diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 0db71c4f..0201bfcf 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ import { ChangeHostnameActionComponent } from './components/project-map/context-
 import { ChangeHostnameDialogComponent } from './components/project-map/change-hostname-dialog/change-hostname-dialog.component';
 import { ApplianceInfoDialogComponent } from './components/project-map/new-template-dialog/appliance-info-dialog/appliance-info-dialog.component';
 import { InformationDialogComponent } from './components/dialogs/information-dialog.component';
+import { TemplateNameDialogComponent } from './components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [
@@ -462,7 +463,8 @@ import { InformationDialogComponent } from './components/dialogs/information-dia
     ChangeHostnameActionComponent,
     ChangeHostnameDialogComponent,
     ApplianceInfoDialogComponent,
-    InformationDialogComponent
+    InformationDialogComponent,
+    TemplateNameDialogComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
index 87b42376..3e224b32 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/new-template-dialog.component.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { Template } from '../../../models/template';
 import { ComputeService } from '../../../services/compute.service';
 import { InformationDialogComponent } from '../../../components/dialogs/information-dialog.component';
 import { ProgressService } from '../../../common/progress/progress.service';
+import { TemplateNameDialogComponent } from './template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-new-template-dialog',
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     private iosImages: Image[] = [];
     private iouImages: Image[] = [];
 
+    private templates: Template[] = [];
+
     @ViewChild(MatPaginator, {static: true}) paginator: MatPaginator;
     @ViewChild('stepper', {static: true}) stepper: MatStepper;
 
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     ) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
+        this.templateService.list(this.server).subscribe((templates) => {
+            this.templates = templates;
+        });
+        
         this.computeService.getComputes(this.server).subscribe((computes) => {
             computes.forEach(compute => {
                 if (compute.compute_id === 'vm') {
@@ -423,6 +430,8 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     createIouTemplate (image: Image) {
+        if (!this.validateTemplateName()) return;
+
         let iouTemplate: IouTemplate = new IouTemplate();
         iouTemplate.name = this.applianceToInstall.name;
         iouTemplate.nvram = this.applianceToInstall.iou.nvram;
@@ -447,6 +456,8 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     createIosTemplate(image: Image) {
+        if (!this.validateTemplateName()) return;
+
         let iosTemplate: IosTemplate = new IosTemplate();
         iosTemplate.name = this.applianceToInstall.name;
         iosTemplate.chassis = this.applianceToInstall.dynamips.chassis;
@@ -479,6 +490,8 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     createDockerTemplate() {
+        if (!this.validateTemplateName()) return;
+
         let dockerTemplate: DockerTemplate = new DockerTemplate();
         dockerTemplate.name = this.applianceToInstall.name;
         dockerTemplate.adapters = this.applianceToInstall.docker.adapters;
@@ -509,8 +522,8 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
             this.toasterService.error('Please select QEMU binary first');
             return;
         }
+
         let qemuTemplate: QemuTemplate = new QemuTemplate();
-        qemuTemplate.name = this.applianceToInstall.name;
         qemuTemplate.ram = this.applianceToInstall.qemu.ram;
         qemuTemplate.adapters = this.applianceToInstall.qemu.adapters;
         qemuTemplate.adapter_type = this.applianceToInstall.qemu.adapter_type;
@@ -533,11 +546,58 @@ export class NewTemplateDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         qemuTemplate.template_type = 'qemu';
         qemuTemplate.usage = this.applianceToInstall.usage;
 
-        this.qemuService.addTemplate(this.server, qemuTemplate).subscribe((template) => {
-            this.templateService.newTemplateCreated.next(template as any as Template);
-            this.toasterService.success('Template added');
-            this.dialogRef.close();
-        });
+        if (this.templates.filter(t => t.name === this.applianceToInstall.name).length === 0) {
+            qemuTemplate.name = this.applianceToInstall.name;
+            
+            this.qemuService.addTemplate(this.server, qemuTemplate).subscribe((template) => {
+                this.templateService.newTemplateCreated.next(template as any as Template);
+                this.toasterService.success('Template added');
+                this.dialogRef.close();
+            });
+        } else {
+            const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(TemplateNameDialogComponent, {
+                width: '400px',
+                height: '250px',
+                autoFocus: false,
+                disableClose: true
+            });
+            dialogRef.componentInstance.server = this.server;
+            dialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe((answer: string) => {
+                if (answer) {
+                    qemuTemplate.name = answer;
+            
+                    this.qemuService.addTemplate(this.server, qemuTemplate).subscribe((template) => {
+                        this.templateService.newTemplateCreated.next(template as any as Template);
+                        this.toasterService.success('Template added');
+                        this.dialogRef.close();
+                    });
+                } else{
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    validateTemplateName() {
+        if (this.templates.filter(t => t.name === this.applianceToInstall.name).length === 0) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(TemplateNameDialogComponent, {
+                width: '400px',
+                height: '300px',
+                autoFocus: false,
+                disableClose: true
+            });
+            dialogRef.componentInstance.server = this.server;
+            dialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe((answer: string) => {
+                if (answer) {
+                    this.applianceToInstall.name = answer;
+                    return true;
+                } else{
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.html b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72de353f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<h1 mat-dialog-title>Please enter name for the new template</h1>
+<form [formGroup]="templateNameForm" class="file-name-form">
+  <mat-form-field class="file-name-form-field">
+    <input
+      matInput
+      (keydown)="onKeyDown($event)"
+      type="text"
+      formControlName="templateName"
+      [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': form.templateName?.errors }"
+      placeholder="Template name"
+    />
+    <mat-error *ngIf="form.templateName?.touched && form.templateName?.errors && form.templateName?.errors.required"
+      >Template name is required</mat-error
+    >
+    <mat-error *ngIf="form.templateName?.errors && form.templateName?.errors.invalidName"
+      >Template name is incorrect</mat-error
+    >
+    <mat-error *ngIf="form.templateName?.errors && form.templateName?.errors.templateExist"
+      >Template with this name exists</mat-error
+    >
+  </mat-form-field>
+  <div mat-dialog-actions>
+    <button mat-button (click)="onNoClick()" color="accent">Cancel</button>
+    <button mat-button (click)="onAddClick()" tabindex="2" class="add-project-button" mat-raised-button color="primary">Add template</button>
+  </div>
+</form>
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.scss b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acf081db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.file-name-form-field {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.project-snackbar {
+    background: #2196F3;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef1ea9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/new-template-dialog/template-name-dialog/template-name-dialog.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { Component, OnInit, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { MatDialog, MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import { Server } from '../../../../models/server';
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
+import { ProjectNameValidator } from '../../../projects/models/projectNameValidator';
+import { ToasterService } from '../../../../services/toaster.service';
+import { TemplateService } from '../../../../services/template.service';
+import { templateNameAsyncValidator } from '../../../../validators/template-name-async-validator';
+import { Template } from '../../../../models/template';
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-template-name-dialog',
+  templateUrl: './template-name-dialog.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./template-name-dialog.component.scss'],
+  providers: [ProjectNameValidator]
+})
+export class TemplateNameDialogComponent implements OnInit {
+  server: Server;
+  templateNameForm: FormGroup;
+
+  constructor(
+    public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<TemplateNameDialogComponent>,
+    private router: Router,
+    private dialog: MatDialog,
+    private toasterService: ToasterService,
+    private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
+    private templateNameValidator: ProjectNameValidator,
+    private templateService: TemplateService
+  ) {}
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.templateNameForm = this.formBuilder.group({
+      templateName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, this.templateNameValidator.get], [templateNameAsyncValidator(this.server, this.templateService)])
+    });
+  }
+
+  get form() {
+    return this.templateNameForm.controls;
+  }
+
+  onAddClick(): void {
+    if (this.templateNameForm.invalid) {
+      this.toasterService.error('Please enter correct name for new template');
+      return;
+    }
+    this.templateService.list(this.server).subscribe((templates: Template[]) => {
+      const templateName = this.templateNameForm.controls['templateName'].value;
+      let existingProject = templates.find(t => t.name === templateName);
+
+      if (existingProject) {
+        this.toasterService.error('Template with this name exists');
+      } else {
+        this.dialogRef.close(this.templateNameForm.controls['templateName'].value);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  onNoClick(): void {
+    this.dialogRef.close();
+  }
+
+  onKeyDown(event) {
+    if (event.key === "Enter") {
+      this.onAddClick();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/validators/template-name-async-validator.ts b/src/app/validators/template-name-async-validator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..160c10da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/validators/template-name-async-validator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { TemplateService } from '../services/template.service';
+import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import { timer } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Server } from '../models/server';
+
+export const templateNameAsyncValidator = (server: Server, templateService: TemplateService) => {
+    return (control: FormControl) => {
+        return timer(500).pipe(
+            switchMap(() => templateService.list(server)),
+            map(response => (response.find(n => n.name === control.value) ? {templateExist: true} : null))
+        );
+    }
+}