diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index cd73e657..0d498b30 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Here is a list of past and present much-appreciated contributors:
     Mike Waldner
     Nicholas Pilon
     Peyman Salehi
+    Qianfeng Yuan (Tamako)
     Rabin Nankhwa
     Tak Hogan
     Tommy Anthony
diff --git a/src/tablib/core.py b/src/tablib/core.py
index b0b56fd2..ea6b6964 100644
--- a/src/tablib/core.py
+++ b/src/tablib/core.py
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ def _transpose_with_headers(self):
         _dset.headers = new_headers
         for index, column in enumerate(self.headers):
 
-            if column == self.headers[0]:
+            if index == 0:
                 # It's in the headers, so skip it
                 continue
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tablib.py b/tests/test_tablib.py
index ca8ac05e..d44bbf06 100755
--- a/tests/test_tablib.py
+++ b/tests/test_tablib.py
@@ -483,6 +483,31 @@ def test_transpose_multiple_headers(self):
         data.append(('John', 'Tyler', 71))
         self.assertEqual(data.transpose().transpose().dict, data.dict)
 
+    def test_transpose_repeated_first_header(self):
+        data = tablib.Dataset(
+            ('John', 'Adams', 90),
+            ('George', 'Washington', 67),
+            headers=['name', 'last_name', 'name'],
+        )
+
+        transposed = data.transpose()
+
+        self.assertEqual(transposed.headers, ['name', 'John', 'George'])
+        self.assertEqual(list(transposed), [
+            ('last_name', 'Adams', 'Washington'),
+            ('name', 90, 67),
+        ])
+
+    def test_transpose_roundtrip_value_matching_first_header(self):
+        data = tablib.Dataset(
+            ('fname', 'Doe', '10'), headers=['fname', 'lname', 'age'],
+        )
+
+        roundtrip = data.transpose().transpose()
+
+        self.assertEqual(roundtrip.headers, data.headers)
+        self.assertEqual(list(roundtrip), list(data))
+
     def test_row_stacking(self):
         """Row stacking."""