diff --git a/include/Track.h b/include/Track.h
index 52d43f6e115..f4268da922d 100644
--- a/include/Track.h
+++ b/include/Track.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT Track : public Model, public JournallingObject
 	
 	BoolModel* getMutedModel();
 
+	//! returns a name that isn't used by any track and conatins `sourceName`
+	QString findUniqueName(const QString& sourceName) const;
 public slots:
 	virtual void setName(const QString& newName);
 
@@ -211,6 +213,9 @@ public slots:
 	void saveTrack(QDomDocument& doc, QDomElement& element, bool presetMode);
 	void loadTrack(const QDomElement& element, bool presetMode);
 
+	//! returns the number characters at the end of a string
+	static QString getNameNumberEnding(const QString& name, bool* isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace = nullptr);
+
 private:
 	TrackContainer* m_trackContainer;
 	Type m_type;
diff --git a/src/core/Track.cpp b/src/core/Track.cpp
index e44475d9374..cb8449fe633 100644
--- a/src/core/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Track.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ Track* Track::clone()
 	QDomElement parent = doc.createElement("clonedtrack");
 	saveState(doc, parent);
 	Track* t = create(parent.firstChild().toElement(), m_trackContainer);
+	// giving different name to cloned track
+	t->setName(findUniqueName(name()));
 
 	AutomationClip::resolveAllIDs();
 	return t;
@@ -652,6 +654,75 @@ BoolModel *Track::getMutedModel()
 	return &m_mutedModel;
 }
 
+QString Track::findUniqueName(const QString& sourceName) const
+{
+	QString output = sourceName;
+	// removing number from `sourceName`
+	bool isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace = false;
+	size_t sourceNumberLength = Track::getNameNumberEnding(sourceName, &isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace).size();
+	if (sourceNumberLength > 0)
+	{
+		// whitespace needs to be removed so we add + 1 to `sourceNumberLength`
+		sourceNumberLength = isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace ? sourceNumberLength + 1 : sourceNumberLength;
+		output.remove(output.size() - sourceNumberLength, sourceNumberLength);
+	}
+	
+	const TrackContainer::TrackList& trackList = m_trackContainer->tracks();
+	
+	size_t maxNameCounter = 0;
+	bool found = false;
+	
+	for (const Track* it : trackList)
+	{
+		if (it->name().startsWith(output))
+		{
+			size_t nameCount = Track::getNameNumberEnding(it->name()).toInt();
+			maxNameCounter = maxNameCounter < nameCount ? nameCount : maxNameCounter;
+			found = true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if (found)
+	{
+		output = output + " " + QString::number(maxNameCounter + 1);
+	}
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+QString Track::getNameNumberEnding(const QString& name, bool* isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace)
+{
+	QString numberString = "";
+
+	//! `it` will point to where the numbers start in `name`
+	auto it = name.end();
+	size_t digitCount = 0;
+	while (it != name.begin())
+	{
+		it--;
+		if (it->isDigit() == false)
+		{
+			if (isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace != nullptr)
+			{
+				*isSeparatedWithWhiteSpace = *it == ' ';
+			}
+			// the last character was not a number
+			// increase `it` to account for this (and make it point to a digit)
+			it++;
+			break;
+		}
+		digitCount++;
+	}
+
+	if (digitCount > 0)
+	{
+		numberString.resize(digitCount);
+		std::copy(it, name.end(), numberString.begin());
+	}
+		
+	return numberString;
+}
+
 void Track::setName(const QString& newName)
 {
 	if (m_name != newName)
diff --git a/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
index 1ff30ac7680..8d9eb9d24ee 100644
--- a/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/AutomationTrack.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace lmms
 AutomationTrack::AutomationTrack( TrackContainer* tc, bool _hidden ) :
 	Track( _hidden ? Type::HiddenAutomation : Type::Automation, tc )
 {
-	setName( tr( "Automation track" ) );
+	setName(findUniqueName(tr("Automation track")));
 }
 
 bool AutomationTrack::play( const TimePos & time_start, const fpp_t _frames,
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index 66992bc4f6d..5e56cef0b5e 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ InstrumentTrack::InstrumentTrack( TrackContainer* tc ) :
 			this, [this, i]{ processCCEvent(i); }, Qt::DirectConnection);
 	}
 
-	setName( tr( "Default preset" ) );
+	setName(findUniqueName(tr("Default preset")));
 
 	connect(&m_baseNoteModel, SIGNAL(dataChanged()), this, SLOT(updateBaseNote()), Qt::DirectConnection);
 	connect(&m_pitchModel, SIGNAL(dataChanged()), this, SLOT(updatePitch()), Qt::DirectConnection);
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ Instrument * InstrumentTrack::loadInstrument(const QString & _plugin_name,
 	m_instrument = Instrument::instantiate(_plugin_name, this,
 					key, keyFromDnd);
 	unlock();
-	setName(m_instrument->displayName());
+	setName(findUniqueName(m_instrument->displayName()));
 
 	emit instrumentChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
index 697a7c2a8fb..ede04948aa5 100644
--- a/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/PatternTrack.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PatternTrack::PatternTrack(TrackContainer* tc) :
 	int patternNum = s_infoMap.size();
 	s_infoMap[this] = patternNum;
 
-	setName(tr("Pattern %1").arg(patternNum));
+	setName(findUniqueName(tr("Pattern")));
 	Engine::patternStore()->createClipsForPattern(patternNum);
 	Engine::patternStore()->setCurrentPattern(patternNum);
 	Engine::patternStore()->updateComboBox();
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ void PatternTrack::loadTrackSpecificSettings(const QDomElement& _this)
 		{
 			Clip::copyStateTo(track->getClip(src), track->getClip(dst));
 		}
-		setName( tr( "Clone of %1" ).arg(
-					_this.parentNode().toElement().attribute( "name" ) ) );
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
index 8ad75799dd0..c62b8bb9715 100644
--- a/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/SampleTrack.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SampleTrack::SampleTrack(TrackContainer* tc) :
 	m_audioPort(tr("Sample track"), true, &m_volumeModel, &m_panningModel, &m_mutedModel),
 	m_isPlaying(false)
 {
-	setName(tr("Sample track"));
+	setName(findUniqueName(tr("Sample track")));
 	m_panningModel.setCenterValue(DefaultPanning);
 	m_mixerChannelModel.setRange(0, Engine::mixer()->numChannels()-1, 1);