diff --git a/client/src/api/index.js b/client/src/api/index.js
index 9afd8b95c..5ef50e72b 100644
--- a/client/src/api/index.js
+++ b/client/src/api/index.js
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ export function activateCollaboration(collaborationId) {
     return postPutJson("/api/collaborations/activate", {collaboration_id: collaborationId}, "put");
 }
 
+export function hintShortName(name) {
+    return postPutJson("/api/collaborations/hint_short_name", {name: name}, "post");
+}
+
 //Organisations
 export function myOrganisationsLite() {
     return fetchJson(`/api/organisations/mine_lite`);
diff --git a/client/src/pages/CollaborationForm.jsx b/client/src/pages/CollaborationForm.jsx
index d4c23e5fe..366f63821 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/CollaborationForm.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/CollaborationForm.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
     collaborationNameExists,
     collaborationShortNameExists,
     createCollaboration,
-    deleteCollaboration,
+    deleteCollaboration, hintShortName,
     myOrganisationsLite,
     requestCollaboration,
     tagsByOrganisation,
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class CollaborationForm extends React.Component {
             name: "",
             logo: "",
             short_name: "",
+            shortNameEdited: false,
             description: "",
             website_url: "",
             administrators: [],
@@ -218,12 +219,24 @@ class CollaborationForm extends React.Component {
 
     validateCollaborationName = e =>
         collaborationNameExists(e.target.value, this.state.organisation.value, this.existingCollaborationName("name"))
-            .then(json => this.setState({alreadyExists: {...this.state.alreadyExists, name: json}}));
+            .then(json => {
+                this.setState({alreadyExists: {...this.state.alreadyExists, name: json}});
+                if (!json && !isEmpty(e.target.value)) {
+                    this.generateShortName(e.target.value);
+                }
+            });
 
     validateCollaborationShortName = e =>
         collaborationShortNameExists(sanitizeShortName(e.target.value), this.state.organisation.value, this.existingCollaborationName("short_name"))
             .then(json => this.setState({alreadyExists: {...this.state.alreadyExists, short_name: json}}));
 
+    generateShortName = name => {
+        const {short_name, shortNameEdited} = this.state;
+        if ((!shortNameEdited || isEmpty(short_name)) && !isEmpty(name)) {
+            hintShortName(name).then(res => this.setState({short_name: res.short_name}));
+        }
+    }
+
     cancel = () => {
         this.setState({
             confirmationDialogOpen: true,
@@ -550,9 +563,12 @@ class CollaborationForm extends React.Component {
                                            includeLogoGallery={true}
                                            secondRow={true}/>
                     </div>
+
                     <InputField value={short_name} onChange={e => {
+                        const shortNameEdited = this.state.short_name !== e.target.value;
                         this.setState({
                             short_name: sanitizeShortName(e.target.value),
+                            shortNameEdited: shortNameEdited,
                             alreadyExists: {...this.state.alreadyExists, short_name: false}
                         })
                     }}
diff --git a/server/api/collaboration.py b/server/api/collaboration.py
index 0758042db..e8eca3b4f 100644
--- a/server/api/collaboration.py
+++ b/server/api/collaboration.py
@@ -614,6 +614,14 @@ def save_collaboration_api():
     return collaboration_json, 201
 
 
+@collaboration_api.route("/hint_short_name", methods=["POST"], strict_slashes=False)
+@json_endpoint
+def hint_short_name():
+    data = current_request.get_json()
+    short_name_hint = generate_short_name(data["name"])
+    return {"short_name": short_name_hint}, 200
+
+
 def do_save_collaboration(data, organisation, user, current_user_admin=True, save_tags=True):
     _validate_collaboration(data, organisation)
 
diff --git a/server/test/api/test_collaboration.py b/server/test/api/test_collaboration.py
index 363d8751d..c6f516db8 100644
--- a/server/test/api/test_collaboration.py
+++ b/server/test/api/test_collaboration.py
@@ -706,8 +706,9 @@ def test_api_call_existing_name(self):
                                     content_type="application/json")
         self.assertEqual(400, response.status_code)
         data = response.json
-        self.assertIn(f"Collaboration with name '{co_ai_computing_name}' already exists within organisation '{unihard_name}'.",
-                      data["message"])
+        self.assertIn(
+            f"Collaboration with name '{co_ai_computing_name}' already exists within organisation '{unihard_name}'.",
+            data["message"])
 
     def test_api_call_existing_short_name(self):
         response = self.client.post("/api/collaborations/v1",
@@ -1036,3 +1037,11 @@ def test_generate_short_name(self):
 
         short_name = generate_short_name("Name !@#$ test qwerty long name")
         self.assertEqual("nametestqwertylo", short_name)
+
+    def test_hint_short_name(self):
+        res = self.post("/api/collaborations/hint_short_name", body={"name": "monitor1"}, response_status_code=200)
+        self.assertEqual("monitor12", res["short_name"])
+
+    def test_empty_hint_short_name(self):
+        res = self.post("/api/collaborations/hint_short_name", body={"name": "*&^%$$@"}, response_status_code=200)
+        self.assertEqual("short_name", res["short_name"])