diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index af9831534..20fdec3e9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 ### Added
 
+- added support for named indices
 - added minReplicationAttribute for collections and graphs
 
 ## [5.0.7] - 2019-07-19
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/entity/IndexEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/entity/IndexEntity.java
index 6aeecab6c..fdea737f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/entity/IndexEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/entity/IndexEntity.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 public class IndexEntity implements Entity {
 
 	private String id;
+	private String name;
 	private IndexType type;
 	private Collection<String> fields;
 	private Double selectivityEstimate;
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
 
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 	public IndexType getType() {
 		return type;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/FulltextIndexOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/FulltextIndexOptions.java
index 5f8602a33..a7154afdd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/FulltextIndexOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/FulltextIndexOptions.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class FulltextIndexOptions {
 	private Iterable<String> fields;
 	private final IndexType type = IndexType.fulltext;
 	private Integer minLength;
+	private String name;
 
 	public FulltextIndexOptions() {
 		super();
@@ -60,6 +61,20 @@ public Integer getMinLength() {
 		return minLength;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the index
+	 * @return options
+	 */
+	public FulltextIndexOptions name(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param minLength
 	 *            Minimum character length of words to index. Will default to a server-defined value if unspecified. It
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/GeoIndexOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/GeoIndexOptions.java
index 526b2e436..be02489c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/GeoIndexOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/GeoIndexOptions.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class GeoIndexOptions {
 	private Iterable<String> fields;
 	private final IndexType type = IndexType.geo;
 	private Boolean geoJson;
+	private String name;
 
 	public GeoIndexOptions() {
 		super();
@@ -55,6 +56,20 @@ protected IndexType getType() {
 		return type;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the index
+	 * @return options
+	 */
+	public GeoIndexOptions name(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 	public Boolean getGeoJson() {
 		return geoJson;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/HashIndexOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/HashIndexOptions.java
index 4e4d39285..20dd13c44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/HashIndexOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/HashIndexOptions.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class HashIndexOptions {
 	private Boolean unique;
 	private Boolean sparse;
 	private Boolean deduplicate;
+	private String name;
 
 	public HashIndexOptions() {
 		super();
@@ -99,4 +100,18 @@ public HashIndexOptions deduplicate(final Boolean deduplicate) {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the index
+	 * @return options
+	 */
+	public HashIndexOptions name(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/PersistentIndexOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/PersistentIndexOptions.java
index e294c8782..fbf9a24ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/PersistentIndexOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/PersistentIndexOptions.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class PersistentIndexOptions {
 
 	private Iterable<String> fields;
 	protected IndexType type = IndexType.persistent;
+	private String name;
 	private Boolean unique;
 	private Boolean sparse;
 
@@ -71,6 +72,20 @@ public PersistentIndexOptions unique(final Boolean unique) {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the index
+	 * @return options
+	 */
+	public PersistentIndexOptions name(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 	public Boolean getSparse() {
 		return sparse;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/SkiplistIndexOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/SkiplistIndexOptions.java
index 7ddc8dd92..b6bcd754b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/SkiplistIndexOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/model/SkiplistIndexOptions.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class SkiplistIndexOptions {
 	private Boolean unique;
 	private Boolean sparse;
 	private Boolean deduplicate;
+	private String name;
 
 	public SkiplistIndexOptions() {
 		super();
@@ -99,4 +100,18 @@ public SkiplistIndexOptions deduplicate(final Boolean deduplicate) {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the index
+	 * @return options
+	 */
+	public SkiplistIndexOptions name(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
index c19c63473..7fd358fbc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoCollectionTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.arangodb.model.*;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -63,16 +64,7 @@
 import com.arangodb.entity.MultiDocumentEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.Permissions;
 import com.arangodb.entity.ServerRole;
-import com.arangodb.model.CollectionCreateOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.CollectionPropertiesOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentCreateOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentDeleteOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentExistsOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentImportOptions;
 import com.arangodb.model.DocumentImportOptions.OnDuplicate;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentReadOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentReplaceOptions;
-import com.arangodb.model.DocumentUpdateOptions;
 import com.arangodb.velocypack.VPackSlice;
 
 /**
@@ -1044,6 +1036,35 @@ public void createHashIndex() {
 		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createHashIndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final HashIndexOptions options = new HashIndexOptions();
+		options.name("myHashIndex");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		fields.add("b");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensureHashIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getConstraint(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("b"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getMinLength(), is(nullValue()));
+		if (arangoDB.getRole() == ServerRole.SINGLE) {
+			assertThat(indexResult.getSelectivityEstimate(), is(1.));
+		}
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.hash));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("myHashIndex"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createGeoIndex() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1063,6 +1084,33 @@ public void createGeoIndex() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createGeoIndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final GeoIndexOptions options = new GeoIndexOptions();
+		options.name("myGeoIndex1");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensureGeoIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getMinLength(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		if (requireVersion(3, 4)) {
+			assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.geo));
+		} else {
+			assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.geo1));
+		}
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("myGeoIndex1"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createGeo2Index() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1084,6 +1132,35 @@ public void createGeo2Index() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createGeo2IndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final GeoIndexOptions options = new GeoIndexOptions();
+		options.name("myGeoIndex2");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		fields.add("b");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensureGeoIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("b"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getMinLength(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		if (requireVersion(3, 4)) {
+			assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.geo));
+		} else {
+			assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.geo2));
+		}
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("myGeoIndex2"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createSkiplistIndex() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1102,6 +1179,32 @@ public void createSkiplistIndex() {
 		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createSkiplistIndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final SkiplistIndexOptions options = new SkiplistIndexOptions();
+		options.name("mySkiplistIndex");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		fields.add("b");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensureSkiplistIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getConstraint(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("b"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getMinLength(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.skiplist));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("mySkiplistIndex"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createPersistentIndex() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1120,6 +1223,32 @@ public void createPersistentIndex() {
 		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createPersistentIndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final PersistentIndexOptions options = new PersistentIndexOptions();
+		options.name("myPersistentIndex");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		fields.add("b");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensurePersistentIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getConstraint(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("b"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getMinLength(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.persistent));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("myPersistentIndex"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createFulltextIndex() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -1135,6 +1264,29 @@ public void createFulltextIndex() {
 		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createFulltextIndexWithOptions() {
+		if (!requireVersion(3, 5)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final FulltextIndexOptions options = new FulltextIndexOptions();
+		options.name("myFulltextIndex");
+
+		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();
+		fields.add("a");
+		final IndexEntity indexResult = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME).ensureFulltextIndex(fields, options);
+		assertThat(indexResult, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getConstraint(), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getFields(), hasItem("a"));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getId(), startsWith(COLLECTION_NAME));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getIsNewlyCreated(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getSparse(), is(true));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getType(), is(IndexType.fulltext));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getUnique(), is(false));
+		assertThat(indexResult.getName(), is("myFulltextIndex"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getIndexes() {
 		final Collection<String> fields = new ArrayList<String>();