diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
index e4f10b5ac..1580a8493 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum
 {
   PROP_0,
 
+  PROP_NAME,
   PROP_LAYOUT,
   PROP_FRAMEBUFFER,
   PROP_OFFSCREEN,
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ static GParamSpec *obj_props[PROP_LAST];
 
 typedef struct _ClutterStageViewPrivate
 {
+  char *name;
+
   cairo_rectangle_int_t layout;
   float scale;
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer;
@@ -442,6 +445,9 @@ clutter_stage_view_get_property (GObject    *object,
 
   switch (prop_id)
     {
+    case PROP_NAME:
+      g_value_set_string (value, priv->name);
+      break;
     case PROP_LAYOUT:
       g_value_set_boxed (value, &priv->layout);
       break;
@@ -475,6 +481,9 @@ clutter_stage_view_set_property (GObject      *object,
 
   switch (prop_id)
     {
+    case PROP_NAME:
+      priv->name = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      break;
     case PROP_LAYOUT:
       layout = g_value_get_boxed (value);
       priv->layout = *layout;
@@ -517,6 +526,7 @@ clutter_stage_view_dispose (GObject *object)
   ClutterStageViewPrivate *priv =
     clutter_stage_view_get_instance_private (view);
 
+  g_clear_pointer (&priv->name, g_free);
   g_clear_pointer (&priv->framebuffer, cogl_object_unref);
   g_clear_pointer (&priv->shadowfb, cogl_object_unref);
   g_clear_pointer (&priv->offscreen, cogl_object_unref);
@@ -550,6 +560,14 @@ clutter_stage_view_class_init (ClutterStageViewClass *klass)
   object_class->set_property = clutter_stage_view_set_property;
   object_class->dispose = clutter_stage_view_dispose;
 
+  obj_props[PROP_NAME] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("name",
+                         "Name",
+                         "Name of view",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
   obj_props[PROP_LAYOUT] =
     g_param_spec_boxed ("layout",
                         "View layout",
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index a717012ce..7b47174a0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -3230,6 +3230,7 @@ meta_renderer_native_create_view (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
                                      META_ROUNDING_STRATEGY_ROUND,
                                      &view_layout);
   view = g_object_new (META_TYPE_RENDERER_VIEW,
+                       "name", meta_output_get_name (output),
                        "layout", &view_layout,
                        "scale", scale,
                        "framebuffer", onscreen,
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/cm/meta-renderer-x11-cm.c b/src/backends/x11/cm/meta-renderer-x11-cm.c
index 2490b055d..a288fe61f 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/cm/meta-renderer-x11-cm.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/cm/meta-renderer-x11-cm.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ meta_renderer_x11_cm_ensure_screen_view (MetaRendererX11Cm *renderer_x11_cm,
     .height = height,
   };
   renderer_x11_cm->screen_view = g_object_new (META_TYPE_RENDERER_VIEW,
+                                               "name", "X11 screen",
                                                "layout", &view_layout,
                                                NULL);
   meta_renderer_add_view (META_RENDERER (renderer_x11_cm),
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
index 0223fe87e..e5ac8ae4b 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ meta_renderer_x11_nested_ensure_legacy_view (MetaRendererX11Nested *renderer_x11
     .height = height
   };
   legacy_view = g_object_new (META_TYPE_RENDERER_VIEW,
+                              "name", "legacy nested",
                               "layout", &view_layout,
                               "framebuffer", COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (fake_onscreen),
                               NULL);
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ meta_renderer_x11_nested_create_view (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
                                      &view_layout);
 
   view = g_object_new (META_TYPE_RENDERER_VIEW,
+                       "name", meta_output_get_name (output),
                        "layout", &view_layout,
                        "framebuffer", COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (fake_onscreen),
                        "offscreen", COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (offscreen),