diff --git a/src/ZODB/StorageConfig.py b/src/ZODB/StorageConfig.py
index a1493e7912dae6f04dad3bd36f2a8dd1f3afa7f5..3fa6f85ef78a4b8c4adef2963def0e9d505b00cd 100644
--- a/src/ZODB/StorageConfig.py
+++ b/src/ZODB/StorageConfig.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def getStorageInfo(section):
     klass = getattr(m, type)
 
     args = {}
+    if section.name:
+        args["name"] = section.name
     for key in section.keys():
         if key.lower() != "type":
             args[key] = section.get(key)