diff --git a/document_page_reference/models/document_page.py b/document_page_reference/models/document_page.py
index 3ee8d527..3c5460bc 100644
--- a/document_page_reference/models/document_page.py
+++ b/document_page_reference/models/document_page.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from odoo import _, api, fields, models, tools
 from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
 from odoo.tools.misc import html_escape
 
+from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import slugify
+
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
@@ -76,12 +78,19 @@ class DocumentPage(models.Model):
         for record in self:
             if not record.reference:
                 continue
-            if not name_re.match(record.reference):
-                raise ValidationError(_("Reference is not valid"))
-            if self.search(
-                [("reference", "=", record.reference), ("id", "!=", record.id)]
-            ):
-                raise ValidationError(_("Reference must be unique"))
+            record._validate_reference(record=record)
+
+    @api.model
+    def _validate_reference(self, record=None, reference=None):
+        if not reference:
+            reference = self.reference
+        if not name_re.match(reference):
+            raise ValidationError(_("Reference is not valid"))
+        uniq_domain = [("reference", "=", reference)]
+        if record:
+            uniq_domain += [("id", "!=", record.id)]
+        if self.search(uniq_domain):
+            raise ValidationError(_("Reference must be unique"))
 
     def _get_document(self, code):
         # Hook created in order to add check on other models
@@ -125,3 +134,17 @@ class DocumentPage(models.Model):
 
     def get_raw_content(self):
         return self.with_context(raw_reference=True).get_content()
+
+    @api.model
+    def create(self, vals):
+        if not vals.get("reference"):
+            # Propose a default reference
+            reference = slugify(vals.get("name")).replace("-", "_")
+            try:
+                self._validate_reference(reference=reference)
+                vals["reference"] = reference
+            except ValidationError:  # pylint: disable=W7938
+                # Do not fill reference.
+                pass
+
+        return super(DocumentPage, self).create(vals)
diff --git a/document_page_reference/tests/test_document_reference.py b/document_page_reference/tests/test_document_reference.py
index ab972fe0..8c5d41f8 100644
--- a/document_page_reference/tests/test_document_reference.py
+++ b/document_page_reference/tests/test_document_reference.py
@@ -39,3 +39,19 @@ class TestDocumentReference(TransactionCase):
     def test_no_reference(self):
         self.page2.reference = "r3"
         self.assertRegex(self.page1.content_parsed, ".*r2.*")
+
+    def test_auto_reference(self):
+        """Test if reference is proposed when saving a page without one."""
+        self.assertEqual(self.page1.reference, "R1")
+        new_page = self.page_obj.create(
+            {"name": "Test Page with no rEfErenCe", "content": "some content"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(new_page.reference, "test_page_with_no_reference")
+        new_page_duplicated_name = self.page_obj.create(
+            {
+                "name": "test page with no reference",
+                "content": "this should have an empty reference "
+                "because reference must be unique",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(new_page_duplicated_name.reference)
diff --git a/document_page_reference/views/document_page.xml b/document_page_reference/views/document_page.xml
index 30606b1d..a9459fcc 100644
--- a/document_page_reference/views/document_page.xml
+++ b/document_page_reference/views/document_page.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//h1" position="before">
                 <h2>
-                    <field name="reference" placeholder="internal_reference" />
+                    <field
+                        name="reference"
+                        placeholder="internal_reference (autofilled if not value is provided)"
+                    />
                 </h2>
             </xpath>
             <field name="content" position="attributes">
@@ -56,8 +59,8 @@
         <field name="model">document.page</field>
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="document_page.view_wiki_tree" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <field name="name" position="before">
-                <field name="reference" />
+            <field name="name" position="after">
+                <field name="reference" optional="hidden" />
             </field>
         </field>
     </record>