diff --git a/novelwriter/core/project.py b/novelwriter/core/project.py
index e86b744b..3e3152ee 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/project.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/project.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class NWProject:
 
         return True
 
-    def copyFileContent(self, tHandle: str, sHandle: str) -> bool:
+    def copyFileContent(self, tHandle: str, sHandle: str, newTitle: str | None = None) -> bool:
         """Copy content to a new document after it is created. This
         will not run if the file exists and is not empty.
         """
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ class NWProject:
 
         logger.debug("Populating '%s' with text from '%s'", tHandle, sHandle)
         text = self._storage.getDocumentText(sHandle)
+        if (
+            newTitle and (lines := text.split("\n")) and lines
+            and lines[0].startswith(("# ", "## ", "### ", "#### ", "#! ", "##! ", "###! "))
+        ):
+            prefix, _, _ = lines[0].partition(" ")
+            lines[0] = f"{prefix} {newTitle}"
+            text = "\n".join(lines)
+
         self._storage.getDocument(tHandle).writeDocument(text)
         sItem.setLayout(tItem.itemLayout)
         self._index.reIndexHandle(tHandle)
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
index 4565e315..b35445ae 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeView):
                     if itemType == nwItemType.FILE:
                         if tHandle := SHARED.project.newFile(newLabel, sHandle, sPos):
                             if copyDoc:
-                                SHARED.project.copyFileContent(tHandle, copyDoc)
+                                SHARED.project.copyFileContent(tHandle, copyDoc, newLabel)
                             elif hLevel > 0:
                                 SHARED.project.writeNewFile(tHandle, hLevel, not nNote)
                             SHARED.project.index.reIndexHandle(tHandle)