diff --git a/gui/characterEditor.py b/gui/characterEditor.py
index 76e0b296a..af8453710 100644
--- a/gui/characterEditor.py
+++ b/gui/characterEditor.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from gui.bitmap_loader import BitmapLoader
 from gui.contextMenu import ContextMenu
 import gui.globalEvents as GE
 from gui.builtinViews.implantEditor import BaseImplantEditorView
-from gui.builtinViews.entityEditor import EntityEditor, BaseValidator
+from gui.builtinViews.entityEditor import EntityEditor, BaseValidator, TextEntryValidatedDialog
 from service.fit import Fit
 from service.character import Character
 from service.network import AuthenticationError, TimeoutError
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ class CharacterTextValidor(BaseValidator):
         return CharacterTextValidor()
 
     def Validate(self, win):
-        entityEditor = win.parent
         textCtrl = self.GetWindow()
         text = textCtrl.GetValue().strip()
+        sChar = Character.getInstance()
 
         try:
             if len(text) == 0:
                 raise ValueError("You must supply a name for the Character!")
-            elif text in [x.name for x in entityEditor.choices]:
+            elif text in [x.name for x in sChar.getCharacterList()]:
                 raise ValueError("Character name already in use, please choose another.")
 
             return True
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ class CharacterEditor(wx.Frame):
 
     def saveCharAs(self, event):
         char = self.entityEditor.getActiveEntity()
-        dlg = SaveCharacterAs(self, char.ID)
-        dlg.ShowModal()
+        self.SaveCharacterAs(self, char.ID)
+        wx.PostEvent(self, GE.CharListUpdated())
 
     def revertChar(self, event):
         sChr = Character.getInstance()
@@ -285,6 +285,22 @@ class CharacterEditor(wx.Frame):
 
         wx.Frame.Destroy(self)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def SaveCharacterAs(parent, charID):
+        sChar = Character.getInstance()
+        name = sChar.getCharName(charID)
+
+        dlg = TextEntryValidatedDialog(parent, CharacterTextValidor,
+                                       "Enter a name for your new Character:",
+                                       "Save Character As...")
+        dlg.SetValue("{} Copy".format(name))
+        dlg.txtctrl.SetInsertionPointEnd()
+        dlg.CenterOnParent()
+
+        if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
+            sChar = Character.getInstance()
+            return sChar.saveCharacterAs(charID, dlg.txtctrl.GetValue().strip())
+
 
 class SkillTreeView(wx.Panel):
     def __init__(self, parent):
@@ -881,36 +897,6 @@ class APIView(wx.Panel):
             self.stStatus.SetLabel("Unable to retrieve {}\'s skills. Error message:\n{}".format(charName, exc_obj))
 
 
-class SaveCharacterAs(wx.Dialog):
-    def __init__(self, parent, charID):
-        wx.Dialog.__init__(self, parent, title="Save Character As...", size=wx.Size(300, 60))
-        self.charID = charID
-        self.parent = parent
-        sChar = Character.getInstance()
-        name = sChar.getCharName(charID)
-        bSizer1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
-
-        self.input = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, name, style=wx.TE_PROCESS_ENTER)
-
-        bSizer1.Add(self.input, 1, wx.ALL, 5)
-        self.input.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_ENTER, self.change)
-        self.button = wx.Button(self, wx.ID_OK, "Save")
-        bSizer1.Add(self.button, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-
-        self.SetSizer(bSizer1)
-        self.Layout()
-        self.Centre(wx.BOTH)
-        self.button.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.change)
-
-    def change(self, event):
-        sChar = Character.getInstance()
-        sChar.saveCharacterAs(self.charID, self.input.GetLineText(0))
-        wx.PostEvent(self.parent, GE.CharListUpdated())
-
-        event.Skip()
-        self.Close()
-
-
 class SecStatusDialog(wx.Dialog):
 
     def __init__(self, parent, sec):
diff --git a/gui/mainFrame.py b/gui/mainFrame.py
index 8fbb2e78a..5d2e568e4 100644
--- a/gui/mainFrame.py
+++ b/gui/mainFrame.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from gui.multiSwitch import MultiSwitch
 from gui.statsPane import StatsPane
 from gui.shipBrowser import ShipBrowser
 from gui.builtinShipBrowser.events import FitSelected, ImportSelected, Stage3Selected
-from gui.characterEditor import CharacterEditor, SaveCharacterAs
+from gui.characterEditor import CharacterEditor
 from gui.characterSelection import CharacterSelection
 from gui.patternEditor import DmgPatternEditorDlg
 from gui.resistsEditor import ResistsEditorDlg
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
 
     def saveCharAs(self, event):
         charID = self.charSelection.getActiveCharacter()
-        dlg = SaveCharacterAs(self, charID)
-        dlg.ShowModal()
+        CharacterEditor.SaveCharacterAs(self, charID)
+        wx.PostEvent(self, GE.CharListUpdated())
 
     def revertChar(self, event):
         sChr = Character.getInstance()
diff --git a/service/character.py b/service/character.py
index 5e712f3d8..958d99f4b 100644
--- a/service/character.py
+++ b/service/character.py
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class Character(object):
 
         # revert old char
         char.revertLevels()
+        return newChar.ID
 
     @staticmethod
     def revertCharacter(charID):