diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 11726512b37..ecb9b30d5f0 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -2125,7 +2125,8 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option,bool p_confirmed) {
 
 				String existing;
 				if (extensions.size()) {
-					existing="new_scene."+extensions.front()->get().to_lower();
+					String root_name(get_edited_scene()->get_name());
+					existing=root_name+"."+extensions.front()->get().to_lower();
 				}
 				file->set_current_path(existing);
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 37a316ae9c8..8b0607429c1 100644
--- a/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_tool_selected(int p_tool, bool p_confirm_override) {
 
 			String existing;
 			if (extensions.size()) {
-				existing="new_scene."+extensions.front()->get().to_lower();
+				String root_name(tocopy->get_name());
+				existing=root_name+"."+extensions.front()->get().to_lower();
 			}
 			new_scene_from_dialog->set_current_path(existing);