diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
index f533f715bd..b9cd303322 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ public class WidgetTypeServiceImpl implements WidgetTypeService {
                     if (widgetsBundle == null) {
                         throw new DataValidationException("Widget type is referencing to non-existent widgets bundle!");
                     }
-
-                    String alias = widgetType.getName().toLowerCase().replaceAll("\\W+", "_");
+                    String alias = widgetType.getAlias();
+                    if (alias == null || alias.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                        alias = widgetType.getName().toLowerCase().replaceAll("\\W+", "_");
+                    }
                     String originalAlias = alias;
                     int c = 1;
                     WidgetType withSameAlias;
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetsBundleServiceImpl.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetsBundleServiceImpl.java
index de20ff0ada..7e413d8614 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetsBundleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetsBundleServiceImpl.java
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ public class WidgetsBundleServiceImpl implements WidgetsBundleService {
 
                 @Override
                 protected void validateCreate(WidgetsBundle widgetsBundle) {
-                    String alias = widgetsBundle.getTitle().toLowerCase().replaceAll("\\W+", "_");
+                    String alias = widgetsBundle.getAlias();
+                    if (alias == null || alias.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                        alias = widgetsBundle.getTitle().toLowerCase().replaceAll("\\W+", "_");
+                    }
                     String originalAlias = alias;
                     int c = 1;
                     WidgetsBundle withSameAlias;