diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
index 7811c0edd8d75..155e0d08c869a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {
 } from 'src/components/MessageToasts/actions';
 import { getClientErrorObject } from 'src/utils/getClientErrorObject';
 import COMMON_ERR_MESSAGES from 'src/utils/errorMessages';
-import { newQueryTabName } from '../utils/newQueryTabName';
 
 export const RESET_STATE = 'RESET_STATE';
 export const ADD_QUERY_EDITOR = 'ADD_QUERY_EDITOR';
@@ -591,22 +590,6 @@ export function addQueryEditor(queryEditor) {
   };
 }
 
-export function addNewQueryEditor(queryEditor) {
-  return function (dispatch, getState) {
-    const {
-      sqlLab: { queryEditors },
-    } = getState();
-    const name = newQueryTabName(queryEditors || []);
-
-    return dispatch(
-      addQueryEditor({
-        ...queryEditor,
-        name,
-      }),
-    );
-  };
-}
-
 export function cloneQueryToNewTab(query, autorun) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     const state = getState();
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
index 7792f1da8ad63..b216f17927285 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab.test.js
@@ -418,28 +418,6 @@ describe('async actions', () => {
         expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
       });
     });
-
-    describe('addNewQueryEditor', () => {
-      it('creates new query editor with new tab name', () => {
-        const store = mockStore(initialState);
-        const expectedActions = [
-          {
-            type: actions.ADD_QUERY_EDITOR,
-            queryEditor: {
-              ...defaultQueryEditor,
-              id: 'abcd',
-              name: `Untitled Query ${
-                store.getState().sqlLab.queryEditors.length + 1
-              }`,
-            },
-          },
-        ];
-        const request = actions.addNewQueryEditor(defaultQueryEditor);
-        return request(store.dispatch, store.getState).then(() => {
-          expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
-        });
-      });
-    });
   });
 
   describe('backend sync', () => {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.jsx
index 6ff9877cfb4af..a4c31aaa1abb2 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.jsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { Menu } from 'src/components/Menu';
 import Icons from 'src/components/Icons';
 import { detectOS } from 'src/utils/common';
 import {
-  addNewQueryEditor,
+  addQueryEditor,
   CtasEnum,
   estimateQueryCost,
   persistEditorHeight,
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import ShareSqlLabQuery from '../ShareSqlLabQuery';
 import SqlEditorLeftBar from '../SqlEditorLeftBar';
 import AceEditorWrapper from '../AceEditorWrapper';
 import RunQueryActionButton from '../RunQueryActionButton';
+import { newQueryTabName } from '../../utils/newQueryTabName';
 import QueryLimitSelect from '../QueryLimitSelect';
 
 const appContainer = document.getElementById('app');
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ const SqlEditor = ({
     },
   );
 
+  const queryEditors = useSelector(({ sqlLab }) => sqlLab.queryEditors);
+
   const [height, setHeight] = useState(0);
   const [autorun, setAutorun] = useState(queryEditor.autorun);
   const [ctas, setCtas] = useState('');
@@ -271,7 +274,13 @@ const SqlEditor = ({
         key: userOS === 'Windows' ? 'ctrl+q' : 'ctrl+t',
         descr: t('New tab'),
         func: () => {
-          dispatch(addNewQueryEditor(queryEditor));
+          const name = newQueryTabName(queryEditors || []);
+          dispatch(
+            addQueryEditor({
+              ...queryEditor,
+              name,
+            }),
+          );
         },
       },
       {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/TabbedSqlEditors.test.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/TabbedSqlEditors.test.jsx
index 477f1cbc48b21..c007458252495 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/TabbedSqlEditors.test.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/TabbedSqlEditors.test.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
 import URI from 'urijs';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { shallow, mount } from 'enzyme';
-import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from 'spec/helpers/testing-library';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import fetchMock from 'fetch-mock';
@@ -102,11 +101,6 @@ describe('TabbedSqlEditors', () => {
         },
       );
     });
-  const setup = (props = {}, overridesStore) =>
-    render(<TabbedSqlEditors {...props} />, {
-      useRedux: true,
-      store: overridesStore || store,
-    });
 
   let wrapper;
   it('is valid', () => {
@@ -169,32 +163,23 @@ describe('TabbedSqlEditors', () => {
       wrapper.instance().props.actions.removeQueryEditor.getCall(0).args[0],
     ).toBe(queryEditors[0]);
   });
-  it('should add new query editor', async () => {
-    const { getAllByLabelText } = setup(mockedProps);
-    fireEvent.click(getAllByLabelText('Add tab')[0]);
-    const actions = store.getActions();
-    await waitFor(() =>
-      expect(actions).toContainEqual({
-        type: 'ADD_QUERY_EDITOR',
-        queryEditor: expect.objectContaining({
-          name: expect.stringMatching(/Untitled Query (\d+)+/),
-        }),
-      }),
-    );
+  it('should add new query editor', () => {
+    wrapper = getWrapper();
+    sinon.stub(wrapper.instance().props.actions, 'addQueryEditor');
+
+    wrapper.instance().newQueryEditor();
+    expect(
+      wrapper.instance().props.actions.addQueryEditor.getCall(0).args[0].name,
+    ).toContain('Untitled Query');
   });
-  it('should properly increment query tab name', async () => {
-    const { getAllByLabelText } = setup(mockedProps);
-    const newTitle = newQueryTabName(store.getState().sqlLab.queryEditors);
-    fireEvent.click(getAllByLabelText('Add tab')[0]);
-    const actions = store.getActions();
-    await waitFor(() =>
-      expect(actions).toContainEqual({
-        type: 'ADD_QUERY_EDITOR',
-        queryEditor: expect.objectContaining({
-          name: newTitle,
-        }),
-      }),
-    );
+  it('should properly increment query tab name', () => {
+    wrapper = getWrapper();
+    sinon.stub(wrapper.instance().props.actions, 'addQueryEditor');
+    const newTitle = newQueryTabName(wrapper.instance().props.queryEditors);
+    wrapper.instance().newQueryEditor();
+    expect(
+      wrapper.instance().props.actions.addQueryEditor.getCall(0).args[0].name,
+    ).toContain(newTitle);
   });
   it('should duplicate query editor', () => {
     wrapper = getWrapper();
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/index.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/index.jsx
index aebf8ca487b78..e25f179716ba5 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/index.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors/index.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { Tooltip } from 'src/components/Tooltip';
 import { detectOS } from 'src/utils/common';
 import * as Actions from 'src/SqlLab/actions/sqlLab';
 import { EmptyStateBig } from 'src/components/EmptyState';
+import { newQueryTabName } from '../../utils/newQueryTabName';
 import SqlEditor from '../SqlEditor';
 import SqlEditorTabHeader from '../SqlEditorTabHeader';
 
@@ -241,7 +242,10 @@ class TabbedSqlEditors extends React.PureComponent {
           '-- Note: Unless you save your query, these tabs will NOT persist if you clear your cookies or change browsers.\n\n',
         );
 
+    const newTitle = newQueryTabName(this.props.queryEditors || []);
+
     const qe = {
+      name: newTitle,
       dbId:
         activeQueryEditor && activeQueryEditor.dbId
           ? activeQueryEditor.dbId
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ class TabbedSqlEditors extends React.PureComponent {
       sql: `${warning}SELECT ...`,
       queryLimit: this.props.defaultQueryLimit,
     };
-    this.props.actions.addNewQueryEditor(qe);
+    this.props.actions.addQueryEditor(qe);
   }
 
   handleSelect(key) {