diff --git a/mesh/node.c b/mesh/node.c
index 857d0d0..5eb2e66 100644
--- a/mesh/node.c
+++ b/mesh/node.c
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ static bool match_element_idx(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return (element->idx == index);
 }
 
+static int compare_element_idx(const void *a, const void *b, void *user_data)
+{
+	uint32_t a_idx = ((const struct node_element *)a)->idx;
+	uint32_t b_idx = ((const struct node_element *)b)->idx;
+
+	if (a_idx < b_idx)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (a_idx > b_idx)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool match_element_path(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
 	const struct node_element *element = a;
@@ -171,6 +185,29 @@ static bool match_element_path(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return (!strcmp(element->path, path));
 }
 
+static bool match_model_id(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	const struct mesh_model *mod = a;
+	uint32_t mod_id = L_PTR_TO_UINT(b);
+
+	return mesh_model_get_model_id(mod) == mod_id;
+}
+
+static int compare_model_id(const void *a, const void *b, void *user_data)
+{
+	uint32_t a_id = mesh_model_get_model_id(a);
+	uint32_t b_id = mesh_model_get_model_id(b);
+
+	if (a_id < b_id)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (a_id > b_id)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 struct mesh_node *node_find_by_addr(uint16_t addr)
 {
 	if (!IS_UNICAST(addr))
@@ -287,6 +324,17 @@ void node_remove(struct mesh_node *node)
 	free_node_resources(node);
 }
 
+static bool element_add_model(struct node_element *ele, struct mesh_model *mod)
+{
+	uint32_t mod_id = mesh_model_get_model_id(mod);
+
+	if (l_queue_find(ele->models, match_model_id, L_UINT_TO_PTR(mod_id)))
+		return false;
+
+	l_queue_insert(ele->models, mod, compare_model_id, NULL);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool add_models(struct mesh_node *node, struct node_element *ele,
 					struct mesh_config_element *db_ele)
 {
@@ -305,7 +353,10 @@ static bool add_models(struct mesh_node *node, struct node_element *ele,
 		if (!mod)
 			return false;
 
-		l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
+		if (!element_add_model(ele, mod)) {
+			mesh_model_free(mod);
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return true;
@@ -334,7 +385,8 @@ static void add_internal_model(struct mesh_node *node, uint32_t mod_id,
 	if (!ele->models)
 		ele->models = l_queue_new();
 
-	l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
+	if (!element_add_model(ele, mod))
+		mesh_model_free(mod);
 }
 
 static bool add_element(struct mesh_node *node,
@@ -1026,12 +1078,12 @@ bool node_parse_composition(struct mesh_node *node, uint8_t *data,
 		while (len >= 2 && m--) {
 			mod_id = l_get_le16(data);
 			mod = mesh_model_new(ele->idx, mod_id);
-			if (!mod) {
+			if (!mod || !element_add_model(ele, mod)) {
+				mesh_model_free(mod);
 				element_free(ele);
 				goto fail;
 			}
 
-			l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
 			data += 2;
 			len -= 2;
 		}
@@ -1048,12 +1100,12 @@ bool node_parse_composition(struct mesh_node *node, uint8_t *data,
 			mod_id |= (vendor_id << 16);
 			mod = mesh_model_vendor_new(ele->idx, vendor_id,
 									mod_id);
-			if (!mod) {
+			if (!mod || !element_add_model(ele, mod)) {
+				mesh_model_free(mod);
 				element_free(ele);
 				goto fail;
 			}
 
-			l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
 			data += 4;
 			len -= 4;
 		}
@@ -1151,12 +1203,9 @@ static void get_models_from_properties(struct node_element *ele,
 		while (l_dbus_message_iter_next_entry(&ids, &mod_id)) {
 			struct mesh_model *mod;
 
-			/* Skip internally implemented models */
-			if ((VENDOR_ID_MASK | mod_id) == CONFIG_SRV_MODEL)
-				continue;
-
 			mod = mesh_model_new(ele->idx, mod_id);
-			l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
+			if (!element_add_model(ele, mod))
+				mesh_model_free(mod);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1166,7 +1215,8 @@ static void get_models_from_properties(struct node_element *ele,
 		struct mesh_model *mod;
 
 		mod = mesh_model_vendor_new(ele->idx, vendor_id, mod_id);
-		l_queue_push_tail(ele->models, mod);
+		if (!element_add_model(ele, mod))
+			mesh_model_free(mod);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1216,7 +1266,11 @@ static bool get_element_properties(struct mesh_node *node, const char *path,
 	if (!idx || !mods || !vendor_mods)
 		goto fail;
 
-	l_queue_push_tail(node->elements, ele);
+	if (l_queue_find(node->elements, match_element_idx,
+						L_UINT_TO_PTR(ele->idx)))
+		goto fail;
+
+	l_queue_insert(node->elements, ele, compare_element_idx, NULL);
 
 	ele->path = l_strdup(path);