diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py b/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
index b5b8ba537..c47bab37c 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
@@ -434,6 +434,17 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('backup-restore 1234')
         self.assert_called('POST', '/backups/1234/restore')
 
+    def test_restore_with_name(self):
+        self.run_command('backup-restore 1234 --name restore_vol')
+        expected = {'restore': {'volume_id': None, 'name': 'restore_vol'}}
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/backups/1234/restore',
+                           body=expected)
+
+    def test_restore_with_name_error(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, self.run_command,
+                          'backup-restore 1234 --volume fake_vol --name '
+                          'restore_vol')
+
     @mock.patch('cinderclient.utils.print_dict')
     @mock.patch('cinderclient.utils.find_volume')
     def test_do_backup_restore(self,
@@ -441,9 +452,11 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
                                mock_print_dict):
         backup_id = '1234'
         volume_id = '5678'
+        name = None
         input = {
             'backup': backup_id,
-            'volume': volume_id
+            'volume': volume_id,
+            'name': None
         }
 
         args = self._make_args(input)
@@ -455,7 +468,8 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
             test_shell.do_backup_restore(self.cs, args)
             mocked_restore.assert_called_once_with(
                 input['backup'],
-                volume_id)
+                volume_id,
+                name)
             self.assertTrue(mock_print_dict.called)
 
     def test_record_export(self):
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_volume_backups.py b/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_volume_backups.py
index d493080a8..700c44086 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_volume_backups.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/unit/v2/test_volume_backups.py
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ class VolumeBackupsTest(utils.TestCase):
                               volume_backups_restore.VolumeBackupsRestore)
         self._assert_request_id(info)
 
+    def test_restore_with_name(self):
+        backup_id = '76a17945-3c6f-435c-975b-b5685db10b62'
+        name = 'restore_vol'
+        info = cs.restores.restore(backup_id, name=name)
+        expected_body = {'restore': {'volume_id': None, 'name': name}}
+        cs.assert_called('POST', '/backups/%s/restore' % backup_id,
+                         body=expected_body)
+        self.assertIsInstance(info,
+                              volume_backups_restore.VolumeBackupsRestore)
+
     def test_reset_state(self):
         b = cs.backups.list()[0]
         api = '/backups/76a17945-3c6f-435c-975b-b5685db10b62/action'
diff --git a/cinderclient/v3/shell.py b/cinderclient/v3/shell.py
index ebd71e63d..2f8900569 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v3/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v3/shell.py
@@ -1507,7 +1507,14 @@ def do_backup_delete(cs, args):
            help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--volume', metavar='<volume>',
            default=None,
-           help='Name or ID of volume to which to restore. '
+           help='Name or ID of existing volume to which to restore. '
+           'This is mutually exclusive with --name and takes priority. '
+           'Default=None.')
+@utils.arg('--name', metavar='<name>',
+           default=None,
+           help='Use the name for new volume creation to restore. '
+           'This is mutually exclusive with --volume (or the deprecated '
+           '--volume-id) and --volume (or --volume-id) takes priority. '
            'Default=None.')
 @utils.service_type('volumev3')
 def do_backup_restore(cs, args):
@@ -1515,10 +1522,15 @@ def do_backup_restore(cs, args):
     vol = args.volume or args.volume_id
     if vol:
         volume_id = utils.find_volume(cs, vol).id
+        if args.name:
+            args.name = None
+            print('Mutually exclusive options are specified simultaneously: '
+                  '"--volume (or the deprecated --volume-id) and --name". '
+                  'The --volume (or --volume-id) option takes priority.')
     else:
         volume_id = None
 
-    restore = cs.restores.restore(args.backup, volume_id)
+    restore = cs.restores.restore(args.backup, volume_id, args.name)
 
     info = {"backup_id": args.backup}
     info.update(restore._info)
diff --git a/cinderclient/v3/volume_backups_restore.py b/cinderclient/v3/volume_backups_restore.py
index 911356d03..8a35ed162 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v3/volume_backups_restore.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v3/volume_backups_restore.py
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ class VolumeBackupRestoreManager(base.Manager):
     """Manage :class:`VolumeBackupsRestore` resources."""
     resource_class = VolumeBackupsRestore
 
-    def restore(self, backup_id, volume_id=None):
+    def restore(self, backup_id, volume_id=None, name=None):
         """Restore a backup to a volume.
 
         :param backup_id: The ID of the backup to restore.
         :param volume_id: The ID of the volume to restore the backup to.
+        :param name     : The name for new volume creation to restore.
         :rtype: :class:`Restore`
         """
-        body = {'restore': {'volume_id': volume_id}}
+        body = {'restore': {'volume_id': volume_id, 'name': name}}
         return self._create("/backups/%s/restore" % backup_id,
                             body, "restore")