diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py b/tests/plugins/test_variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3159b7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from tests.plugins import PluginTestCase
+from troubadix.plugin import LinterWarning
+from troubadix.plugins.variable_redefinition_in_foreach import (
+    CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach,
+)
+
+
+class CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeachTestCase(PluginTestCase):
+    def test_ok(self):
+        nasl_file = Path(__file__).parent / "test.nasl"
+        content = (
+            "urls = ['foo', 'bar']\n"
+            "foreach url ( urls ) {}\n"
+            "url1 = 'foo'\n"
+            "foreach url(make_list(url1,'bar'))"
+        )
+        fake_context = self.create_file_plugin_context(
+            nasl_file=nasl_file, file_content=content
+        )
+        plugin = CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach(fake_context)
+        results = list(plugin.run())
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 0)
+
+    def test_fail(self):
+        nasl_file = Path(__file__).parent / "test.nasl"
+        content = (
+            "url1 = 'foo'\n"
+            "foreach url ( url ) {}\n"
+            "foreach url(make_list(url1,url)) {}\n"
+        )
+        fake_context = self.create_file_plugin_context(
+            nasl_file=nasl_file, file_content=content
+        )
+        plugin = CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach(fake_context)
+        results = list(plugin.run())
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results[0], LinterWarning)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "The variable 'url' is redefined "
+            "by being the identifier\nand the iterator in the"
+            " same foreach loop 'foreach url ( url )'",
+            results[0].message,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "The variable 'url' is used as identifier and\n"
+            "as part of the iterator in the"
+            " same foreach loop\n'foreach url(make_list(url1,url))'",
+            results[1].message,
+        )
diff --git a/troubadix/plugins/__init__.py b/troubadix/plugins/__init__.py
index 91bea8cb..43bf9942 100644
--- a/troubadix/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/troubadix/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 from troubadix.plugin import FilePlugin, FilesPlugin, Plugin
 from troubadix.plugins.multiple_re_parameters import CheckMultipleReParameters
 from troubadix.plugins.spaces_in_filename import CheckSpacesInFilename
+from troubadix.plugins.variable_redefinition_in_foreach import (
+    CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach,
+)
 
 from .badwords import CheckBadwords
 from .copyright_text import CheckCopyrightText
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
     CheckOverlongDescriptionLines,
     CheckSpacesInFilename,
     CheckMultipleReParameters,
+    CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach,
 ]
 
 # plugins checking all files
diff --git a/troubadix/plugins/variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py b/troubadix/plugins/variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72aae448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/troubadix/plugins/variable_redefinition_in_foreach.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator
+
+from troubadix.plugin import FileContentPlugin, LinterResult, LinterWarning
+
+foreach_pattern = re.compile(r"foreach\s+(\w+)\s*\((.+)\)")
+make_list_pattern = re.compile(r"^(?:make_list|make_list_unique)\((.+)\)$")
+
+
+class CheckVariableRedefinitionInForeach(FileContentPlugin):
+    name = "check_variable_redefinition_in_foreach"
+
+    def check_content(
+        self, nasl_file: Path, file_content: str
+    ) -> Iterator[LinterResult]:
+        """This plugin checks for a redefinition of the variable
+        that is passed to the foreach loop.
+        This can be caused by using same variable name
+        for both the list and the element being iterated over.
+        Incorrect uses of foreach loops that are covered by this plugin are:
+        foreach foo(foo){}
+        foreach foo(make_list(bar,foo)){}
+        foreach foo(make_list_unique(bar,foo)){}
+        """
+
+        for foreach_match in foreach_pattern.finditer(file_content):
+            identifier = foreach_match.group(1)
+            iterator = foreach_match.group(2).replace(" ", "")
+
+            if make_list_match := make_list_pattern.fullmatch(iterator):
+                make_list_params = make_list_match.group(1).split(",")
+                if identifier in make_list_params:
+                    yield LinterWarning(
+                        f"The variable '{foreach_match.group(1)}' "
+                        f"is used as identifier and\n"
+                        f"as part of the iterator in the"
+                        f" same foreach loop\n'{foreach_match.group()}'",
+                        plugin=self.name,
+                        file=nasl_file,
+                    )
+            else:
+                if identifier == iterator:
+                    yield LinterWarning(
+                        f"The variable '{foreach_match.group(1)}' is redefined "
+                        f"by being the identifier\nand the iterator in the"
+                        f" same foreach loop '{foreach_match.group()}'",
+                        plugin=self.name,
+                        file=nasl_file,
+                    )