diff --git a/flytekit/types/file/file.py b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
index 8561ec0157..15113f8f01 100644
--- a/flytekit/types/file/file.py
+++ b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def new_remote_file(cls, name: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> FlyteFile:
         Create a new FlyteFile object with a remote path.
         """
         ctx = FlyteContextManager.current_context()
-        r = ctx.file_access.get_random_string()
+        r = name or ctx.file_access.get_random_string()
         remote_path = ctx.file_access.join(ctx.file_access.raw_output_prefix, r)
         return cls(path=remote_path)
 
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_flyte_file.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_flyte_file.py
index 33a796b875..ff038c164b 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_flyte_file.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_flyte_file.py
@@ -678,3 +678,9 @@ def test_join():
 def test_headers():
     assert FlyteFilePathTransformer.get_additional_headers("xyz") == {}
     assert len(FlyteFilePathTransformer.get_additional_headers(".gz")) == 1
+
+
+def test_new_remote_file():
+    nf = FlyteFile.new_remote_file(name="foo.txt")
+    assert isinstance(nf, FlyteFile)
+    assert nf.path.endswith('foo.txt')