diff --git a/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/tasks/container_create.yml b/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/tasks/container_create.yml
index 19354ea0ad..8e63bae170 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/tasks/container_create.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/tasks/container_create.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,19 @@
   tags:
     - lxc-container-networks
 
+# NOTE(major): the lxc.network.veth.pair line must appear *immediately* after
+# the lxc.network.name congfiguration line or it will be ignored.  That's why
+# you'll find a "insertafter" in this YAML block.
+- name: Add veth pair name to match container name
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/config"
+    line: "lxc.network.veth.pair = {{ inventory_hostname[-8:].replace('-', '').replace('_', '') }}_eth0"
+    insertafter: "^lxc.network.name"
+    backup: "true"
+  delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
+  tags:
+    - lxc-container-networks
+
 - name: Container network includes
   lineinfile:
     dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/config"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/templates/container-interface.ini.j2 b/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/templates/container-interface.ini.j2
index db2594ca3d..d3f41bddf8 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/templates/container-interface.ini.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/lxc_container_create/templates/container-interface.ini.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 lxc.network.type = {{ item.value.type|default('veth') }}
 # Network device within the container
 lxc.network.name = {{ item.value.interface }}
+# Name the veth after the container
+# NOTE(major): The lxc.network.veth.pair line must appear right after
+# lxc.network.name or it will be ignored.
+lxc.network.veth.pair = {{ inventory_hostname[-8:].replace('-', '').replace('_', '') }}_{{ item.value.interface }}
 # Host link to attach to, this should be a bridge
 lxc.network.link = {{ item.value.bridge }}
 # Hardware Address
@@ -12,4 +16,3 @@ lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx
 lxc.network.flags = up
 # Set the container network MTU
 lxc.network.mtu = {{ item.value.mtu|default('1500') }}
-