diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 0c2b855a..7ae1ad34 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class Container(Model):
         """
         if self.attrs.get('Name') is not None:
             return self.attrs['Name'].lstrip('/')
+        if self.attrs.get('Names') is not None:
+            return self.attrs['Names'][0].lstrip('/')
 
     @property
     def image(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
index eac4c979..c9e0d06b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(BaseIntegrationTest):
     def test_list_sparse(self):
         client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
         container_id = client.containers.run(
-            "alpine", "sleep 300", detach=True).id
+            "alpine", "sleep 300", detach=True, name='a_container').id
         self.tmp_containers.append(container_id)
         containers = [c for c in client.containers.list(sparse=True) if c.id ==
                       container_id]
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(BaseIntegrationTest):
         assert container.attrs['Image'] == 'alpine'
         assert container.status == 'running'
         assert container.image == client.images.get('alpine')
+        assert container.name == 'a_container'
         with pytest.raises(docker.errors.DockerException):
             container.labels