diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboard-new-layouts/dashboard-group-panels.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboard-new-layouts/dashboard-group-panels.spec.ts
index d9cde06cc69..ffdd52e24f6 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboard-new-layouts/dashboard-group-panels.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboard-new-layouts/dashboard-group-panels.spec.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,60 @@ test.describe(
         dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.title('New panel'))
       ).toHaveCount(3);
     });
+    test('cannot add a row without a title', async ({ dashboardPage, selectors, page }) => {
+      await importTestDashboard(page, selectors, 'Cannot add row without title');
+
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.editButton).click();
+
+      await groupIntoRow(page, dashboardPage, selectors);
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('New row'))
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // edit row title to a non-default and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.RowsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('Test row 1');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // clear the title input to simulate no title and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('Test row 1')).click();
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.RowsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // title should be set to a default name
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('New row'))
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // add another row
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.CanvasGridAddActions.addRow).click();
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('New row 1'))
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // edit row title to a non-default and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.RowsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('Test row 2');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // clear the title input to simulate no title and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('Test row 2')).click();
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.RowsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // title should be set to a default name + 1 to avoid duplicates
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.DashboardRow.title('New row 1'))
+      ).toBeVisible();
+    });
 
     /*
      * Tabs
@@ -835,5 +889,51 @@ test.describe(
         dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.title('New panel'))
       ).toHaveCount(3);
     });
+
+    test('cannot add a tab without a title', async ({ dashboardPage, selectors, page }) => {
+      await importTestDashboard(page, selectors, 'Cannot add tab without title');
+
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.editButton).click();
+
+      await groupIntoTab(page, dashboardPage, selectors);
+
+      await expect(dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('New tab'))).toBeVisible();
+
+      // edit tab title to a non-default and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.TabsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('Test tab 1');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // clear the title input to simulate no title and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('Test tab 1')).click();
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.TabsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // title should be set to a default name
+      await expect(dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('New tab'))).toBeVisible();
+
+      // add another tab
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.CanvasGridAddActions.addTab).click();
+      await expect(dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('New tab 1'))).toBeVisible();
+
+      // edit tab title to a non-default and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.TabsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('Test tab 2');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // clear the title input to simulate no title and click away to trigger onBlur
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('Test tab 2')).click();
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.TabsLayout.titleInput)
+        .fill('');
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.EditPaneHeader.backButton).click();
+
+      // title should be set to a default name + 1 to avoid duplicates
+      await expect(dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('New tab 1'))).toBeVisible();
+    });
   }
 );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
index c31b474588f..c8cfb1d47cb 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts
@@ -683,6 +683,11 @@ export const versionedComponents = {
           '12.2.0': 'data-testid tab title input',
         },
       },
+      RowsLayout: {
+        titleInput: {
+          '12.3.0': 'data-testid row title input',
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
   PanelInspector: {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItemEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItemEditor.tsx
index 15a8bf1c089..2df803da9fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItemEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-rows/RowItemEditor.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useConditionalRenderingEditor } from '../../conditional-rendering/hooks
 import { dashboardEditActions } from '../../edit-pane/shared';
 import { getQueryRunnerFor, useDashboard } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { useLayoutCategory } from '../layouts-shared/DashboardLayoutSelector';
-import { useEditPaneInputAutoFocus } from '../layouts-shared/utils';
+import { generateUniqueTitle, useEditPaneInputAutoFocus } from '../layouts-shared/utils';
 
 import { RowItem } from './RowItem';
 
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ function RowTitleInput({ row, isNewElement }: { row: RowItem; isNewElement: bool
         onFocus={() => (prevTitle.current = title || '')}
         onBlur={() => editRowTitleAction(row, title || '', prevTitle.current || '')}
         onChange={(e) => row.onChangeTitle(e.currentTarget.value)}
+        data-testid={selectors.components.PanelEditor.ElementEditPane.RowsLayout.titleInput}
       />
     </Field>
   );
@@ -175,10 +176,18 @@ function RowRepeatSelect({ row, id }: { row: RowItem; id?: string }) {
 }
 
 function editRowTitleAction(row: RowItem, title: string, prevTitle: string) {
-  if (title === prevTitle) {
+  if (title !== '' && title === prevTitle) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (title === '') {
+    const rowsLayout = row.getParentLayout();
+    const existingNames = new Set(
+      rowsLayout.state.rows.map((row) => row.state.title).filter((title) => title !== undefined)
+    );
+    title = generateUniqueTitle('New row', existingNames);
+  }
+
   dashboardEditActions.edit({
     description: t('dashboard.edit-actions.row-title', 'Change row title'),
     source: row,
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemEditor.tsx
index 3c4466e8866..745f612a8cc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/layout-tabs/TabItemEditor.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useConditionalRenderingEditor } from '../../conditional-rendering/hooks
 import { dashboardEditActions } from '../../edit-pane/shared';
 import { getQueryRunnerFor, useDashboard } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { useLayoutCategory } from '../layouts-shared/DashboardLayoutSelector';
-import { useEditPaneInputAutoFocus } from '../layouts-shared/utils';
+import { generateUniqueTitle, useEditPaneInputAutoFocus } from '../layouts-shared/utils';
 
 import { TabItem } from './TabItem';
 
@@ -147,10 +147,16 @@ function TabRepeatSelect({ tab, id }: { tab: TabItem; id?: string }) {
 }
 
 function editTabTitleAction(tab: TabItem, title: string, prevTitle: string) {
-  if (title === prevTitle) {
+  if (title !== '' && title === prevTitle) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (title === '') {
+    const tabs = tab.getParentLayout().getTabsIncludingRepeats();
+    const existingNames = new Set(tabs.map((tab) => tab.state.title).filter((title) => title !== undefined));
+    title = generateUniqueTitle('New tab', existingNames);
+  }
+
   dashboardEditActions.edit({
     description: t('dashboard.edit-actions.tab-title', 'Change tab title'),
     source: tab,