diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index ad7d75257..6104bf551 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ var RoutingPattern = ColonRouterPatternBuilder
 
 // ServiceConfig defines the krakend service
 type ServiceConfig struct {
+	// name of the service
+	Name string `mapstructure:"name"`
 	// set of endpoint definitions
 	Endpoints []*EndpointConfig `mapstructure:"endpoints"`
 	// defafult timeout
diff --git a/config/parser.go b/config/parser.go
index 7f7844fdf..662d34f47 100644
--- a/config/parser.go
+++ b/config/parser.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (p parser) Parse(configFile string) (ServiceConfig, error) {
 }
 
 type parseableServiceConfig struct {
+	Name                  string                     `json:"name"`
 	Endpoints             []*parseableEndpointConfig `json:"endpoints"`
 	Timeout               string                     `json:"timeout"`
 	CacheTTL              string                     `json:"cache_ttl"`
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ type parseableServiceConfig struct {
 
 func (p *parseableServiceConfig) normalize() ServiceConfig {
 	cfg := ServiceConfig{
+		Name:                  p.Name,
 		Timeout:               parseDuration(p.Timeout),
 		CacheTTL:              parseDuration(p.CacheTTL),
 		Host:                  p.Host,