diff --git a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/kg_writer.py b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/kg_writer.py
index c9c73c2f5..9df159ce5 100644
--- a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/kg_writer.py
+++ b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/kg_writer.py
@@ -215,9 +215,18 @@ def __init__(
         self.is_version_5_24_or_above = is_version_5_24_or_above(version_tuple)
 
     def _db_setup(self) -> None:
-        self.driver.execute_query("""
-        CREATE INDEX __entity__tmp_internal_id IF NOT EXISTS FOR (n:__KGBuilder__) ON (n.__tmp_internal_id)
-        """)
+        self.driver.execute_query(
+            "DROP INDEX __entity__tmp_internal_id IF EXISTS",
+            database_=self.neo4j_database,
+        )
+        self.driver.execute_query(
+            """
+            CREATE CONSTRAINT __entity__tmp_internal_id_unique IF NOT EXISTS
+            FOR (n:__KGBuilder__)
+            REQUIRE n.__tmp_internal_id IS UNIQUE
+            """,
+            database_=self.neo4j_database,
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _nodes_to_rows(
diff --git a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_kg_writer.py b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_kg_writer.py
index 1f13bdf4e..75318b6c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_kg_writer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_kg_writer.py
@@ -102,6 +102,34 @@ def test_get_unique_properties_for_node_type_deprecation_warning() -> None:
         ]
 
 
+@mock.patch(
+    "neo4j_graphrag.experimental.components.kg_writer.get_version",
+    return_value=((5, 22, 0), False, False),
+)
+def test_neo4j_writer_db_setup_uses_unique_constraint(
+    _: Mock, driver: MagicMock
+) -> None:
+    neo4j_writer = Neo4jWriter(driver=driver, neo4j_database="my_db")
+    driver.execute_query.reset_mock()
+
+    neo4j_writer._db_setup()
+
+    assert driver.execute_query.call_count == 2
+    drop_call = driver.execute_query.call_args_list[0]
+    assert drop_call.args == ("DROP INDEX __entity__tmp_internal_id IF EXISTS",)
+    assert drop_call.kwargs == {"database_": "my_db"}
+
+    constraint_call = driver.execute_query.call_args_list[1]
+    constraint_query = constraint_call.args[0]
+    assert (
+        "CREATE CONSTRAINT __entity__tmp_internal_id_unique IF NOT EXISTS"
+        in constraint_query
+    )
+    assert "FOR (n:__KGBuilder__)" in constraint_query
+    assert "REQUIRE n.__tmp_internal_id IS UNIQUE" in constraint_query
+    assert constraint_call.kwargs == {"database_": "my_db"}
+
+
 # --- FilenameCollisionHandler tests ---