diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd3352566f..2698d4a683 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
   [leonardosrodrigues0](https://github.com/leonardosrodrigues0)
   [#5265](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/issues/5265)
 
+* Respect scattered disable commands in auto-correction of `duplicate_imports`
+  rule.  
+  [SimplyDanny](https://github.com/SimplyDanny)
+  [#5418](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/pull/5418)
+
 * Add new `non_optional_string_data_conversion` rule to enforce 
   non-failable conversions of UTF-8 `String` <-> `Data`.    
   [Ben P](https://github.com/ben-p-commits)
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Idiomatic/DuplicateImportsRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Idiomatic/DuplicateImportsRule.swift
index f228842ec7..be10d8e26b 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Idiomatic/DuplicateImportsRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Idiomatic/DuplicateImportsRule.swift
@@ -167,13 +167,14 @@ private extension DuplicateImportsRule {
         override func visit(_ node: CodeBlockItemListSyntax) -> CodeBlockItemListSyntax {
             let itemsToRemove = node
                 .enumerated()
+                .filter { !$1.isContainedIn(regions: disabledRegions, locationConverter: locationConverter) }
                 .map { ($0, $1.item.positionAfterSkippingLeadingTrivia) }
-                .filter { _, position in importPositionsToRemove.contains(position) }
+                .filter { importPositionsToRemove.contains($1) }
                 .map { (indexInParent: $0, absolutePosition: $1) }
-
-            correctionPositions.append(
-                contentsOf: itemsToRemove.map(\.absolutePosition)
-            )
+            if itemsToRemove.isEmpty {
+                return super.visit(node)
+            }
+            correctionPositions.append(contentsOf: itemsToRemove.map(\.absolutePosition))
 
             var copy = node
             for indexInParent in itemsToRemove.map(\.indexInParent).reversed() {
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/DuplicateImportsRuleTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/DuplicateImportsRuleTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1e9d37d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/DuplicateImportsRuleTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+@testable import SwiftLintBuiltInRules
+import XCTest
+
+class DuplicateImportsRuleTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testDisableCommand() {
+        let content = """
+            import InspireAPI
+            // swiftlint:disable:next duplicate_imports
+            import class InspireAPI.Response
+            """
+        let file = SwiftLintFile(contents: content)
+
+        _ = DuplicateImportsRule().correct(file: file)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(file.contents, content)
+    }
+}