
 class Part(models.Model):
     """ The Part object represents an abstract part, the 'concept' of an actual entity.
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/create_part.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/create_part.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30bbf099f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/create_part.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{% extends "modal_form.html" %}
+
+{% block pre_form_content %}
+
+{{ block.super }}
+
+{% if matches %}
+<b>Possible Matching Parts</b>
+<p>The new part may be a duplicate of these existing parts:</p>
+<ul class='list-group'>
+{% for match in matches %}
+<li class='list-group-item list-group-item-condensed'>
+    {{ match.part.name }} - <i>{{ match.part.description }}</i> ({{ match.ratio }}%)
+</li>
+{% endfor %}
+</ul>
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/InvenTree/part/views.py b/InvenTree/part/views.py
index a018d578bf..890cb8a519 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/views.py
@@ -10,21 +10,15 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
 from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
-from django.forms import HiddenInput
+from django.forms import HiddenInput, CheckboxInput
 
 from company.models import Company
 from .models import PartCategory, Part, PartAttachment
 from .models import BomItem
 from .models import SupplierPart
+from .models import match_part_names
 
-from .forms import PartImageForm
-from .forms import EditPartForm
-from .forms import EditPartAttachmentForm
-from .forms import EditCategoryForm
-from .forms import EditBomItemForm
-from .forms import BomExportForm
-
-from .forms import EditSupplierPartForm
+from . import forms as part_forms
 
 from InvenTree.views import AjaxView, AjaxCreateView, AjaxUpdateView, AjaxDeleteView
 from InvenTree.views import QRCodeView
@@ -60,7 +54,7 @@ class PartAttachmentCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     - The view only makes sense if a Part object is passed to it
     """
     model = PartAttachment
-    form_class = EditPartAttachmentForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditPartAttachmentForm
     ajax_form_title = "Add part attachment"
     ajax_template_name = "modal_form.html"
 
@@ -99,7 +93,7 @@ class PartAttachmentCreate(AjaxCreateView):
 class PartAttachmentEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
     """ View for editing a PartAttachment object """
     model = PartAttachment
-    form_class = EditPartAttachmentForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditPartAttachmentForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Edit attachment'
     
@@ -139,10 +133,10 @@ class PartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     - Copy an existing Part
     """
     model = Part
-    form_class = EditPartForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditPartForm
 
     ajax_form_title = 'Create new part'
-    ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
+    ajax_template_name = 'part/create_part.html'
 
     def get_data(self):
         return {
@@ -181,6 +175,51 @@ class PartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
 
         return form
 
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+
+        form = self.get_form()
+
+        context = {}
+
+        valid = form.is_valid()
+        
+        name = request.POST.get('name', None)
+        
+        if name:
+            matches = match_part_names(name)
+
+            if len(matches) > 0:
+                context['matches'] = matches
+            
+                # Enforce display of the checkbox
+                form.fields['confirm_creation'].widget = CheckboxInput()
+                
+                # Check if the user has checked the 'confirm_creation' input
+                confirmed = str2bool(request.POST.get('confirm_creation', False))
+
+                if not confirmed:
+                    form.errors['confirm_creation'] = ['Possible matches exist - confirm creation of new part']
+                    
+                    form.pre_form_warning = 'Possible matches exist - confirm creation of new part'
+                    valid = False
+
+        data = {
+            'form_valid': valid
+        }
+
+        if valid:
+            # Create the new Part
+            part = form.save()
+
+            data['pk'] = part.pk
+
+            try:
+                data['url'] = part.get_absolute_url()
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
+
+        return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, data, context=context)
+
     def get_initial(self):
         """ Get initial data for the new Part object:
 
@@ -260,7 +299,7 @@ class PartImage(AjaxUpdateView):
     model = Part
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Upload Part Image'
-    form_class = PartImageForm
+    form_class = part_forms.PartImageForm
 
     def get_data(self):
         return {
@@ -272,7 +311,7 @@ class PartEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
     """ View for editing Part object """
 
     model = Part
-    form_class = EditPartForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditPartForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Edit Part Properties'
     context_object_name = 'part'
@@ -298,7 +337,7 @@ class BomExport(AjaxView):
     ajax_form_title = 'Export BOM'
     ajax_template_name = 'part/bom_export.html'
     context_object_name = 'part'
-    form_class = BomExportForm
+    form_class = part_forms.BomExportForm
 
     def get_object(self):
         return get_object_or_404(Part, pk=self.kwargs['pk'])
@@ -396,7 +435,7 @@ class CategoryDetail(DetailView):
 class CategoryEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
     """ Update view to edit a PartCategory """
     model = PartCategory
-    form_class = EditCategoryForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditCategoryForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Edit Part Category'
 
@@ -449,7 +488,7 @@ class CategoryCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     ajax_form_action = reverse_lazy('category-create')
     ajax_form_title = 'Create new part category'
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
-    form_class = EditCategoryForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditCategoryForm
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         """ Add extra context data to template.
@@ -496,7 +535,7 @@ class BomItemDetail(DetailView):
 class BomItemCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     """ Create view for making a new BomItem object """
     model = BomItem
-    form_class = EditBomItemForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditBomItemForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Create BOM item'
 
@@ -554,7 +593,7 @@ class BomItemEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
     """ Update view for editing BomItem """
 
     model = BomItem
-    form_class = EditBomItemForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditBomItemForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Edit BOM item'
 
@@ -580,7 +619,7 @@ class SupplierPartEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
 
     model = SupplierPart
     context_object_name = 'part'
-    form_class = EditSupplierPartForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditSupplierPartForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Edit Supplier Part'
 
@@ -589,7 +628,7 @@ class SupplierPartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
     """ Create view for making new SupplierPart """
 
     model = SupplierPart
-    form_class = EditSupplierPartForm
+    form_class = part_forms.EditSupplierPartForm
     ajax_template_name = 'modal_form.html'
     ajax_form_title = 'Create new Supplier Part'
     context_object_name = 'part'
diff --git a/InvenTree/static/css/inventree.css b/InvenTree/static/css/inventree.css
index 0961ed2bf1..9ce6f52400 100644
--- a/InvenTree/static/css/inventree.css
+++ b/InvenTree/static/css/inventree.css
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     padding: 6px 12px;
 }
 
+.list-group-item-condensed {
+    padding: 5px 10px;
+}
+
 /* Force select2 elements in modal forms to be full width */
 .select-full-width {
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/modal_form.html b/InvenTree/templates/modal_form.html
index 3c0674fec8..e25d2587da 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/modal_form.html
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/modal_form.html
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
-{% block pre_form_content %}
-{% endblock %}
-
+<div>
+{% if form.pre_form_info %}
+<div class='alert alert-info' role='alert' style='display: block;'>
+{{ form.pre_form_info }}
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+{% if form.pre_form_warning %}
+<div class='alert alert-warning' role='alert' style='display: block;'>
+{{ form.pre_form_warning }}
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+{% block non_field_error %}
 {% if form.non_field_errors %}
 <div class='alert alert-danger' role='alert' style='display: block;'>
   <b>Error Submitting Form:</b>
   {{ form.non_field_errors }}
 </div>
 {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+</div>
 
+{% block pre_form_content %}
+{% endblock %}
 <form method="post" action='' class='js-modal-form' enctype="multipart/form-data">
   {% csrf_token %}
   {% load crispy_forms_tags %}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index baa43eb7fe..a860dd3726 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ django-cleanup>=2.1.0           # Manage deletion of old / unused uploaded files
 django-qr-code==1.0.0           # Generate QR codes
 flake8==3.3.0                   # PEP checking
 coverage>=4.5.3                 # Unit test coverage
-python-coveralls==2.9.1         # Coveralls linking (for Travis)
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+python-coveralls==2.9.1         # Coveralls linking (for Travis)
+fuzzywuzzy>=0.17.0              # Fuzzy string matching
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