diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.html b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66b421e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<input #inputControl
+       cancelable
+       [class]="css"
+       type="text"
+       [disabled]="disabled"
+       [(ngModel)]="model"
+       (blur)="blur()"
+       (focus)="focus()"
+       (keyup.enter)="keyEnter($event)"
+       (keyup)="calculateTextWidth($event.target.value)">
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.ts b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55aa32d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/auto-grow-input.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import {
+    ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+    ChangeDetectorRef,
+    Component,
+    ElementRef,
+    forwardRef, HostListener,
+    Input,
+    Renderer2,
+    ViewChild
+} from '@angular/core';
+import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
+import * as util from '../../util';
+
+const noop = (_: any) => {
+};
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'auto-grow-input',
+    templateUrl: './auto-grow-input.component.html',
+    changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+    providers: [
+        {
+            provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
+            useExisting: forwardRef(() => AutoGrowInputComponent),
+            multi: true
+        }
+    ]
+})
+export class AutoGrowInputComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
+    @Input() maxParentWidthPercent = 1;
+    @Input() css: string;
+
+    @ViewChild('inputControl') inputControl: ElementRef;
+
+    disabled: boolean;
+
+    get model(): string {
+        return this._model;
+    }
+
+    set model(value: string) {
+        if (this._model === value) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._model = value;
+    }
+
+    private _model: string;
+    private _originalModel: string;
+    private _onChanged = noop;
+    private _onTouched = noop;
+
+    constructor(private _cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
+                private _renderer: Renderer2) {
+    }
+
+    registerOnChange(fn: any): void {
+        this._onChanged = fn;
+    }
+
+    registerOnTouched(fn: any): void {
+        this._onTouched = fn;
+    }
+
+    setDisabledState(isDisabled: boolean): void {
+        if (this.disabled === isDisabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.disabled = isDisabled;
+        this._cdRef.markForCheck();
+    }
+
+    @HostListener('window:resize')
+    windowResize(): void {
+        this.calculateTextWidth(this._model);
+    }
+
+    writeValue(obj: any): void {
+        console.log('write', new Date());
+        if (this.model === obj) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._model = obj;
+        this._originalModel = obj;
+        this.calculateTextWidth(this._model);
+        this._cdRef.markForCheck();
+    }
+
+    focus(): void {
+        this._onTouched(this);
+    }
+
+    blur(): void {
+        if (!util.isValidName(this._model) || this._model.trim() === this._originalModel) {
+            this._model = this._originalModel;
+            this.calculateTextWidth(this._model);
+            this._cdRef.markForCheck();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._originalModel = this._model;
+        this._onChanged(this._model);
+    }
+
+    keyEnter(event): void {
+        event.target.blur();
+    }
+
+    calculateTextWidth(text: string): void {
+        const htmlInput = this.inputControl.nativeElement as HTMLInputElement;
+        const maxWidth = htmlInput.parentElement.parentElement.offsetWidth * this.maxParentWidthPercent;
+        const textWidth = util.getContentWidth(window.getComputedStyle(htmlInput), text);
+        this._renderer.setStyle(htmlInput, 'width', Math.min(maxWidth, textWidth) + 'px');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/index.ts b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a59ffc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/auto-grow-input/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './auto-grow-input.component';
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.html b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.html
index e0e33215..0a53d4cf 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.html
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.html
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
     <li class="sidebar__level-0--item">
         <div class="sidebar__level-0">
             <i class="uhk-icon uhk-icon-0401-usb-stick rotate-right"></i>
-            <input #deviceName cancelable
-                   class="pane-title__name"
-                   type="text"
-                   [readonly]="state.restoreUserConfiguration"
-                   (change)="editDeviceName($event.target.value)"
-                   (keyup.enter)="deviceName.blur()"
-                   (keyup)="calculateHeaderTextWidth($event.target.value)">
+            <auto-grow-input [ngModel]="state.deviceName"
+                             [maxParentWidthPercent]="0.65"
+                             [css]="'side-menu-pane-title__name'"
+                             [disabled]="state.restoreUserConfiguration || state.updatingFirmware"
+                             (ngModelChange)="editDeviceName($event)"></auto-grow-input>
             <i class="fa fa-chevron-up pull-right" (click)="toggleHide($event, 'device')"></i>
         </div>
         <ul [@toggler]="animation['device']">
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.scss b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.scss
index 16320258..d21bb5fe 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.scss
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.scss
@@ -162,22 +162,3 @@ ul {
         }
     }
 }
-
-.pane-title {
-    margin-bottom: 1em;
-
-    &__name {
-        border: none;
-        border-bottom: 2px dotted #999;
-        padding: 0;
-        margin: 0 0.25rem;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
-        background-color: transparent;
-
-        &:focus {
-            box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ccc, 0 0 5px 0 #ccc;
-            border-color: transparent;
-            background-color: transparent;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.ts b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.ts
index 42ddc5bc..b8b094a8 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.ts
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/components/side-menu/side-menu.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-    AfterContentInit,
     ChangeDetectionStrategy,
     ChangeDetectorRef,
     Component,
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/let';
 
 import { AppState, getSideMenuPageState } from '../../store';
 import { MacroActions } from '../../store/actions';
-import * as util from '../../util';
 import { RenameUserConfigurationAction } from '../../store/actions/user-config';
 import { SideMenuPageState } from '../../models/side-menu-page-state';
 
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ import { SideMenuPageState } from '../../models/side-menu-page-state';
     styleUrls: ['./side-menu.component.scss'],
     changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
 })
-export class SideMenuComponent implements AfterContentInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class SideMenuComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     state: SideMenuPageState;
     animation: { [key: string]: 'active' | 'inactive' };
     @ViewChild('deviceName') deviceName: ElementRef;
@@ -62,15 +60,10 @@ export class SideMenuComponent implements AfterContentInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.stateSubscription = this.store.select(getSideMenuPageState).subscribe(data => {
             this.state = data;
-            this.setDeviceName();
             this.cdRef.markForCheck();
         });
     }
 
-    ngAfterContentInit(): void {
-        this.setDeviceName();
-    }
-
     ngOnDestroy(): void {
         if (this.stateSubscription) {
             this.stateSubscription.unsubscribe();
@@ -106,24 +99,6 @@ export class SideMenuComponent implements AfterContentInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     editDeviceName(name: string): void {
-        if (!util.isValidName(name) || name.trim() === this.state.deviceName) {
-            this.setDeviceName();
-            return;
-        }
         this.store.dispatch(new RenameUserConfigurationAction(name));
     }
-
-    calculateHeaderTextWidth(text): void {
-        const htmlInput = this.deviceName.nativeElement as HTMLInputElement;
-        const maxWidth = htmlInput.parentElement.offsetWidth * 0.66;
-        const textWidth = util.getContentWidth(window.getComputedStyle(htmlInput), text);
-        this.renderer.setStyle(htmlInput, 'width', Math.min(maxWidth, textWidth) + 'px');
-    }
-
-    private setDeviceName(): void {
-        if (this.deviceName) {
-            this.renderer.setProperty(this.deviceName.nativeElement, 'value', this.state.deviceName);
-            this.calculateHeaderTextWidth(this.deviceName.nativeElement.value);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/shared.module.ts b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/shared.module.ts
index 67eae660..ec2d9094 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-web/src/app/shared.module.ts
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/app/shared.module.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ import { EditableTextComponent } from './components/editable-text/editable-text.
 import { Autofocus } from './directives/autofocus/autofocus.directive';
 import { UhkDeviceBootloaderNotActiveGuard } from './services/uhk-device-bootloader-not-active.guard';
 import { FileUploadComponent } from './components/file-upload';
+import { AutoGrowInputComponent } from './components/auto-grow-input';
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ import { FileUploadComponent } from './components/file-upload';
         Autofocus,
         RestoreConfigurationComponent,
         RecoveryModeComponent,
-        FileUploadComponent
+        FileUploadComponent,
+        AutoGrowInputComponent
     ],
     imports: [
         CommonModule,
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/styles.scss b/packages/uhk-web/src/styles.scss
index 51708977..b17495b5 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-web/src/styles.scss
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/styles.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 @import '~font-awesome/scss/font-awesome';
 @import './styles/tooltip';
 @import './styles/uhk-icons/uhk-icon';
+@import './styles/side-menu';
 
 html, body {
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/packages/uhk-web/src/styles/_side-menu.scss b/packages/uhk-web/src/styles/_side-menu.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33fd12d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/uhk-web/src/styles/_side-menu.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.side-menu-pane-title {
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
+
+    &__name {
+        border: none;
+        border-bottom: 2px dotted #999;
+        padding: 0;
+        margin: 0 0.25rem;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        background-color: transparent;
+
+        &:focus {
+            box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ccc, 0 0 5px 0 #ccc;
+            border-color: transparent;
+            background-color: transparent;
+        }
+
+        &:disabled {
+            border-bottom: none;
+        }
+    }
+}