diff --git a/dvc/repo/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
index 19b1e4f505..bd8b0d92bb 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ def stages(self):
         return self.stage.collect_repo(onerror=error_handler)
 
     def find_outs_by_path(self, path, outs=None, recursive=False, strict=True):
-        if not outs:
-            outs = [out for stage in self.stages for out in stage.outs]
+        # using `outs_graph` to ensure graph checks are run
+        outs = outs or self.outs_graph
 
         abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
         path_info = PathInfo(abs_path)
diff --git a/dvc/repo/collect.py b/dvc/repo/collect.py
index 78ee4e1aa2..32dd924738 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/collect.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/collect.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def _collect_outs(
 ) -> Outputs:
     outs = {
         out
-        for stage in repo.stages
+        for stage in repo.graph  # using `graph` to ensure graph checks run
         for out in (stage.deps if deps else stage.outs)
     }
     return set(filter(output_filter, outs)) if output_filter else outs
diff --git a/tests/func/metrics/test_common.py b/tests/func/metrics/test_common.py
index 2ba3b6e54b..1a3d3735c8 100644
--- a/tests/func/metrics/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/func/metrics/test_common.py
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from dvc.exceptions import NoMetricsFoundError, NoMetricsParsedError
+from dvc.exceptions import (
+    NoMetricsFoundError,
+    NoMetricsParsedError,
+    OverlappingOutputPathsError,
+)
+from dvc.path_info import PathInfo
+from dvc.utils.fs import remove
+from dvc.utils.serialize import dump_yaml, modify_yaml
 from tests.func.metrics.utils import _write_json
 
 
@@ -61,3 +68,41 @@ def test_show_malformed_metric(
 def test_show_no_metrics_files(tmp_dir, dvc, caplog, show):
     with pytest.raises(NoMetricsFoundError):
         show(dvc)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("clear_before_run", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("typ", ["metrics", "plots"])
+def test_metrics_show_overlap(
+    tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy_metrics, clear_before_run, typ
+):
+    data_dir = PathInfo("data")
+    (tmp_dir / data_dir).mkdir()
+
+    outs = {typ: [str(data_dir / "m1.yaml")]}
+    dump_yaml(data_dir / "m1_temp.yaml", {"a": {"b": {"c": 2, "d": 1}}})
+    run_copy_metrics(
+        str(data_dir / "m1_temp.yaml"),
+        str(data_dir / "m1.yaml"),
+        single_stage=False,
+        commit=f"add m1 {typ}",
+        name="cp-m1",
+        **outs,
+    )
+    with modify_yaml("dvc.yaml") as d:
+        # trying to make an output overlaps error
+        d["stages"]["corrupted-stage"] = {
+            "cmd": "mkdir data",
+            "outs": ["data"],
+        }
+
+    # running by clearing and not clearing stuffs
+    # so as it works even for optimized cases
+    if clear_before_run:
+        remove(data_dir)
+        remove(dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)
+
+    dvc._reset()
+
+    show = dvc.metrics.show if typ == "metrics" else dvc.plots.show
+    with pytest.raises(OverlappingOutputPathsError):
+        show()
diff --git a/tests/unit/repo/test_repo.py b/tests/unit/repo/test_repo.py
index 272d5b78e2..5b9b6f5367 100644
--- a/tests/unit/repo/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unit/repo/test_repo.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import os
+import shutil
 
 import pytest
 
+from dvc.exceptions import OutputDuplicationError
 from dvc.repo import NotDvcRepoError, Repo, locked
 from dvc.utils.fs import remove
 
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ def test_find_outs_by_path(tmp_dir, dvc, path):
     assert outs[0].path_info == stage.outs[0].path_info
 
 
+def test_find_outs_by_path_does_graph_checks(tmp_dir, dvc):
+    tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo")
+    shutil.copyfile("foo.dvc", "foo-2.dvc")
+
+    dvc._reset()
+    with pytest.raises(OutputDuplicationError):
+        dvc.find_outs_by_path("foo")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "path",
     [os.path.join("dir", "subdir", "file"), os.path.join("dir", "subdir")],