diff --git a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
index e565f0eaa..31c841c5d 100644
--- a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
+++ b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/read.rs
@@ -386,8 +386,9 @@ impl R<'_> {
 
     fn clip(&mut self, c: &Obj, rate: (i64, i64), kind: CKind, master_key: Option<String>) -> CItem {
         let len = units_to_ticks(len_of(c), rate.0, rate.1);
-        let name = tagged_values(c, pid::COMPONENT_USER_COMMENTS).into_iter().find(|(k, _)| k == "Clip Name").map(|(_, v)| v).unwrap_or_default();
+        let tagged_name = tagged_values(c, pid::COMPONENT_USER_COMMENTS).into_iter().find(|(k, _)| k == "Clip Name").map(|(_, v)| v);
         let (Some(id), Some(slot)) = (c.mob_id(pid::SOURCE_ID), c.u32(pid::SOURCE_MOB_SLOT_ID)) else { return CItem::Filler(len) };
+        let name = tagged_name.or_else(|| self.mobs.get(&id).and_then(|mob| mob.string(pid::MOB_NAME))).unwrap_or_default();
         if id == [0; 32] {
             return CItem::Filler(len);
         }
diff --git a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
index 315f84250..3e7794471 100644
--- a/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/aaf/src/aaf/tests.rs
@@ -473,6 +473,32 @@ fn audio_tracks_keep_their_names() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn unnamed_source_clip_uses_the_referenced_master_name() {
+    let mut doc = crate::testdoc::sound_only(None);
+    let name = doc.sources[0].name.clone();
+    for item in &mut doc.compositions[0].tracks[0].items {
+        if let CItem::Clip(clip) = item {
+            clip.name = name.clone();
+        }
+    }
+    let mut root = store::read(&written(&doc, false)).unwrap();
+    let content = strong_mut(strong_mut(&mut root, pid::ROOT_HEADER), pid::CONTENT);
+    let master = objs_mut(content, pid::MOBS).iter_mut().find(|m| m.class == cls::MASTER_MOB).unwrap();
+    master.set(pid::MOB_NAME, Value::Data(store::utf16z("Master edit")));
+    let bytes = store::write(&root, craft_cfb::Version::V4).unwrap();
+    let back = read_clean(&bytes);
+    let clip = back.compositions[0].tracks[0]
+        .items
+        .iter()
+        .find_map(|item| match item {
+            CItem::Clip(c) => Some(c),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(clip.name, "Master edit");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn sound_source_offsets_use_audio_sample_rate_on_disk() {
     let doc = crate::testdoc::sound_only(None);