diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index e8fe9287..f742893d 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -71,9 +71,16 @@
           "format": "uuid",
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "job_name": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "job_type": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "prettified_cmd": {
+          "default": "",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "shared_file_system": {
           "default": true,
           "type": "boolean"
@@ -81,7 +88,8 @@
       },
       "required": [
         "docker_img",
-        "experiment"
+        "experiment",
+        "job_name"
       ],
       "type": "object"
     }
diff --git a/reana_job_controller/app.py b/reana_job_controller/app.py
index 4dfddc05..355c0ad2 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/app.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/app.py
@@ -336,7 +336,9 @@ def create_job():  # noqa
             env_vars=json.dumps(job_request['env_vars']),
             restart_count=job['restart_count'],
             max_restart_count=job['max_restart_count'],
-            deleted=job['deleted'])
+            deleted=job['deleted'],
+            name=job_request['job_name'],
+            prettified_cmd=job_request['prettified_cmd'])
         Session.add(job_db_entry)
         Session.commit()
         access_times = calculate_file_access_time(
diff --git a/reana_job_controller/schemas.py b/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
index c0f32745..eaba9052 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/schemas.py
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ class JobRequest(Schema):
     """Job request model."""
 
     job_id = fields.UUID()
+    job_name = fields.Str(required=True)
     cmd = fields.Str(missing='')
+    prettified_cmd = fields.Str(missing='')
     docker_img = fields.Str(required=True)
     experiment = fields.Str(required=True)
     cvmfs_mounts = fields.List(fields.String(), missing=[])