diff --git a/djadmin2/tests/test_views.py b/djadmin2/tests/test_views.py
index 6c2d9b3..9773a9c 100644
--- a/djadmin2/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/djadmin2/tests/test_views.py
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ from ..views import AdminView
 class AdminViewTest(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.admin_view = AdminView(r'^$', View)
+        self.admin_view = AdminView(r'^$', View, name='admin-view')
 
     def test_url(self):
         self.assertEquals(self.admin_view.url, r'^$')
 
     def test_view(self):
         self.assertEquals(self.admin_view.view, View)
+
+    def test_name(self):
+        self.assertEquals(self.admin_view.name, 'admin-view')
diff --git a/djadmin2/views.py b/djadmin2/views.py
index 90fdf35..6bb052c 100644
--- a/djadmin2/views.py
+++ b/djadmin2/views.py
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ from .viewmixins import Admin2Mixin, AdminModel2Mixin, Admin2ModelFormMixin
 
 class AdminView(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, url, view):
+    def __init__(self, url, view, name=None):
         self.url = url
         self.view = view
+        self.name = name
 
 
 class IndexView(Admin2Mixin, generic.TemplateView):