diff --git a/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
index ab95179f1..f52dbe89f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/picocli/CommandLine.java
@@ -7745,6 +7745,11 @@ public static class UsageMessageSpec {
             public  final static int    DEFAULT_USAGE_WIDTH              = 80;
             private final static int    MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH              = 55;
                     final static int    DEFAULT_USAGE_LONG_OPTIONS_WIDTH = 20;
+            // remembers the last invalid picocli.usage.width value warned about, so the warning is logged only once per value
+            private static String lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue;
+
+            // resets the cached invalid picocli.usage.width value; intended for testing
+            static void resetUsageWidthWarningCache() { lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue = null; }
             private final static int    DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_INDENT          = -1; // by default, fall back to aligning to the synopsis heading
             private final static double DEFAULT_SYNOPSIS_AUTO_INDENT_THRESHOLD = 0.5;
             private final static double MAX_SYNOPSIS_AUTO_INDENT_THRESHOLD     = 0.9;
@@ -7893,12 +7898,18 @@ private int getSysPropertyWidthOrDefault(int defaultWidth, boolean detectTermina
                 try {
                     int width = Integer.parseInt(userValue);
                     if (width < MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH) {
-                        CommandLine.tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value %d. Using minimum usage width %d.", width, MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH);
+                        if (!userValue.equals(lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue)) {
+                            lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue = userValue;
+                            CommandLine.tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value %d. Using minimum usage width %d.", width, MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH);
+                        }
                         return MINIMUM_USAGE_WIDTH;
                     }
                     return width;
                 } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-                    CommandLine.tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value '%s'. Using usage width %d.", userValue, defaultWidth);
+                    if (!userValue.equals(lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue)) {
+                        lastWarnedInvalidWidthValue = userValue;
+                        CommandLine.tracer().warn("Invalid picocli.usage.width value '%s'. Using usage width %d.", userValue, defaultWidth);
+                    }
                     return defaultWidth;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java b/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
index f8f9357ab..6b9f6ee6f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/picocli/HelpTest.java
@@ -3546,6 +3546,43 @@ public void testTooSmallUsageWidthPropertyValue() throws UnsupportedEncodingExce
         assertEquals(format("[picocli WARN] Invalid picocli.usage.width value 54. Using minimum usage width 55.%n"), baos.toString("UTF-8"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testInvalidUsageWidthPropertyValueWarnsOnlyOnce() throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        PrintStream originalErr = System.err;
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(2500);
+        System.setErr(new PrintStream(baos));
+
+        System.clearProperty("picocli.trace");
+        UsageMessageSpec.resetUsageWidthWarningCache();
+        System.setProperty("picocli.usage.width", "bogus");
+        new UsageMessageSpec().width();
+        new UsageMessageSpec().width();
+        new UsageMessageSpec().width();
+        System.setErr(originalErr);
+        System.clearProperty("picocli.usage.width");
+
+        assertEquals(format("[picocli WARN] Invalid picocli.usage.width value 'bogus'. Using usage width 80.%n"), baos.toString("UTF-8"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInvalidUsageWidthPropertyValueWarnsAgainForDifferentValue() throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        PrintStream originalErr = System.err;
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(2500);
+        System.setErr(new PrintStream(baos));
+
+        System.clearProperty("picocli.trace");
+        UsageMessageSpec.resetUsageWidthWarningCache();
+        System.setProperty("picocli.usage.width", "first");
+        new UsageMessageSpec().width();
+        System.setProperty("picocli.usage.width", "second");
+        new UsageMessageSpec().width();
+        System.setErr(originalErr);
+        System.clearProperty("picocli.usage.width");
+
+        assertEquals(format("[picocli WARN] Invalid picocli.usage.width value 'first'. Using usage width 80.%n" +
+                "[picocli WARN] Invalid picocli.usage.width value 'second'. Using usage width 80.%n"), baos.toString("UTF-8"));
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     @Test
     public void testTextTableWithLargeWidth() {