diff --git a/cli/exp_task_create.go b/cli/exp_task_create.go
index 992be74ffc..7fd8f5e4d5 100644
--- a/cli/exp_task_create.go
+++ b/cli/exp_task_create.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) taskCreate() *serpent.Command {
 	var (
 		orgContext = NewOrganizationContext()
 
+		taskName            string
 		templateName        string
 		templateVersionName string
 		presetName          string
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ func (r *RootCmd) taskCreate() *serpent.Command {
 			serpent.RequireRangeArgs(0, 1),
 		),
 		Options: serpent.OptionSet{
+			{
+				Name:        "name",
+				Flag:        "name",
+				Description: "Specify the name of the task. If you do not specify one, a name will be generated for you.",
+				Value:       serpent.StringOf(&taskName),
+				Required:    false,
+				Default:     "",
+			},
 			{
 				Name:  "template",
 				Flag:  "template",
@@ -169,6 +178,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) taskCreate() *serpent.Command {
 			}
 
 			task, err := expClient.CreateTask(ctx, codersdk.Me, codersdk.CreateTaskRequest{
+				Name:                    taskName,
 				TemplateVersionID:       templateVersionID,
 				TemplateVersionPresetID: templateVersionPresetID,
 				Prompt:                  taskInput,
diff --git a/cli/exp_task_create_test.go b/cli/exp_task_create_test.go
index 655dfad293..4c839cf87f 100644
--- a/cli/exp_task_create_test.go
+++ b/cli/exp_task_create_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		taskID                  = uuid.New()
 	)
 
-	templateAndVersionFoundHandler := func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, orgID uuid.UUID, templateName, templateVersionName, presetName, prompt string) http.HandlerFunc {
+	templateAndVersionFoundHandler := func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, orgID uuid.UUID, templateName, templateVersionName, presetName, prompt, taskName string) http.HandlerFunc {
 		t.Helper()
 
 		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 					assert.Equal(t, templateVersionPresetID, req.TemplateVersionPresetID, "template version preset id mismatch")
 				}
 
-				httpapi.Write(ctx, w, http.StatusCreated, codersdk.Task{
+				created := codersdk.Task{
 					ID:        taskID,
-					Name:      "task-wild-goldfish-27",
+					Name:      taskName,
 					CreatedAt: taskCreatedAt,
-				})
+				}
+				if req.Name != "" {
+					assert.Equal(t, req.Name, taskName, "name mismatch")
+					created.Name = req.Name
+				}
+
+				httpapi.Write(ctx, w, http.StatusCreated, created)
 			default:
 				t.Errorf("unexpected path: %s", r.URL.Path)
 			}
@@ -108,21 +114,28 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			stdin:        "reads prompt from stdin",
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "reads prompt from stdin")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "reads prompt from stdin", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:         []string{"my custom prompt"},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			args:         []string{"--name", "abc123", "my custom prompt"},
+			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("abc123"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
+			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "abc123")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:         []string{"my custom prompt", "--template", "my-template", "--template-version", "my-template-version", "--org", organizationID.String()},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			env:          []string{"CODER_TASK_TEMPLATE_VERSION=my-template-version"},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -138,21 +151,21 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			env:          []string{"CODER_TASK_TEMPLATE_NAME=my-template", "CODER_TASK_TEMPLATE_VERSION=my-template-version"},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:         []string{"my custom prompt", "--template", "my-template", "--org", organizationID.String()},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:         []string{"my custom prompt", "--template", "my-template", "--preset", "my-preset", "--org", organizationID.String()},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -160,21 +173,21 @@ func TestTaskCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			env:          []string{"CODER_TASK_PRESET_NAME=my-preset"},
 			expectOutput: fmt.Sprintf("The task %s has been created at %s!", cliui.Keyword("task-wild-goldfish-27"), cliui.Timestamp(taskCreatedAt)),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:         []string{"my custom prompt", "-q"},
 			expectOutput: taskID.String(),
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "my-template-version", "", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			args:        []string{"my custom prompt", "--template", "my-template", "--preset", "not-real-preset"},
 			expectError: `preset "not-real-preset" not found`,
 			handler: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) http.HandlerFunc {
-				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt")
+				return templateAndVersionFoundHandler(t, ctx, organizationID, "my-template", "", "my-preset", "my custom prompt", "task-wild-goldfish-27")
 			},
 		},
 		{