diff --git a/src/components/input/input.html b/src/components/input/input.html
index e76d6f8f15e..04262c41994 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.html
+++ b/src/components/input/input.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
              [attr.step]="step"
              [attr.tabindex]="tabIndex"
              [type]="type"
+             [attr.name]="name"
              (focus)="handleFocus($event)"
              (blur)="handleBlur($event)"
              [(ngModel)]="value"
diff --git a/src/components/input/input.spec.ts b/src/components/input/input.spec.ts
index 0b29ba0e72e..3b7aeb16733 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/input/input.spec.ts
@@ -645,6 +645,16 @@ export function main() {
           })();
         });
     });
+
+    it('supports a name attribute', () => {
+      return builder.createAsync(MdInputWithNameTestController).then(fixture => {
+        const inputElement: HTMLInputElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input'))
+            .nativeElement;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(inputElement.name).toBe('some-name');
+      });
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -814,3 +824,12 @@ class MdInputWithBlurAndFocusEvents {
   directives: [MdInput]
 })
 class MdInputOptionalAttributeController {}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'test-input-controller',
+  template: `
+    <md-input name="some-name"></md-input>
+  `,
+  directives: [MdInput]
+})
+class MdInputWithNameTestController {}
diff --git a/src/components/input/input.ts b/src/components/input/input.ts
index a4507558e38..01a00b9f39e 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.ts
+++ b/src/components/input/input.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ export class MdInput implements ControlValueAccessor, AfterContentInit, OnChange
   @Input() step: number;
   @Input() tabIndex: number;
   @Input() type: string = 'text';
+  @Input() name: string = null;
 
   private _blurEmitter: EventEmitter<FocusEvent> = new EventEmitter<FocusEvent>();
   private _focusEmitter: EventEmitter<FocusEvent> = new EventEmitter<FocusEvent>();