diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index 2360bc8f9..8c4cfb981 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
                                                                          "-rfbport", str(self.console),
                                                                          "-AlwaysShared",
                                                                          "-SecurityTypes", "None",
+                                                                         "-desktop", self.name,
                                                                          ":{}".format(self._display),
                                                                          stdout=fd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)