diff --git a/openstack/resource.py b/openstack/resource.py
index 022eee0d..e157c418 100644
--- a/openstack/resource.py
+++ b/openstack/resource.py
@@ -331,6 +331,23 @@ class Resource(collections.MutableMapping):
     def id(self):
         del self._attrs[self.id_attribute]
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """The name associated with this resource.
+
+        The true value of the ``name`` property comes from the
+        attribute set as :data:`name_attribute`.
+        """
+        return self._attrs.get(self.name_attribute, None)
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, value):
+        self._attrs[self.name_attribute] = value
+
+    @name.deleter
+    def name(self):
+        del self._attrs[self.name_attribute]
+
     @property
     def is_dirty(self):
         """True if the resource needs to be updated to the remote."""
diff --git a/openstack/tests/test_resource.py b/openstack/tests/test_resource.py
index 0c9aca3c..6aab9662 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/test_resource.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/test_resource.py
@@ -547,6 +547,23 @@ class TestFind(base.TestCase):
         faker.id_attribute = 'id'
         self.assertEqual(fake_id, faker.id)
 
+    def test_name_attribute(self):
+        class Person_ES(resource.Resource):
+            name_attribute = "nombre"
+            nombre = resource.prop('nombre')
+
+        name = "Brian"
+        args = {'nombre': name}
+
+        person = Person_ES(args)
+        self.assertEqual(person.nombre, name)
+        self.assertEqual(person.name, name)
+
+        new_name = "Julien"
+        person.name = new_name
+        self.assertEqual(person.nombre, new_name)
+        self.assertEqual(person.name, new_name)
+
     def test_boolstr_prop(self):
         faker = FakeResource(fake_data)
         self.assertEqual(True, faker.enabled)