diff --git a/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js b/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
index 3d92cbbcb4a..828207840f1 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
+++ b/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ var SlideUploadDialog = Dialog.extend({
         if (!preventOnchange) {
             var input = file.name;
             var inputVal = input.substr(0, input.lastIndexOf('.')) || input;
-            this._formSetFieldValue('name', inputVal);
+            if (this._formGetFieldValue('name') === "") {
+                this._formSetFieldValue('name', inputVal);
+            }
         }
     },
     _onChangeSlideUrl: function (ev) {