diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/libnetwork_internal_test.go b/daemon/libnetwork/libnetwork_internal_test.go
index 29109565d4..2ce92520c6 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/libnetwork_internal_test.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/libnetwork_internal_test.go
@@ -362,6 +362,34 @@ func TestAuxAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEndpointNameLabel(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "test causes sync issue with Windows HNS")
+	defer netnsutils.SetupTestOSContext(t)()
+
+	c, err := New(context.Background(), config.OptionDataDir(t.TempDir()))
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	defer c.Stop()
+
+	ipamOpt := NetworkOptionIpam(defaultipam.DriverName, "", []*IpamConf{{PreferredPool: "10.35.0.0/16", Gateway: "10.35.255.253"}}, nil, nil)
+	gnw, err := c.NewNetwork(context.Background(), "bridge", "label-test", "",
+		NetworkOptionEnableIPv4(true),
+		ipamOpt,
+	)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		err := gnw.Delete()
+		assert.NilError(t, err)
+	}()
+
+	createOptions := CreateOptionIPAM(net.ParseIP("10.35.0.10"), nil, nil)
+	ep, err := gnw.CreateEndpoint(context.Background(), "ep1", createOptions)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(ep.ipamOptions[netlabel.EndpointName], "ep1"), "got: %s; expected: ep1", ep.ipamOptions[netlabel.EndpointName])
+
+	defer ep.Delete(context.Background(), false) //nolint:errcheck
+}
+
 func TestUpdateSvcRecord(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "bridge driver and IPv6, only works on linux")
 
diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/netlabel/labels.go b/daemon/libnetwork/netlabel/labels.go
index 49806281f6..039367129c 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/netlabel/labels.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/netlabel/labels.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ const (
 	// DNSServers A list of DNS servers associated with the endpoint
 	DNSServers = Prefix + ".endpoint.dnsservers"
 
+	// EndpointName constant represents the container's Name
+	EndpointName = Prefix + ".endpoint.name"
+
 	// EndpointSysctls is a comma separated list interface-specific sysctls
 	// where the interface name is represented by the string "IFNAME".
 	EndpointSysctls = Prefix + ".endpoint.sysctls"
diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/network.go b/daemon/libnetwork/network.go
index 6530c24e32..38ed62f1cd 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/network.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/network.go
@@ -1217,13 +1217,11 @@ func (n *Network) createEndpoint(ctx context.Context, name string, options ...En
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	ep.ipamOptions = map[string]string{netlabel.EndpointName: name}
 	if capability.RequiresMACAddress {
 		if ep.iface.mac == nil {
 			ep.iface.mac = netutils.GenerateRandomMAC()
 		}
-		if ep.ipamOptions == nil {
-			ep.ipamOptions = make(map[string]string)
-		}
 		ep.ipamOptions[netlabel.MacAddress] = ep.iface.mac.String()
 	}