diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py b/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
index 342c9aa66..6b3a826b8 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
@@ -104,9 +104,24 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('list --limit=10')
         self.assert_called('GET', '/volumes/detail?limit=10')
 
-    def test_list_sort(self):
-        self.run_command('list --sort_key=name --sort_dir=asc')
-        self.assert_called('GET', '/volumes/detail?sort_dir=asc&sort_key=name')
+    def test_list_sort_valid(self):
+        self.run_command('list --sort_key=id --sort_dir=asc')
+        self.assert_called('GET', '/volumes/detail?sort_dir=asc&sort_key=id')
+
+    def test_list_sort_name(self):
+        # Client 'name' key is mapped to 'display_name'
+        self.run_command('list --sort_key=name')
+        self.assert_called('GET', '/volumes/detail?sort_key=display_name')
+
+    def test_list_sort_key_invalid(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.run_command,
+                          'list --sort_key=foo --sort_dir=asc')
+
+    def test_list_sort_dir_invalid(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          self.run_command,
+                          'list --sort_key=id --sort_dir=foo')
 
     def test_list_reorder_with_sort(self):
         # sortby_index is None if there is sort information
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py b/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
index 7fc126755..c726c2af0 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ except ImportError:
 from cinderclient import base
 
 
+# Valid sort directions and client sort keys
 SORT_DIR_VALUES = ('asc', 'desc')
 SORT_KEY_VALUES = ('id', 'status', 'size', 'availability_zone', 'name',
                    'bootable', 'created_at')
+# Mapping of client keys to actual sort keys
+SORT_KEY_MAPPINGS = {'name': 'display_name'}
 
 
 class Volume(base.Resource):
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ class VolumeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
 
         if sort_key is not None:
             if sort_key in SORT_KEY_VALUES:
-                qparams['sort_key'] = sort_key
+                qparams['sort_key'] = SORT_KEY_MAPPINGS.get(sort_key, sort_key)
             else:
                 raise ValueError('sort_key must be one of the following: %s.'
                                  % ', '.join(SORT_KEY_VALUES))