diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/ActionsDropdownMenu.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/ActionsDropdownMenu.vue
index 3bf7a6bee7b..95adbbbaf1a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/ActionsDropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/ActionsDropdownMenu.vue
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ const workflowMenuItems = computed<WorkflowMenuItem[]>(() => {
 			label: locale.baseText('generic.rename'),
 			icon: { type: 'icon', value: 'pencil' },
 			disabled: props.workflowPermissions.update !== true,
+			// Focus moves to the name input; returning it to the trigger blurs and ends the edit.
+			suppressCloseAutoFocus: true,
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.test.ts
index 784095f9005..a688eebb382 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowDetails.test.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,21 @@ describe('WorkflowDetails', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('Workflow menu', () => {
+		it('should keep the name input in edit mode after the rename action', async () => {
+			workflowDocumentStoreRef.value?.setScopes(['workflow:update']);
+			const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = renderComponent({
+				props: { ...defaultProps },
+			});
+
+			await userEvent.click(getByTestId('workflow-menu'));
+			await userEvent.click(getByTestId('workflow-menu-item-rename'));
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() =>
+				expect(queryByTestId('workflow-menu-item-rename')).not.toBeInTheDocument(),
+			);
+			expect(getByTestId('inline-edit-input')).toHaveFocus();
+		});
+
 		it('should not show a dependencies entry when the workflow has none', async () => {
 			workflowDocumentStoreRef.value?.setScopes(['workflow:read']);
 			const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = renderComponent({