diff --git a/gui/main-kf5.qml b/gui/main-kf5.qml
index a0658b6..69e637c 100644
--- a/gui/main-kf5.qml
+++ b/gui/main-kf5.qml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
     function openNewSessionDialog() {
+        nameInput.text = ""
         newSessionDialog.backendModel = dbus.listBackends()
         newSessionDialog.cwdField.text = dbus.activeCwd || ""
         newSessionDialog.backendCombo.currentIndex = 0
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             if (cwd === "") cwd = dbus.activeCwd || ""
             var backend = backendSelect.currentText
             var model = modelSelect.editText.trim() || modelSelect.currentText
-            dbus.createSession(cwd, backend, model)
+            var name = nameInput.text.trim()
+            dbus.createSession(cwd, backend, model, name)
         }
 
         GridLayout {
@@ -213,6 +215,13 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             columnSpacing: 10
             rowSpacing: 8
 
+            Label { text: "Name:" }
+            TextField {
+                id: nameInput
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                placeholderText: "(auto-generated)"
+            }
+
             Label { text: "Working directory:" }
             RowLayout {
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
diff --git a/gui/main.qml b/gui/main.qml
index fac6395..e95c276 100644
--- a/gui/main.qml
+++ b/gui/main.qml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
     function openNewSessionDialog() {
+        nameInput.text = ""
         newSessionDialog.backendModel = dbus.listBackends()
         newSessionDialog.cwdField.text = dbus.activeCwd || ""
         newSessionDialog.backendCombo.currentIndex = 0
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             if (cwd === "") cwd = dbus.activeCwd || ""
             let backend = backendSelect.currentText
             let model = modelSelect.editText.trim() || modelSelect.currentText
-            dbus.createSession(cwd, backend, model)
+            let name = nameInput.text.trim()
+            dbus.createSession(cwd, backend, model, name)
         }
 
         GridLayout {
@@ -213,6 +215,13 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             columnSpacing: 10
             rowSpacing: 8
 
+            Label { text: "Name:" }
+            TextField {
+                id: nameInput
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                placeholderText: "(auto-generated)"
+            }
+
             Label { text: "Working directory:" }
             RowLayout {
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
diff --git a/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.cpp b/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.cpp
index 117e72b..7716053 100644
--- a/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.cpp
+++ b/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.cpp
@@ -267,16 +267,20 @@ void OllieDBusClient::onFetchConfigFinished(QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher)
 
 // --- User-initiated actions (fire-and-forget async) ---
 
-QString OllieDBusClient::createSession(const QString &cwd, const QString &backend, const QString &model)
+QString OllieDBusClient::createSession(const QString &cwd, const QString &backend, const QString &model, const QString &name)
 {
     QString dir = cwd.isEmpty() ? QDir::homePath() : cwd;
     auto *watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(
         m_iface->asyncCall("CreateSession", dir, backend, model, QString("default"), QString(), QString()),
         this);
-    connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [this](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *w) {
+    connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [this, name](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *w) {
         QDBusPendingReply<QString> reply = *w;
         if (reply.isError()) {
             emit errorOccurred(reply.error().message());
+        } else if (!name.trimmed().isEmpty()) {
+            // Rename the newly created session
+            QString sessionId = reply.value();
+            m_iface->asyncCall("RenameSession", sessionId, name.trimmed());
         }
         w->deleteLater();
     });
diff --git a/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.h b/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.h
index 82dd308..1ad2b90 100644
--- a/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.h
+++ b/plasmoid/plugin/olliedbusclient.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void refreshSessions();
     Q_INVOKABLE void fetchChat();
-    Q_INVOKABLE QString createSession(const QString &cwd, const QString &backend = QString(), const QString &model = QString());
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString createSession(const QString &cwd, const QString &backend = QString(), const QString &model = QString(), const QString &name = QString());
     Q_INVOKABLE void createSessionWithDialog();
     Q_INVOKABLE bool killSession(const QString &sessionId);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool renameSession(const QString &sessionId, const QString &newName);