diff --git a/lib/SAML2/XML/md/EntitiesDescriptor.php b/lib/SAML2/XML/md/EntitiesDescriptor.php
index e3ea236dc6785c19c36ade48ec707278c7a7a73f..4bf2b2d44f2f66733ba672fd571417f5b6a216fa 100644
--- a/lib/SAML2/XML/md/EntitiesDescriptor.php
+++ b/lib/SAML2/XML/md/EntitiesDescriptor.php
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class SAML2_XML_md_EntitiesDescriptor extends SAML2_SignedElementHelper {
 			$e->setAttribute('cacheDuration', $this->cacheDuration);
 		}
 
+		if (isset($this->Name)) {
+			$e->setAttribute('Name', $this->Name);
+		}
+
 		SAML2_XML_md_Extensions::addList($e, $this->Extensions);
 
 		foreach ($this->children as $node) {