diff --git a/torchx/components/dist.py b/torchx/components/dist.py
index 817534a25..55718474d 100644
--- a/torchx/components/dist.py
+++ b/torchx/components/dist.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def ddp(
     )
 
     env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"] = argname.experiment_name
+    env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"] = argname.run_name
 
     env.setdefault("LOGLEVEL", os.getenv("LOGLEVEL", "WARNING"))
     if debug:
diff --git a/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py b/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
index 669f1a7fc..ac57a1bf0 100644
--- a/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
+++ b/torchx/components/test/dist_test.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def test_validate_spmd(self) -> None:
     def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_no_name(self) -> None:
         appdef = spmd(script="foo/bar.py")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual(
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_no_name(self) -> None:
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", script="foo/bar.py")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual(
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_no_name(self) -> None:
 
         appdef = spmd(m="foo.bar")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual(
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_no_name(self) -> None:
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", m="foo.bar")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual(
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
@@ -91,35 +95,43 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_no_name(self) -> None:
     def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_name(self) -> None:
         appdef = spmd(script="foo/bar.py", name="baz/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", script="foo/bar.py", name="baz/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
+        self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd(m="foo.bar", name="baz/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", m="foo.bar", name="baz/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
     def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_experiment_name(self) -> None:
         appdef = spmd(script="foo/bar.py", name="baz/")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", script="foo/bar.py", name="baz/")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd(m="foo.bar", name="baz/")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", m="foo.bar", name="baz/")
         self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.name)
+        self.assertEqual("bar", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"])
         self.assertEqual("baz", appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"])
 
     def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_run_name(self) -> None:
@@ -129,6 +141,10 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_run_name(self) -> None:
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "trial_1",
+            appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"],
+        )
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", script="foo/bar.py", name="/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
@@ -136,6 +152,10 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_run_name(self) -> None:
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "trial_1",
+            appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"],
+        )
 
         appdef = spmd(m="foo.bar", name="/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
@@ -143,6 +163,10 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_run_name(self) -> None:
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "trial_1",
+            appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"],
+        )
 
         appdef = spmd("-a", "b", m="foo.bar", name="/trial_1")
         self.assertEqual("trial_1", appdef.name)
@@ -150,3 +174,7 @@ def test_spmd_call_by_module_or_script_with_run_name(self) -> None:
             "default-experiment",
             appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"],
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "trial_1",
+            appdef.roles[0].env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"],
+        )