diff --git a/editor/src/dispatcher.rs b/editor/src/dispatcher.rs
index 3d86309f..c2b4903f 100644
--- a/editor/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/editor/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ mod test {
 			nodes: HashMap::new(),
 			parent: LayerNodeIdentifier::ROOT,
 			insert_index: -1,
+			alias: String::new(),
 		});
 		editor.handle_message(NodeGraphMessage::SelectedNodesSet { nodes: vec![FOLDER_ID] });
 
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
index 46238c34..ca1d4ad4 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, DocumentInputs<'_>> for DocumentMessageHand
 					nodes: HashMap::new(),
 					parent,
 					insert_index: -1,
+					alias: String::new(),
 				});
 				responses.add(NodeGraphMessage::SelectedNodesSet { nodes: vec![id] });
 			}
@@ -423,7 +424,13 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, DocumentInputs<'_>> for DocumentMessageHand
 
 					let id = NodeId(generate_uuid());
 					let insert_index = -1;
-					responses.add(GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer { id, nodes, parent, insert_index });
+					responses.add(GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer {
+						id,
+						nodes,
+						parent,
+						insert_index,
+						alias: String::new(),
+					});
 				}
 			}
 			FlipSelectedLayers { flip_axis } => {
@@ -501,6 +508,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, DocumentInputs<'_>> for DocumentMessageHand
 					nodes: HashMap::new(),
 					parent,
 					insert_index: calculated_insert_index.unwrap_or(-1),
+					alias: String::new(),
 				});
 				responses.add(PortfolioMessage::PasteIntoFolder {
 					clipboard: Clipboard::Internal,
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message.rs
index ffec1511..959bd27c 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub enum GraphOperationMessage {
 		nodes: HashMap<NodeId, DocumentNode>,
 		parent: LayerNodeIdentifier,
 		insert_index: isize,
+		alias: String,
 	},
 	NewVectorLayer {
 		id: NodeId,
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message_handler.rs
index ce630c7a..11b3ebbe 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/graph_operation_message_handler.rs
@@ -670,7 +670,13 @@ impl MessageHandler<GraphOperationMessage, GraphOperationHandlerData<'_>> for Gr
 					modify_inputs.insert_image_data(image_frame, layer);
 				}
 			}
-			GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer { id, nodes, parent, insert_index } => {
+			GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer {
+				id,
+				nodes,
+				parent,
+				insert_index,
+				alias,
+			} => {
 				trace!("Inserting new layer {id} as a child of {parent:?} at index {insert_index}");
 
 				let mut modify_inputs = ModifyInputsContext::new(document_network, document_metadata, node_graph, responses);
@@ -678,6 +684,10 @@ impl MessageHandler<GraphOperationMessage, GraphOperationHandlerData<'_>> for Gr
 				if let Some(layer) = modify_inputs.create_layer_with_insert_index(id, insert_index, parent) {
 					let new_ids: HashMap<_, _> = nodes.iter().map(|(&id, _)| (id, NodeId(generate_uuid()))).collect();
 
+					if let Some(node) = modify_inputs.document_network.nodes.get_mut(&id) {
+						node.alias = alias.clone();
+					}
+
 					let shift = nodes
 						.get(&NodeId(0))
 						.and_then(|node| {
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/utility_types/clipboards.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/utility_types/clipboards.rs
index c4f16984..b4dd60df 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/utility_types/clipboards.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/utility_types/clipboards.rs
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ pub struct CopyBufferEntry {
 	pub nodes: HashMap<NodeId, DocumentNode>,
 	pub selected: bool,
 	pub collapsed: bool,
+	pub alias: String,
 }
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/portfolio_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/portfolio_message_handler.rs
index 0bd44b95..2e65ba7b 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/portfolio_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/portfolio_message_handler.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ impl MessageHandler<PortfolioMessage, (&InputPreprocessorMessageHandler, &Prefer
 						};
 
 						let node = layer.to_node();
+						let previous_alias = active_document.network().nodes.get(&node).map(|node| node.alias.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+
 						let Some(node) = active_document.network().nodes.get(&node).and_then(|node| node.inputs.first()).and_then(|input| input.as_node()) else {
 							continue;
 						};
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<PortfolioMessage, (&InputPreprocessorMessageHandler, &Prefer
 							.collect(),
 							selected: active_document.selected_nodes.selected_layers_contains(layer, active_document.metadata()),
 							collapsed: false,
+							alias: previous_alias,
 						});
 					}
 				};
@@ -375,6 +378,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<PortfolioMessage, (&InputPreprocessorMessageHandler, &Prefer
 							nodes: entry.nodes.clone(),
 							parent,
 							insert_index,
+							alias: entry.alias.clone(),
 						});
 						if entry.selected {
 							responses.add(NodeGraphMessage::SelectedNodesAdd { nodes: vec![id] });
@@ -408,6 +412,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<PortfolioMessage, (&InputPreprocessorMessageHandler, &Prefer
 								nodes: entry.nodes,
 								parent,
 								insert_index: -1,
+								alias: entry.alias,
 							});
 							if entry.selected {
 								responses.add(NodeGraphMessage::SelectedNodesAdd { nodes: vec![id] });
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/brush_tool.rs b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/brush_tool.rs
index 0f81a6f4..9903bed6 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/brush_tool.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/brush_tool.rs
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ fn new_brush_layer(document: &DocumentMessageHandler, responses: &mut VecDeque<M
 		nodes: HashMap::from([(NodeId(0), brush_node)]),
 		parent: document.new_layer_parent(),
 		insert_index: -1,
+		alias: String::new(),
 	});
 	responses.add(NodeGraphMessage::SelectedNodesSet { nodes: vec![id] });
 
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/select_tool.rs b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/select_tool.rs
index 1db28105..321af1e3 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/select_tool.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/select_tool.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,13 @@ impl SelectToolData {
 			let id = NodeId(generate_uuid());
 			let insert_index = -1;
 			let layer = LayerNodeIdentifier::new_unchecked(id);
-			responses.add(GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer { id, nodes, parent, insert_index });
+			responses.add(GraphOperationMessage::NewCustomLayer {
+				id,
+				nodes,
+				parent,
+				insert_index,
+				alias: String::new(),
+			});
 			new_dragging.push(layer);
 		}
 		let nodes = new_dragging.iter().map(|layer| layer.to_node()).collect();