diff --git a/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py b/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
index fbe5dc5d..97cbe4be 100644
--- a/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
+++ b/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
@@ -7546,7 +7546,11 @@ def kernels_pull(self, kernel, path, metadata=False, quiet=True):
                 file_name = existing_metadata["code_file"]
             elif os.path.isfile(metadata_path):
                 with open(metadata_path) as f:
-                    file_name = json.load(f)["code_file"]
+                    local_metadata = json.load(f)
+                # Reuse code_file only if the folder holds this same kernel; another kernel's file would be overwritten.
+                local_id = str(local_metadata.get("id", "")).lower().split("/")[:2]
+                if local_id == [owner_slug.lower(), kernel_slug.lower()]:
+                    file_name = local_metadata["code_file"]
 
             if not file_name or file_name == "INSERT_CODE_FILE_PATH_HERE":
                 extension = None
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_kernels_pull.py b/tests/unit/test_kernels_pull.py
index a1973468..b5b3079d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_kernels_pull.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_kernels_pull.py
@@ -353,6 +353,31 @@ def test_kernels_pull_cli_honors_kernel_opt(self, mock_pull):
 
         mock_pull.assert_called_once_with("owner/my-slug", path=None, metadata=False, quiet=False)
 
+    @patch.object(KaggleApi, "build_kaggle_client")
+    def test_kernels_pull_code_file_only_reused_for_same_kernel(self, mock_client):
+        import tempfile
+
+        mock_kaggle = MagicMock()
+        blob = mock_kaggle.kernels.kernels_api_client.get_kernel.return_value.blob
+        blob.language, blob.kernel_type, blob.slug, blob.source = "python", "script", "kernel-b", "B"
+        mock_client.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_kaggle)
+        mock_client.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+
+        for local_id, expected_file in [("owner/kernel-a", "kernel-b.py"), ("Owner/Kernel-B", "mine.py")]:
+            with self.subTest(local_id=local_id), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+                with open(os.path.join(d, "kernel-metadata.json"), "w") as f:
+                    json.dump({"id": local_id, "code_file": "mine.py"}, f)
+                with open(os.path.join(d, "mine.py"), "w") as f:
+                    f.write("local work")
+
+                self.api.kernels_pull("owner/kernel-b", path=d)
+
+                with open(os.path.join(d, expected_file)) as f:
+                    self.assertEqual(f.read(), "B")
+                if expected_file != "mine.py":
+                    with open(os.path.join(d, "mine.py")) as f:
+                        self.assertEqual(f.read(), "local work")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()