diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletDetails.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletDetails.qml
index 2676c5862..9db036f9a 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletDetails.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletDetails.qml
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ Pane {
                                     visible: walletNameContent.editmode
                                     icon.source: '../../icons/confirmed.png'
                                     icon.color: enabled ? 'transparent' : constants.mutedForeground
-                                    enabled: walletNameEdit.text !== Daemon.currentWallet.name
-                                             && Daemon.isValidWalletName(walletNameEdit.text)
+                                    enabled: Daemon.isValidWalletName(walletNameEdit.text)
                                     onClicked: {
                                         walletNameContent.editmode = false
                                         Daemon.renameWallet(walletNameEdit.text)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCWalletName.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCWalletName.qml
index 7dc243db5..1020b03cd 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCWalletName.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCWalletName.qml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls
 import org.electrum 1.0
 
 WizardComponent {
-    valid: wiz.isValidNewWalletName(wallet_name.text)
+    valid: Daemon.isValidWalletName(wallet_name.text)
 
     function apply() {
         wizard_data['wallet_name'] = wallet_name.text
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qedaemon.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qedaemon.py
index d9eadb324..b8509bdd9 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qedaemon.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qedaemon.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from electrum.plugin import run_hook
 from electrum.lnchannel import ChannelState
 from electrum.bitcoin import is_address
 from electrum.bitcoin import verify_usermessage_with_address
-from electrum.storage import StorageReadWriteError
+from electrum.storage import StorageReadWriteError, WalletStorage
 
 from .auth import AuthMixin, auth_protect
 from .qefx import QEFX
@@ -311,15 +311,33 @@ class QEDaemon(AuthMixin, QObject):
 
         self.availableWallets.remove_wallet(path)
 
+    def wallet_path_from_wallet_name(self, wallet_name: str) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(self.daemon.config.get_datadir_wallet_path(), wallet_name)
+
     @pyqtSlot(str, result=bool)
     def isValidWalletName(self, wallet_name: str) -> bool:
         if not wallet_name:
             return False
         if self.availableWallets.wallet_name_exists(wallet_name):
             return False
-        # ensure wallet_name is not interpreted as path
+        # note: we should probably restrict wallet names to be alphanumeric (plus underscore, etc)...
+        # try to prevent sketchy path traversals:
+        for forbidden_char in ("/", "\\", ):
+            if forbidden_char in wallet_name:
+                return False
         if os.path.basename(wallet_name) != wallet_name:  # '/foo/bar/' returns 'bar'
             return False
+        wallet_path = self.wallet_path_from_wallet_name(wallet_name)
+        # validate that the path looks sane to the filesystem:
+        try:
+            temp_storage = WalletStorage(wallet_path)
+        except (StorageReadWriteError, WalletFileException):
+            return False
+        except Exception:
+            self._logger.exception("")
+            return False
+        if temp_storage.file_exists():
+            return False
         return True
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qewizard.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qewizard.py
index ca1961f8c..3bd3f33ec 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qewizard.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qewizard.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ from electrum.base_crash_reporter import send_exception_to_crash_reporter
 from electrum.logging import get_logger
 from electrum import mnemonic
 from electrum.wizard import NewWalletWizard, ServerConnectWizard, TermsOfUseWizard
-from electrum.storage import WalletStorage, StorageReadWriteError
-from electrum.util import WalletFileException, UserFacingException
+from electrum.util import UserFacingException
 from electrum.gui import messages
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -125,35 +124,6 @@ class QENewWalletWizard(NewWalletWizard, QEAbstractWizard):
             'can_passphrase': can_passphrase
         }
 
-    def _wallet_path_from_wallet_name(self, wallet_name: str) -> str:
-        return os.path.join(self._qedaemon.daemon.config.get_datadir_wallet_path(), wallet_name)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str, result=bool)
-    def isValidNewWalletName(self, wallet_name: str) -> bool:
-        if not wallet_name:
-            return False
-        if self._qedaemon.availableWallets.wallet_name_exists(wallet_name):
-            return False
-        wallet_path = self._wallet_path_from_wallet_name(wallet_name)
-        # note: we should probably restrict wallet names to be alphanumeric (plus underscore, etc)...
-        # try to prevent sketchy path traversals:
-        for forbidden_char in ("/", "\\", ):
-            if forbidden_char in wallet_name:
-                return False
-        if os.path.basename(wallet_name) != wallet_name:
-            return False
-        # validate that the path looks sane to the filesystem:
-        try:
-            temp_storage = WalletStorage(wallet_path)
-        except (StorageReadWriteError, WalletFileException) as e:
-            return False
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.exception("")
-            return False
-        if temp_storage.file_exists():
-            return False
-        return True
-
     @pyqtSlot('QJSValue', bool, str)
     def createStorage(self, js_data, single_password_enabled, single_password):
         self._logger.info('Creating wallet from wizard data')
@@ -163,7 +133,7 @@ class QENewWalletWizard(NewWalletWizard, QEAbstractWizard):
             data['encrypt'] = True
             data['password'] = single_password
 
-        path = self._wallet_path_from_wallet_name(data['wallet_name'])
+        path = self._qedaemon.wallet_path_from_wallet_name(data['wallet_name'])
 
         try:
             self.create_storage(path, data)