diff --git a/api/server/router/network/network_routes.go b/api/server/router/network/network_routes.go
index e4b5d740bc..5b70c4f31d 100644
--- a/api/server/router/network/network_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/network/network_routes.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func buildEndpointResource(e libnetwork.Endpoint) types.EndpointResource {
 	}
 
 	er.EndpointID = e.ID()
+	er.Name = e.Name()
 	ei := e.Info()
 	if ei == nil {
 		return er
diff --git a/api/types/types.go b/api/types/types.go
index 25355d2a37..ae2a56123b 100644
--- a/api/types/types.go
+++ b/api/types/types.go
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ type NetworkResource struct {
 
 // EndpointResource contains network resources allocated and used for a container in a network
 type EndpointResource struct {
+	Name        string
 	EndpointID  string
 	MacAddress  string
 	IPv4Address string
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
index 4934ad8b07..4b7d46d146 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
@@ -293,6 +293,47 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerInspectMultipleNetwork(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, "Error: No such network: nonexistent")
 }
 
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerInspectNetworkWithContainerName(c *check.C) {
+	dockerCmd(c, "network", "create", "brNetForInspect")
+	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "brNetForInspect")
+	defer func() {
+		dockerCmd(c, "network", "rm", "brNetForInspect")
+		assertNwNotAvailable(c, "brNetForInspect")
+	}()
+
+	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", "testNetInspect1", "--net", "brNetForInspect", "busybox", "top")
+	c.Assert(waitRun("testNetInspect1"), check.IsNil)
+	containerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
+	defer func() {
+		// we don't stop container by name, because we'll rename it later
+		dockerCmd(c, "stop", containerID)
+	}()
+
+	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "network", "inspect", "brNetForInspect")
+	networkResources := []types.NetworkResource{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &networkResources)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(networkResources, checker.HasLen, 1)
+	container, ok := networkResources[0].Containers[containerID]
+	c.Assert(ok, checker.True)
+	c.Assert(container.Name, checker.Equals, "testNetInspect1")
+
+	// rename container and check docker inspect output update
+	newName := "HappyNewName"
+	dockerCmd(c, "rename", "testNetInspect1", newName)
+
+	// check whether network inspect works properly
+	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "network", "inspect", "brNetForInspect")
+	newNetRes := []types.NetworkResource{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &newNetRes)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(newNetRes, checker.HasLen, 1)
+	container1, ok := newNetRes[0].Containers[containerID]
+	c.Assert(ok, checker.True)
+	c.Assert(container1.Name, checker.Equals, newName)
+
+}
+
 func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkConnectDisconnect(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "network", "create", "test")
 	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "test")