diff --git a/i18n/translations/en.json b/i18n/translations/en.json
index 98bf41b5f4..5cafd822dd 100644
--- a/i18n/translations/en.json
+++ b/i18n/translations/en.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
   "error.field.converter.invalid": "Invalid converter \"{converter}\"",
 
+  "error.file.changeName.empty": "The name must not be empty",
   "error.file.changeName.permission":
     "You are not allowed to change the name of \"{filename}\"",
   "error.file.duplicate": "A file with the name \"{filename}\" already exists",
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/FileRenameDialog.vue b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/FileRenameDialog.vue
index aeebcb28eb..f681aac943 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/FileRenameDialog.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/FileRenameDialog.vue
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ export default {
       return slug(input, [this.slugs, this.system.ascii], ".");
     },
     submit() {
+      // prevent empty name with just spaces
+      this.file.name = this.file.name.trim();
+
+      if (this.file.name.length === 0) {
+        this.$refs.dialog.error(this.$t("error.file.changeName.empty"));
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.$api.files
         .rename(this.parent, this.file.filename, this.file.name)
         .then(file => {
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageCreateDialog.vue b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageCreateDialog.vue
index d6ccba19e7..a8d8bffc2f 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageCreateDialog.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageCreateDialog.vue
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ export default {
 
     },
     submit() {
+      // prevent empty title with just spaces
+      this.page.title = this.page.title.trim();
 
       if (this.page.title.length === 0) {
         this.$refs.dialog.error('Please enter a title');
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageRenameDialog.vue b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageRenameDialog.vue
index 68cedd57de..b3095b47f3 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageRenameDialog.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/PageRenameDialog.vue
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export default {
         });
     },
     submit() {
+      // prevent empty title with just spaces
+      this.page.title = this.page.title.trim();
 
       if (this.page.title.length === 0) {
         this.$refs.dialog.error(this.$t("error.page.changeTitle.empty"));
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/UserRenameDialog.vue b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/UserRenameDialog.vue
index 23d4c9a4f2..7c7ef101da 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Dialogs/UserRenameDialog.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Dialogs/UserRenameDialog.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export default {
         });
     },
     submit() {
+      this.user.name = this.user.name.trim();
+
       this.$api.users
         .changeName(this.user.id, this.user.name)
         .then(() => {