diff --git a/packages/dm-core-plugins/src/explorer/components/dialogs/NewEntityDialog.tsx b/packages/dm-core-plugins/src/explorer/components/dialogs/NewEntityDialog.tsx
index 79ab35940..8818c395c 100644
--- a/packages/dm-core-plugins/src/explorer/components/dialogs/NewEntityDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/dm-core-plugins/src/explorer/components/dialogs/NewEntityDialog.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import {
   BlueprintPicker,
   Dialog,
   ErrorResponse,
+  TAttribute,
   TreeNode,
+  useBlueprint,
 } from '@development-framework/dm-core'
-import { Button, Progress } from '@equinor/eds-core-react'
+import { Button, Progress, TextField } from '@equinor/eds-core-react'
 import { AxiosError } from 'axios'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   STANDARD_DIALOG_WIDTH,
 } from '../context-menu/NodeRightClickMenu'
 
+const defaultName = 'new_entity'
 type TProps = {
   setDialogId: (id: EDialog | undefined) => void
   node: TreeNode
@@ -22,13 +25,15 @@ type TProps = {
 
 const NewEntityDialog = (props: TProps) => {
   const { setDialogId, node, setNodeOpen } = props
-  const [blueprint, setBlueprint] = useState<string>('')
+  const [blueprintName, setBlueprintName] = useState<string>('')
+  const [newName, setNewName] = useState<string>(defaultName)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const { blueprint } = useBlueprint(blueprintName)
 
   const handleCreate = () => {
     setLoading(true)
     node
-      .appendEntity(`dmss://${blueprint}`, 'new_entity')
+      .appendEntity(`dmss://${blueprintName}`, newName ?? defaultName)
       .then(() => {
         setNodeOpen(true)
         toast.success(`Entity is created`)
@@ -57,13 +62,24 @@ const NewEntityDialog = (props: TProps) => {
       <Dialog.CustomContent>
         <BlueprintPicker
           label='Blueprint'
-          onChange={setBlueprint}
-          formData={blueprint}
+          onChange={setBlueprintName}
+          formData={blueprintName}
           fieldType={'input-field'}
         />
+        {blueprint?.attributes.filter(
+          (attr: TAttribute) => attr.name === 'name'
+        ) && (
+          <TextField
+            id={'entity-name'}
+            onChange={(e: any) => setNewName(e.target.value)}
+            label={'New name'}
+            helperText={'Optional'}
+            defaultValue={defaultName}
+          />
+        )}
       </Dialog.CustomContent>
       <Dialog.Actions>
-        <Button disabled={blueprint === ''} onClick={handleCreate}>
+        <Button disabled={blueprintName === ''} onClick={handleCreate}>
           {loading ? <Progress.Dots /> : 'Create'}
         </Button>
         <Button variant='outlined' onClick={() => setDialogId(undefined)}>