diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index 8af6ac882..79b5f640b 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
     def ethernet_adapters(self):
         return self._ethernet_adapters
 
+    @property
+    def docker_name(self):
+        """
+        Container name in Docker
+        """
+
+        return "GNS3.{}.{}".format(self.name, self._project.id)
+
     @property
     def mac_address(self):
         """
@@ -451,7 +459,8 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
             if extra_hosts:
                 params["Env"].append("GNS3_EXTRA_HOSTS={}".format(extra_hosts))
 
-        result = await self.manager.query("POST", "containers/create", data=params)
+        # Support name in Doker: [a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]
+        result = await self.manager.query("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(self.docker_name), data=params)
         self._cid = result['Id']
         log.info("Docker container '{name}' [{id}] created".format(name=self._name, id=self._id))
         return True
diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index cb2099d2b..332a52c17 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def test_create(compute_project, manager):
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest")
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async def test_create_with_tag(compute_project, manager):
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:16.04")
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ async def test_create_vnc(compute_project, manager):
             vm._start_vnc = MagicMock()
             vm._display = 42
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ async def test_create_start_cmd(compute_project, manager):
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest")
             vm._start_command = "/bin/ls"
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ async def test_create_image_not_available(compute_project, manager):
     with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM.pull_image", return_value=True) as mock_pull:
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ async def test_create_with_user(compute_project, manager):
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest")
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_1_image(compute_project, mana
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol/1"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_2_user(compute_project, manag
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol/1", "/vol/1"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_3_subdir(compute_project, man
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol/1/", "/vol"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_4_backslash(compute_project,
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol//", "/vol"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_5_subdir_issue_1595(compute_p
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/etc"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes_duplicate_6_subdir_issue_1595(compute_p
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/etc/test", "/etc"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ async def test_create_with_extra_volumes(compute_project, manager):
         with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query", return_value=response) as mock:
             vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", extra_volumes=["/vol/2"])
             await vm.create()
-            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create", data={
+            mock.assert_called_with("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
                 "Tty": True,
                 "OpenStdin": True,
                 "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ async def test_update(vm):
                 await vm.update()
 
     mock_query.assert_any_call("DELETE", "containers/e90e34656842", params={"force": 1, "v": 1})
-    mock_query.assert_any_call("POST", "containers/create", data={
+    mock_query.assert_any_call("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
         "Tty": True,
         "OpenStdin": True,
         "StdinOnce": False,
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ async def test_update_running(vm):
                 await vm.update()
 
     mock_query.assert_any_call("DELETE", "containers/e90e34656842", params={"force": 1, "v": 1})
-    mock_query.assert_any_call("POST", "containers/create", data={
+    mock_query.assert_any_call("POST", "containers/create?name={}".format(vm.docker_name), data={
         "Tty": True,
         "OpenStdin": True,
         "StdinOnce": False,