diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/extract_errors.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/extract_errors.ts
index 725e935f6e21d..d381a790b141e 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/extract_errors.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/extract_errors.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+import { SavedObjectsClientContract } from 'src/core/server';
 import { SavedObject } from '../types';
 import { SavedObjectsImportError } from './types';
 
-export function extractErrors(
+export async function extractErrors(
   savedObjectResults: SavedObject[],
-  savedObjectsToImport: SavedObject[]
+  savedObjectsToImport: SavedObject[],
+  savedObjectsClient?: SavedObjectsClientContract
 ) {
   const errors: SavedObjectsImportError[] = [];
   const originalSavedObjectsMap = new Map<string, SavedObject>();
@@ -37,11 +39,23 @@ export function extractErrors(
         originalSavedObject &&
         originalSavedObject.attributes &&
         originalSavedObject.attributes.title;
+
       if (savedObject.error.statusCode === 409) {
+        // find the correct title of the saved object that conflicts, in order to use it in the message box
+        let realTitle = title;
+
+        if (savedObjectsClient) {
+          try {
+            const resp = await savedObjectsClient.get(savedObject.type, savedObject.id);
+            realTitle = resp.attributes.title;
+          } catch (e) {
+            // if something goes wrong, just use the "title" (new title of the object that is going to be imported)
+          }
+        }
         errors.push({
           id: savedObject.id,
           type: savedObject.type,
-          title,
+          title: realTitle,
           error: {
             type: 'conflict',
           },
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
index ef3b4a214c2c2..249e85e225409 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ export async function importSavedObjects({
     overwrite,
     namespace,
   });
-  errorAccumulator = [
-    ...errorAccumulator,
-    ...extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, filteredObjects),
-  ];
-
+  const soErrors = await extractErrors(
+    bulkCreateResult.saved_objects,
+    filteredObjects,
+    savedObjectsClient
+  );
+  errorAccumulator = [...errorAccumulator, ...soErrors];
   return {
     success: errorAccumulator.length === 0,
     successCount: bulkCreateResult.saved_objects.filter(obj => !obj.error).length,
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
index 6f56f283b4aec..3d763d1c246c6 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
@@ -89,20 +89,18 @@ export async function resolveImportErrors({
       overwrite: true,
       namespace,
     });
-    errorAccumulator = [
-      ...errorAccumulator,
-      ...extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, objectsToOverwrite),
-    ];
+
+    const extractErrs = await extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, objectsToOverwrite);
+    errorAccumulator = [...errorAccumulator, ...extractErrs];
     successCount += bulkCreateResult.saved_objects.filter(obj => !obj.error).length;
   }
   if (objectsToNotOverwrite.length) {
     const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(objectsToNotOverwrite, {
       namespace,
     });
-    errorAccumulator = [
-      ...errorAccumulator,
-      ...extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, objectsToNotOverwrite),
-    ];
+
+    const extractErrs = await extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, objectsToNotOverwrite);
+    errorAccumulator = [...errorAccumulator, ...extractErrs];
     successCount += bulkCreateResult.saved_objects.filter(obj => !obj.error).length;
   }