diff --git a/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js b/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
index f66694f6..0060df80 100644
--- a/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
+++ b/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export default function BpmnCopyPaste(bpmnFactory, eventBus, moddleCopy) {
 
     descriptor.type = element.type;
 
+    copyProperties(businessObject, descriptor, 'name');
+
     descriptor.di = {};
 
     // fill and stroke will be set to DI
@@ -134,7 +136,10 @@ export default function BpmnCopyPaste(bpmnFactory, eventBus, moddleCopy) {
     // resolve references e.g. default sequence flow
     resolveReferences(descriptor);
 
-    copyProperties(descriptor, newBusinessObject, 'isExpanded');
+    copyProperties(descriptor, newBusinessObject, [
+      'isExpanded',
+      'name'
+    ]);
 
     removeProperties(descriptor, 'oldBusinessObject');
   });
diff --git a/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js b/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
index 4ce32057..9b6d5588 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
@@ -235,6 +235,40 @@ describe('features/copy-paste', function() {
         })
       );
 
+
+      it('should copy name property', inject(
+        function(canvas, copyPaste, elementRegistry, modeling) {
+
+          // given
+          var startEvent = elementRegistry.get('StartEvent_1'),
+              rootElement = canvas.getRootElement();
+
+          copyPaste.copy(startEvent);
+
+          modeling.removeShape(startEvent);
+
+          // when
+          var elements = copyPaste.paste({
+            element: rootElement,
+            point: {
+              x: 300,
+              y: 300
+            }
+          });
+
+          // then
+          expect(elements).to.have.length(2);
+
+          startEvent = find(elements, function(element) {
+            return is(element, 'bpmn:StartEvent');
+          });
+
+          var startEventBo = getBusinessObject(startEvent);
+
+          expect(startEventBo.name).to.equal('hello');
+        }
+      ));
+
     });