diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 209e954..6887fd0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lxqt-session (1.4.0-0ubuntu2) noble; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add an upstream patch polishing the autostart UX.
+
+ -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:32:05 -0600
+
 lxqt-session (1.4.0-0ubuntu1) noble; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.
diff --git a/debian/patches/autostart-ux-polish.patch b/debian/patches/autostart-ux-polish.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c21aae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/autostart-ux-polish.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+Description: lxqt-config-session/autostart: More strict user inputs
+ Makes name and command mandatory when adding or editing a autostart an
+ application. Check for already existing files when editing.
+ .
+ TODO: Add and Edit functions are almost indentical. Candidates to some
+ refactoring.
+Author: Luís Pereira <luis.artur.pereira@gmail.com>
+Origin: upstream
+Bug: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-session/issues/486
+Applied-Upstream: 35acc5e7fe64ab78616968a5b73b150fdf2f002a
+Last-Update: 2023-12-22
+---
+This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
+--- a/lxqt-config-session/autostartpage.cpp
++++ b/lxqt-config-session/autostartpage.cpp
+@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ void AutoStartPage::addButton_clicked()
+     while (!success && edit.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
+     {
+         QModelIndex index = ui->autoStartView->selectionModel()->currentIndex();
++        if (edit.name().isEmpty() || edit.command().isEmpty() )
++        {
++            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Please provide Name and Command"));
++            continue;
++        }
+         XdgDesktopFile file(XdgDesktopFile::ApplicationType, edit.name(), edit.command());
+         if (edit.needTray())
+             file.setValue(QL1S("X-LXQt-Need-Tray"), true);
+@@ -148,8 +153,14 @@ void AutoStartPage::editButton_clicked()
+     QModelIndex index = ui->autoStartView->selectionModel()->currentIndex();
+     XdgDesktopFile file = mXdgAutoStartModel->desktopFile(index);
+     AutoStartEdit edit(file.name(), file.value(QL1S("Exec")).toString(), file.contains(QL1S("X-LXQt-Need-Tray")));
+-    if (edit.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
++    bool success = false;
++    while (!success && edit.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
+     {
++        if (edit.name().isEmpty() || edit.command().isEmpty() )
++        {
++            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Please provide Name and Command"));
++            continue;
++        }
+         file.setLocalizedValue(QL1S("Name"), edit.name());
+         file.setValue(QL1S("Exec"), edit.command());
+         if (edit.needTray())
+@@ -157,7 +168,10 @@ void AutoStartPage::editButton_clicked()
+         else
+             file.removeEntry(QL1S("X-LXQt-Need-Tray"));
+ 
+-        mXdgAutoStartModel->setEntry(index, file, true);
++        if (mXdgAutoStartModel->setEntry(index, file, true))
++            success = true;
++        else
++            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("File '%1' already exists!").arg(file.fileName()));
+     }
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 0ed5a23..ff714cf 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ensure-necessary-paths-are-pulled-from.patch
+autostart-ux-polish.patch