diff --git a/Lib/configparser.py b/Lib/configparser.py
index 4344a9e8baca44..bfcb772beb281d 100644
--- a/Lib/configparser.py
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ def _handle_header(self, st, mo, fpname):
         st.sectname = mo.group('header')
         if st.sectname in self._sections:
             if self._strict and st.sectname in st.elements_added:
-                raise DuplicateSectionError(st.sectname, fpname,
+                self._handle_duplicate_section(st.sectname, fpname,
                                             st.lineno)
             st.cursect = self._sections[st.sectname]
             st.elements_added.add(st.sectname)
@@ -1126,6 +1126,10 @@ def _handle_header(self, st, mo, fpname):
         # So sections can't start with a continuation line
         st.optname = None
 
+    def _handle_duplicate_section(self, sectname, fpname, lineno):
+        """Handle duplicate section definition. Override for custom behavior."""
+        raise DuplicateSectionError(sectname, fpname, lineno)
+
     def _handle_option(self, st, line, fpname):
         # an option line?
         st.indent_level = st.cur_indent_level
@@ -1145,7 +1149,7 @@ def _handle_option(self, st, line, fpname):
         st.optname = self.optionxform(st.optname.rstrip())
         if (self._strict and
             (st.sectname, st.optname) in st.elements_added):
-            raise DuplicateOptionError(st.sectname, st.optname,
+            self._handle_duplicate_option(st.sectname, st.optname,
                                     fpname, st.lineno)
         st.elements_added.add((st.sectname, st.optname))
         # This check is fine because the OPTCRE cannot
@@ -1157,6 +1161,10 @@ def _handle_option(self, st, line, fpname):
             # valueless option handling
             st.cursect[st.optname] = None
 
+    def _handle_duplicate_option(self, sectname, optname, fpname, lineno):
+        """Handle duplicate option definition. Override for custom behavior."""
+        raise DuplicateOptionError(sectname, optname, fpname, lineno)
+
     def _join_multiline_values(self):
         defaults = self.default_section, self._defaults
         all_sections = itertools.chain((defaults,),
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-07-29-15-26-24.gh-issue-107428.TPmUOE.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-07-29-15-26-24.gh-issue-107428.TPmUOE.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cd9740f96168c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-07-29-15-26-24.gh-issue-107428.TPmUOE.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added overridable methods for handling duplicate sections and options in ConfigParser.