diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e7f4b2a..d6a1bc3 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface PluginSettings {
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: PluginSettings = {
-	imageNamePattern: '{{imageNameKey}}',
+	imageNamePattern: '{{fileName}}',
 	dupNumberAtStart: false,
 	dupNumberDelimiter: '-',
 	autoRename: false,
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ export default class PasteImageRenamePlugin extends Plugin {
 			}
 		}
 
-		const stem = renderTemplate(this.settings.imageNamePattern, { imageNameKey })
+		const stem = renderTemplate(this.settings.imageNamePattern, {
+			imageNameKey,
+			fileName: activeFile.basename,
+		})
 		const meaninglessRegex = new RegExp(`[${this.settings.dupNumberDelimiter}\s]`, 'gm')
 
 		return {
@@ -378,12 +381,13 @@ The pattern indicates how the new name should be generated.
 
 Available variables:
 - {{imageNameKey}}: this variable is read from the markdown file's frontmatter, from the same key "imageNameKey".
-- {{DATE:$FORMAT}}: use "$FORMAT" to format the current date, "$FORMAT" must be a Moment.js format string, e.g. {{DATE:YYYY-MM-DD}}
+- {{fileName}}: name of the active file, without ".md" extension.
+- {{DATE:$FORMAT}}: use "$FORMAT" to format the current date, "$FORMAT" must be a Moment.js format string, e.g. {{DATE:YYYY-MM-DD}}.
 
-Examples (imageNameKey = "foo"):
-- {{imageNameKey}}-: foo-
-- {{imageNameKey}}-{{DATE:YYYYMMDDHHmm}}: foo-202204081652
-- Pasted Image {{DATE:YYYYMMDDHHmm}}: Pasted Image 202204081652
+Here are some examples from pattern to image names (repeat in sequence), variables: imageNameKey = "foo", fileName = "My note":
+- {{imageNameKey}}: foo, foo-1, foo-2
+- {{imageNameKey}}-{{DATE:YYYYMMDD}}: foo-20220408, foo-20220408-1, foo-20220408-2
+- {{fileName}}: My note, My note-1, My note-2
 `
 
 class SettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
diff --git a/src/template.ts b/src/template.ts
index f216949..8e8d73e 100644
--- a/src/template.ts
+++ b/src/template.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const replaceDateVar = (s: string, date: moment.Moment): string => {
 
 interface TemplateData {
 	imageNameKey: string
+	fileName: string
 }
 
 export const renderTemplate = (tmpl: string, data: TemplateData) => {
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ export const renderTemplate = (tmpl: string, data: TemplateData) => {
 		text = newtext
 	}
 
-	text = text.replace(/{{imageNameKey}}/gm, data.imageNameKey)
+	text = text
+		.replace(/{{imageNameKey}}/gm, data.imageNameKey)
+		.replace(/{{fileName}}/gm, data.fileName)
 	return text
 }