diff --git a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel.cpp b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel.cpp
index 285409bf2..71a441d51 100644
--- a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel.cpp
@@ -2188,12 +2188,16 @@ void RadioSpinel::RestoreProperties(void)
                          otLinkGetFrameCounter(mInstance) + kFrameCounterGuard));
     }
 
+    SuccessOrDie(Set(SPINEL_PROP_MAC_SRC_MATCH_SHORT_ADDRESSES, nullptr));
+
     for (int i = 0; i < mSrcMatchShortEntryCount; ++i)
     {
         SuccessOrDie(
             Insert(SPINEL_PROP_MAC_SRC_MATCH_SHORT_ADDRESSES, SPINEL_DATATYPE_UINT16_S, mSrcMatchShortEntries[i]));
     }
 
+    SuccessOrDie(Set(SPINEL_PROP_MAC_SRC_MATCH_EXTENDED_ADDRESSES, nullptr));
+
     for (int i = 0; i < mSrcMatchExtEntryCount; ++i)
     {
         SuccessOrDie(
diff --git a/tests/gtest/radio_spinel_rcp_test.cpp b/tests/gtest/radio_spinel_rcp_test.cpp
index 1851b0656..9370c1072 100644
--- a/tests/gtest/radio_spinel_rcp_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/gtest/radio_spinel_rcp_test.cpp
@@ -490,3 +490,31 @@ TEST(RadioSpinelSrcMatch, shouldBeAbleToClearAllRadioSrcMatchExtEntres)
 
     ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchCountExtEntries(), 0);
 }
+
+TEST(RadioSpinelSrcMatch, shouldNotDuplicateSrcMatchEntriesOnRestoreProperties)
+{
+    constexpr uint16_t      kTestShortAddr = 0x1234;
+    constexpr otExtAddress  kTestExtAddr{0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66, 0x77, 0x88};
+    constexpr otExtAddress  kTestExtAddrReversed{0x88, 0x77, 0x66, 0x55, 0x44, 0x33, 0x22, 0x11};
+    FakeCoprocessorPlatform platform;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.mRadioSpinel.Enable(FakePlatform::CurrentInstance()), kErrorNone);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.mRadioSpinel.AddSrcMatchShortEntry(kTestShortAddr), kErrorNone);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.mRadioSpinel.AddSrcMatchExtEntry(kTestExtAddr), kErrorNone);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchCountShortEntries(), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchCountExtEntries(), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchHasShortEntry(kTestShortAddr), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchHasExtEntry(kTestExtAddrReversed), 1);
+
+    // Simulate RCP recovery by calling RestoreProperties multiple times.
+    // Without clearing entries first, this would create duplicates.
+    platform.mRadioSpinel.RestoreProperties();
+    platform.mRadioSpinel.RestoreProperties();
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchCountShortEntries(), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchCountExtEntries(), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchHasShortEntry(kTestShortAddr), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(platform.SrcMatchHasExtEntry(kTestExtAddrReversed), 1);
+}