diff --git a/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.routes.ts b/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.routes.ts
index 7b9fce13b2..718deb29b5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.routes.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.routes.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ export const LEARNING_OBJECT_ROUTES = {
         return `${environment.apiURL}/learning-objects`;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Request to check if a learning object name is available
+     * @method GET
+     * @auth required
+     * @param name - The name to check
+     * @returns Promise<boolean> - true if name is available, false if duplicate exists
+     */
+    CHECK_NAME_AVAILABILITY(name: string) {
+        return `${environment.apiURL}/learning-objects/name/check/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`;
+    },
+
     /**
      * Request to update the collection of a learning object
      * @method PATCH
diff --git a/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.service.ts b/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.service.ts
index 91d0020ae8..85f7e9ed7d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.service.ts
@@ -482,6 +482,27 @@ export class LearningObjectService {
       .toPromise();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks if a learning object name is available (not a duplicate)
+   *
+   * @param {string} name - The name to check
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>} - true if name is available, false if duplicate exists
+   * @memberof LearningObjectService
+   */
+  async checkNameAvailability(name: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const route = LEARNING_OBJECT_ROUTES.CHECK_NAME_AVAILABILITY(name);
+    return this.http
+      .get<{ validName: boolean }>(route, {
+        headers: this.headers,
+        withCredentials: true
+      })
+      .pipe(
+        catchError(this.handleError)
+      )
+      .toPromise()
+      .then(response => response.validName);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to delete multiple learning objects
    *
diff --git a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/builder-store.service.ts b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/builder-store.service.ts
index 4f1120c876..b2fdd33146 100644
--- a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/builder-store.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/builder-store.service.ts
@@ -989,14 +989,7 @@ export class BuilderStore {
       })
       .catch(e => {
         this.serviceInteraction$.next(false);
-        if (e.status === 409) {
-          // tried to save an object with a name that already exists
-          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set(
-            'name',
-            'A learning object with this name already exists! The title should be unique within your learning objects.'
-          );
-          this.handleServiceError(e, BUILDER_ERRORS.DUPLICATE_OBJECT_NAME);
-        } else if (e.status === 400) {
+        if (e.status === 400) {
           this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set(
             'name',
             e.error.message
@@ -1023,18 +1016,11 @@ export class BuilderStore {
         this.serviceInteraction$.next(false);
       })
       .catch(e => {
-        if (e.status === 409) {
-          // tried to save an object with a name that already exists
-          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set(
-            'name',
-            'A learning object with this name already exists! The title should be unique within your learning objects.'
-          );
-          this.handleServiceError(e, BUILDER_ERRORS.DUPLICATE_OBJECT_NAME);
-        } else if (e.status === 400) {
-          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set(
-            'name',
-            JSON.parse(e.error).message
-          );
+        if (e.status === 400) {
+          const body = typeof e.error === 'string' ? JSON.parse(e.error) : e.error;
+          const errorMsg = body?.message?.[0]?.message?.[0] ?? '';
+
+          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set('name', errorMsg);
           this.handleServiceError(e, BUILDER_ERRORS.SPECIAL_CHARACTER_NAME);
         } else {
           this.handleServiceError(e, BUILDER_ERRORS.UPDATE_OBJECT);
diff --git a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.html b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.html
index d2b5b1af2d..0492d2c9d5 100644
--- a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@
           <div title>{{copy.NAME}}</div>
           <div directions>{{copy.NAMEPLACEHOLDER}}</div>
           <div data>
-            <input attr.aria-label="{{copy.NAME}} {{copy.NAMEPLACEHOLDER}}" class="name-field" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Learning Object Name" (input)="mutateLearningObject({ name: $event.currentTarget.value })" [value]="learningObject.name" id="form"/>
+            <input
+              attr.aria-label="{{copy.NAME}} {{copy.NAMEPLACEHOLDER}}"
+              class="name-field"
+              autocomplete="off"
+              type="text"
+              name="name"
+              placeholder="Learning Object Name"
+              (input)="onNameInput($event.currentTarget.value)"
+              [value]="learningObject.name"
+              id="form"
+            />
           </div>
         </clark-info-page-metadata>
         <hr />
diff --git a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.ts b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.ts
index d182ae0e23..7b56ba52d7 100644
--- a/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/onion/learning-object-builder/pages/info-page/info-page.component.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
-import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, switchMap, takeUntil, map, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {
   BuilderStore,
   BUILDER_ACTIONS as actions
 } from '../../builder-store.service';
 import { LearningObject, User } from '@entity';
 import { COPY } from './info-page.copy';
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of, Subject, from } from 'rxjs';
 import { LearningObjectValidator } from '../../validators/learning-object.validator';
 import { LearningObjectService } from 'app/core/learning-object-module/learning-object/learning-object.service';
 @Component({
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export class InfoPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   destroyed$: Subject<void> = new Subject();
 
+  // Emits raw name values from the input for per-keystroke checks
+  private nameChanges$: Subject<string> = new Subject();
+
   constructor(
     private store: BuilderStore,
     public validator: LearningObjectValidator,
@@ -44,6 +47,15 @@ export class InfoPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           this.selectedLevels = payload.levels || [];
         }
       });
+
+    this.nameChanges$
+      .pipe(
+        // Makes it so that it doesn't check a name unless it has changed
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
+        switchMap(name => this.checkNameAvailability(name)),
+        takeUntil(this.destroyed$)
+      )
+      .subscribe();
   }
 
 
@@ -56,6 +68,35 @@ export class InfoPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.store.execute(actions.MUTATE_OBJECT, data);
   }
 
+  onNameInput(value: string) {
+    this.mutateLearningObject({ name: value });
+    this.nameChanges$.next(value);
+  }
+
+  private checkNameAvailability(name: string): Observable<void> {
+    const trimmedName = (name || '').trim();
+    const duplicateErrorText =
+      'A learning object with this name already exists! The title should be unique within your learning objects.';
+
+    // If the name is empty, skip the check and return early
+    if (!trimmedName) {
+      return of(void 0);
+    }
+
+    return from(this.learningObjectService.checkNameAvailability(trimmedName)).pipe(
+      map(available => {
+        if (!available) {
+          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.set('name', duplicateErrorText);
+        } else {
+          this.validator.errors.saveErrors.delete('name');
+        }
+
+        this.cd.markForCheck();
+      }),
+      catchError(() => of(void 0))
+    );
+  }
+
   toggleContributor(user: User) {
     let action: number;