diff --git a/src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp
--- a/src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,14 @@
         QDomElement prod = xml.createElement(QStringLiteral("producer"));
         xml.appendChild(prod);
 
+        QString shortTitle = dia->selectedText()
+            .trimmed()
+            .replace(QRegExp("[\n\t\r]"), QStringLiteral(" ")) // Remove newlines
+            .left(32); // First 32 characters
+        
         QMap<QString, QString> properties;
         properties.insert(QStringLiteral("resource"), textTemplate);
-        properties.insert(QStringLiteral("kdenlive:clipname"), i18n("Template title clip"));
+        properties.insert(QStringLiteral("kdenlive:clipname"), i18n("Title: %1", shortTitle));
         if (!groupInfo.isEmpty()) {
             properties.insert(QStringLiteral("kdenlive:folderid"), groupInfo.at(0));
         }