diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
index 8d69563f5ff..f8934184928 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
@@ -69,24 +69,35 @@ static SceneCollection *collection_master_from_id(const ID *owner_id)
  * Add a collection to a collection ListBase and syncronize all render layers
  * The ListBase is NULL when the collection is to be added to the master collection
  */
-SceneCollection *BKE_collection_add(ID *owner_id, SceneCollection *sc_parent, const int type, const char *name)
+SceneCollection *BKE_collection_add(ID *owner_id, SceneCollection *sc_parent, const int type, const char *name_custom)
 {
 	SceneCollection *sc_master = collection_master_from_id(owner_id);
 	SceneCollection *sc = MEM_callocN(sizeof(SceneCollection), "New Collection");
 	sc->type = type;
-
-	if (!name) {
-		name = DATA_("New Collection");
-	}
+	const char *name = name_custom;
 
 	if (!sc_parent) {
 		sc_parent = sc_master;
 	}
 
+	if (!name) {
+		if (sc_parent == sc_master) {
+			name = BLI_sprintfN("Collection %d", BLI_listbase_count(&sc_master->scene_collections) + 1);
+		}
+		else {
+			name = BLI_sprintfN("%s %d", sc_parent->name, BLI_listbase_count(&sc_parent->scene_collections) + 1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	BKE_collection_rename((Scene *)owner_id, sc, name);
 	BLI_addtail(&sc_parent->scene_collections, sc);
 
 	BKE_layer_sync_new_scene_collection(owner_id, sc_parent, sc);
+
+	if (name != name_custom) {
+		MEM_freeN((char *)name);
+	}
+
 	return sc;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/group.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/group.c
index 5b55433c1b9..8295fafba56 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/group.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/group.c
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ void BKE_group_init(Group *group)
 	BKE_collection_unlink(group->view_layer, group->view_layer->layer_collections.first);
 
 	/* Create and link a new default collection. */
-	SceneCollection *defaut_collection = BKE_collection_add(&group->id,
-	                                                        NULL,
-	                                                        COLLECTION_TYPE_GROUP_INTERNAL,
-	                                                        "Default Collection");
+	SceneCollection *defaut_collection = BKE_collection_add(&group->id, NULL, COLLECTION_TYPE_GROUP_INTERNAL, NULL);
 	BKE_collection_link(group->view_layer, defaut_collection);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_280.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_280.c
index ba5beb7993d..b864c75c90f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_280.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_280.c
@@ -482,11 +482,6 @@ void do_versions_after_linking_280(Main *main)
 					base->lay = base->object->lay;
 				}
 
-				/* Fallback name if only one layer was found in the original file */
-				if (BLI_listbase_is_single(&sc_master->scene_collections)) {
-					BKE_collection_rename(scene, sc_master->scene_collections.first, "Default Collection");
-				}
-
 				/* remove bases once and for all */
 				for (Base *base = scene->base.first; base; base = base->next) {
 					id_us_min(&base->object->id);