diff --git a/Docker.DotNet/ContainerOperations.cs b/Docker.DotNet/ContainerOperations.cs
index 235800487..26401bd31 100644
--- a/Docker.DotNet/ContainerOperations.cs
+++ b/Docker.DotNet/ContainerOperations.cs
@@ -54,18 +54,24 @@ public async Task<ContainerResponse> InspectContainerAsync(string id)
 
         public async Task<CreateContainerResponse> CreateContainerAsync(CreateContainerParameters parameters)
         {
+            IQueryString qs = null;
+            
             if (parameters == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("parameters");
             }
 
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.ContainerName)) {
+                qs = new QueryString<CreateContainerParameters>(parameters);
+            }
+
             string path = "containers/create";
             JsonRequestContent<Config> data = null;
             if (parameters.Config != null)
             {
                 data = new JsonRequestContent<Config>(parameters.Config, this.Client.JsonSerializer);
             }
-            DockerApiResponse response = await this.Client.MakeRequestAsync(new[] {NoSuchContainerHandler}, HttpMethod.Post, path, null, data);
+            DockerApiResponse response = await this.Client.MakeRequestAsync(new[] {NoSuchContainerHandler}, HttpMethod.Post, path, qs, data);
             return this.Client.JsonSerializer.DeserializeObject<CreateContainerResponse>(response.Body);
         }
 
diff --git a/Docker.DotNet/Models/CreateContainerParameters.cs b/Docker.DotNet/Models/CreateContainerParameters.cs
index 831c1f57b..eb363d189 100644
--- a/Docker.DotNet/Models/CreateContainerParameters.cs
+++ b/Docker.DotNet/Models/CreateContainerParameters.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ public class CreateContainerParameters
     {
         public Config Config { get; set; }
 
+        [QueryStringParameter("name", false)]
+        public string ContainerName { get; set; }
+
         public CreateContainerParameters()
         {
         }