diff --git a/client/driver/docker.go b/client/driver/docker.go
index df02ff87979..9ce049e0990 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker.go
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) createContainer(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task, dri
 
 	config.Env = env.List()
 	return docker.CreateContainerOptions{
+		Name:       fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", task.Name, ctx.AllocID),
 		Config:     config,
 		HostConfig: hostConfig,
 	}, nil