diff --git a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
index 2f6d6ab18755..cda05e837ea2 100644
--- a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@
 #include "editor/editor_node.h"
 #include "editor/editor_undo_redo_manager.h"
 #include "editor/gui/editor_file_dialog.h"
+#include "editor/gui/editor_validation_panel.h"
 #include "editor/scene/scene_create_dialog.h"
 #include "editor/settings/project_settings_editor.h"
+#include "editor/themes/editor_scale.h"
 #include "scene/gui/button.h"
+#include "scene/gui/dialogs.h"
+#include "scene/gui/line_edit.h"
 #include "scene/gui/tree.h"
 #include "scene/main/scene_tree.h"
-#include "scene/main/window.h"
 #include "scene/resources/packed_scene.h"
 
 #define PREVIEW_LIST_MAX_SIZE 10
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ bool EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_name_is_valid(const String &p_name, Strin
 	return true;
 }
 
+void EditorAutoloadSettings::_validate_autoload_name() {
+	String error;
+	bool is_valid = _autoload_name_is_valid(name_edit->get_text(), &error);
+	if (!is_valid) {
+		name_validator->set_message(0, error, EditorValidationPanel::MSG_ERROR);
+	}
+}
+
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_selected() {
 	TreeItem *ti = tree->get_selected();
 
@@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::init_autoloads() {
 }
 
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_file_selected(const String &p_path) {
-	_add_autoload(p_path.get_file().get_basename(), p_path);
+	_try_add_autoload(p_path.get_file().get_basename(), p_path);
 }
 
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_scene_file_selected(const String &p_path) {
@@ -418,7 +429,7 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::_scene_file_selected(const String &p_path) {
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_script_created(Ref<Script> p_script) {
 	FileSystemDock::get_singleton()->get_script_create_dialog()->hide();
 	path = p_script->get_path().get_base_dir();
-	_add_autoload(p_script->get_path().get_file().get_basename(), p_script->get_path());
+	_try_add_autoload(p_script->get_path().get_file().get_basename(), p_script->get_path());
 }
 
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_scene_created() {
@@ -434,7 +445,7 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::_scene_created() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_add_autoload(scene_create_dialog->get_root_name(), scene_create_dialog->get_scene_path());
+	_try_add_autoload(scene_create_dialog->get_root_name(), scene_create_dialog->get_scene_path());
 }
 
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_add_autoload(const String &p_name, const String &p_path) {
@@ -451,6 +462,22 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::_add_autoload(const String &p_name, const String &p
 	autoload_add(autoload_name, p_path);
 }
 
+void EditorAutoloadSettings::_try_add_autoload(const String &p_name, const String &p_path) {
+	if (_autoload_name_is_valid(p_name)) {
+		_add_autoload(p_name, p_path);
+		return;
+	}
+	pending_autoload_path = p_path;
+
+	name_edit->set_text(p_name);
+	name_validator->update();
+	name_dialog->popup_centered(Vector2i(600 * EDSCALE, 0));
+}
+
+void EditorAutoloadSettings::_confirm_autoload_name() {
+	_add_autoload(name_edit->get_text(), pending_autoload_path);
+}
+
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::update_autoload() {
 	if (updating_autoload) {
 		return;
@@ -944,6 +971,25 @@ EditorAutoloadSettings::EditorAutoloadSettings() {
 	tree->connect("item_activated", callable_mp(this, &EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_activated));
 
 	mc->add_child(tree, true);
+
+	name_dialog = memnew(ConfirmationDialog);
+	name_dialog->set_title(TTRC("Enter Autoload Name"));
+	add_child(name_dialog);
+	name_dialog->connect(SceneStringName(confirmed), callable_mp(this, &EditorAutoloadSettings::_confirm_autoload_name));
+
+	VBoxContainer *name_vbox = memnew(VBoxContainer);
+	name_dialog->add_child(name_vbox);
+
+	name_edit = memnew(LineEdit);
+	name_vbox->add_child(name_edit);
+	name_dialog->register_text_enter(name_edit);
+
+	name_validator = memnew(EditorValidationPanel);
+	name_validator->set_accept_button(name_dialog->get_ok_button());
+	name_validator->set_update_callback(callable_mp(this, &EditorAutoloadSettings::_validate_autoload_name));
+	name_validator->add_line(0, TTRC("Autoload name is valid."));
+	name_vbox->add_child(name_validator);
+	name_edit->connect(SceneStringName(text_changed), callable_mp(name_validator, &EditorValidationPanel::update).unbind(1));
 }
 
 EditorAutoloadSettings::~EditorAutoloadSettings() {
diff --git a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.h b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.h
index 954e205394d8..7a5812391adc 100644
--- a/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.h
+++ b/editor/settings/editor_autoload_settings.h
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 #include "scene/gui/box_container.h"
 
 class Button;
+class ConfirmationDialog;
+class EditorValidationPanel;
 class FileDialog;
+class LineEdit;
 class SceneCreateDialog;
 class ScriptCreateDialog;
 class Tree;
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ class EditorAutoloadSettings : public VBoxContainer {
 
 	String path = "res://";
 	String autoload_changed = "autoload_changed";
+	String pending_autoload_path;
 
 	struct AutoloadInfo {
 		String name;
@@ -77,7 +81,12 @@ class EditorAutoloadSettings : public VBoxContainer {
 	ScriptCreateDialog *script_create_dialog = nullptr;
 	SceneCreateDialog *scene_create_dialog = nullptr;
 
+	ConfirmationDialog *name_dialog = nullptr;
+	LineEdit *name_edit = nullptr;
+	EditorValidationPanel *name_validator = nullptr;
+
 	bool _autoload_name_is_valid(const String &p_name, String *r_error = nullptr);
+	void _validate_autoload_name();
 
 	void _autoload_selected();
 	void _autoload_edited();
@@ -94,6 +103,8 @@ class EditorAutoloadSettings : public VBoxContainer {
 	void _script_created(Ref<Script> p_script);
 	void _scene_created();
 	void _add_autoload(const String &p_name, const String &p_path);
+	void _try_add_autoload(const String &p_name, const String &p_path);
+	void _confirm_autoload_name();
 
 	Variant get_drag_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, Control *p_control);
 	bool can_drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data, Control *p_control) const;