diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
index b6f8552bd81..6174d2a23b6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static Sequence *cut_seq_hard(Scene *scene, Sequence *seq, int cutframe)
 
 	if (!skip_dup) {
 		/* Duplicate AFTER the first change */
-		seqn = BKE_sequence_dupli_recursive(scene, scene, seq, SEQ_DUPE_ANIM);
+		seqn = BKE_sequence_dupli_recursive(scene, scene, seq, SEQ_DUPE_ANIM|SEQ_DUPE_UNIQUE_NAME);
 	}
 
 	if (seqn) {
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static Sequence *cut_seq_soft(Scene *scene, Sequence *seq, int cutframe)
 
 	if (!skip_dup) {
 		/* Duplicate AFTER the first change */
-		seqn = BKE_sequence_dupli_recursive(scene, scene, seq, SEQ_DUPE_ANIM);
+		seqn = BKE_sequence_dupli_recursive(scene, scene, seq, SEQ_DUPE_ANIM|SEQ_DUPE_UNIQUE_NAME);
 	}
 
 	if (seqn) {