diff --git a/app/code/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/User/Save.php b/app/code/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/User/Save.php
index 204b188822dbf8935ba57ccdacd7d8438deaf8be..45a960f72e2d48d3accf7931163c206768cd4723 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/User/Save.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/User/Save.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Save extends \Magento\User\Controller\Adminhtml\User
     {
         $this->_getSession()->setUserData($data);
         $arguments = $model->getId() ? ['user_id' => $model->getId()] : [];
-        $arguments = array_merge($arguments, ['_current' => true]);
+        $arguments = array_merge($arguments, ['_current' => true, 'active_tab' => '']);
         $this->_redirect('adminhtml/*/edit', $arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/UserTest.php b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/UserTest.php
index 0fa5bfb6712bbf3d47504100f45b355cc980f4da..f7de99380e8423f158736487530959823e2fb917 100644
--- a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/UserTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/User/Controller/Adminhtml/UserTest.php
@@ -95,6 +95,32 @@ class UserTest extends \Magento\Backend\Utility\Controller
         $this->assertRedirect($this->stringContains('backend/admin/user/index/'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoDbIsolation enabled
+     * @magentoDataFixture Magento/User/_files/user_with_role.php
+     */
+    public function testSaveActionDuplicateUser()
+    {
+        $this->getRequest()->setPostValue(
+            [
+                'username' => 'adminUser',
+                'email' => 'adminUser@example.com',
+                'firstname' => 'John',
+                'lastname' => 'Doe',
+                'password' => \Magento\TestFramework\Bootstrap::ADMIN_PASSWORD,
+                'password_confirmation' => \Magento\TestFramework\Bootstrap::ADMIN_PASSWORD,
+                \Magento\User\Block\User\Edit\Tab\Main::CURRENT_USER_PASSWORD_FIELD => Bootstrap::ADMIN_PASSWORD,
+            ]
+        );
+        $this->dispatch('backend/admin/user/save/active_tab/main_section');
+        $this->assertSessionMessages(
+            $this->equalTo(['A user with the same user name or email already exists.']),
+            \Magento\Framework\Message\MessageInterface::TYPE_ERROR
+        );
+        $this->assertRedirect($this->stringContains('backend/admin/user/edit/'));
+        $this->assertRedirect($this->matchesRegularExpression('/^((?!active_tab).)*$/'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @magentoDbIsolation enabled
      * @dataProvider resetPasswordDataProvider