diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
index 1953770383b83..ac26f1fc6ca38 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
@@ -630,10 +630,12 @@ export function addNewQueryEditor() {
 export function cloneQueryToNewTab(query, autorun) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     const state = getState();
-    const { queryEditors, tabHistory } = state.sqlLab;
-    const sourceQueryEditor = queryEditors.find(
-      qe => qe.id === tabHistory[tabHistory.length - 1],
-    );
+    const { queryEditors, unsavedQueryEditor, tabHistory } = state.sqlLab;
+    const sourceQueryEditor = {
+      ...queryEditors.find(qe => qe.id === tabHistory[tabHistory.length - 1]),
+      ...(tabHistory[tabHistory.length - 1] === unsavedQueryEditor.id &&
+        unsavedQueryEditor),
+    };
     const queryEditor = {
       name: t('Copy of %s', sourceQueryEditor.name),
       dbId: query.dbId ? query.dbId : null,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
index b5996df546ce0..25f80aa1c386a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
@@ -389,8 +389,11 @@ describe('async actions', () => {
       const state = {
         sqlLab: {
           tabHistory: [id],
-          queryEditors: [{ id, name: 'Dummy query editor' }],
-          unsavedQueryEditor: {},
+          queryEditors: [{ id, name: 'out of updated title' }],
+          unsavedQueryEditor: {
+            id,
+            name: 'Dummy query editor',
+          },
         },
       };
       const store = mockStore(state);