diff --git a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/CreateAppointmentIntegrationTests.kt b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/CreateAppointmentIntegrationTests.kt
index 90c3700d0b..cc82c958f7 100644
--- a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/CreateAppointmentIntegrationTests.kt
+++ b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/CreateAppointmentIntegrationTests.kt
@@ -196,9 +196,32 @@ class CreateAppointmentIntegrationTests {
             .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isConflict)
             .andExpect(jsonPath("$.message", equalTo(errorMsg)))
 
-        val appointments = appointmentRepository.findAllById(response.appointments.map { it.id })
+        val overlapAppointment = CreateAppointment(
+            Companion.user,
+            CreateAppointment.Type.HomeVisitToCaseNS,
+            ZonedDateTime.of(LocalDate.now().plusDays(1), LocalTime.NOON, EuropeLondon),
+            ZonedDateTime.of(LocalDate.now().plusDays(1), LocalTime.NOON.plusHours(1), EuropeLondon),
+            numberOfAppointments = 3,
+            eventId = PersonGenerator.EVENT_1.id,
+            uuid = UUID.randomUUID(),
+            createOverlappingAppointment = true
+        )
+
+        val overlapAppointmentResponse = mockMvc.perform(
+            post("/appointment/${person.crn}")
+                .withToken()
+                .withJson(overlapAppointment))
+            .andDo(print())
+            .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isCreated)
+            .andReturn().response.contentAsJson<AppointmentDetail>()
+
+        val appointments = appointmentRepository.findAllById(response.appointments.map { it.id }) + appointmentRepository.findAllById(overlapAppointmentResponse.appointments.map { it.id })
+
+        assertThat(appointments.size, equalTo(6))
         appointmentRepository.deleteAll(appointments)
+
     }
+
     companion object {
         private val user = User(STAFF_USER_1.username, TEAM.description)
 
diff --git a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/api/model/appointment/CreateAppointment.kt b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/api/model/appointment/CreateAppointment.kt
index e0fdba1857..059fad9c00 100644
--- a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/api/model/appointment/CreateAppointment.kt
+++ b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/api/model/appointment/CreateAppointment.kt
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ data class CreateAppointment(
     val numberOfAppointments: Int = 1,
     val eventId: Long,
     val uuid: UUID,
+    val createOverlappingAppointment: Boolean = false,
     val requirementId: Long? = null,
     val licenceConditionId: Long? = null,
-    val until: ZonedDateTime? = null
+    val until: ZonedDateTime? = null,
 ) {
     @JsonIgnore
     val urn = URN_PREFIX + uuid
diff --git a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/SentenceAppointmentService.kt b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/SentenceAppointmentService.kt
index 8b07bd9b59..d34e68049c 100644
--- a/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/SentenceAppointmentService.kt
+++ b/projects/manage-supervision-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/SentenceAppointmentService.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class SentenceAppointmentService(
                             createAppointment.numberOfAppointments,
                             createAppointment.eventId,
                             if (i == 0) createAppointment.uuid else UUID.randomUUID(), //needs to be a unique value
+                            createAppointment.createOverlappingAppointment,
                             createAppointment.requirementId,
                             createAppointment.licenceConditionId,
                             createAppointment.until
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class SentenceAppointmentService(
                 } else null
             }
 
-            if (overlappingAppointments.isNotEmpty()) {
+            if (!createAppointment.createOverlappingAppointment && overlappingAppointments.isNotEmpty()) {
                 throw ConflictException("Appointment(s) conflicts with an existing future appointment ${objectMapper.writeValueAsString(overlappingAppointments)}")
             }