diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projecttopbar.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projecttopbar.js
index b09f974e47..f0cd18bf48 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projecttopbar.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projecttopbar.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function projectTopBarInit(ctx) {
     e.preventDefault();
     projectNameForm.hide();
     projectNameContainer.fadeIn();
+    $("#project-name-change-input").val(projectName.text());
   });
 
   $("#project-name-change-btn").click(function(){
@@ -87,4 +88,10 @@ function projectTopBarInit(ctx) {
         window.location.replace(libtoaster.ctx.projectBuildsUrl);
     }, null);
   });
+
+  /* Call makeProjectNameValidation function */
+  libtoaster.makeProjectNameValidation($("#project-name-change-input"),
+      $("#hint-error-project-name"), $("#validate-project-name"),
+      $("#project-name-change-btn"));
+
 }
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/projecttopbar.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/projecttopbar.html
index 007de06ffb..e878caba8b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/projecttopbar.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/projecttopbar.html
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
     {% endif %}
   </h1>
   <form id="project-name-change-form" style="margin-bottom: 0px; display: none;">
-    <div class="input-append">
+    <div class="input-append" id="validate-project-name">
       <input class="huge input-xxlarge" type="text" id="project-name-change-input" autocomplete="off" value="{{project.name}}">
         <button id="project-name-change-btn" class="btn btn-large" type="button">Save</button>
         <a href="#" id="project-name-change-cancel" class="btn btn-large btn-link">Cancel</a>
     </div>
+    <p class="help-block error" style="display: none;margin-top: 10px;" id="hint-error-project-name">A project with this name exists. Project names must be unique.</p>
   </form>
 </div>