diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
index d1c82f2aa..1b4d4cf2f 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func (tc *TaskContext) release() {
 // of the original's.
 func (tc *TaskContext) Fork(ctx context.Context, k *Kernel, shareAddressSpace bool) (*TaskContext, error) {
 	newTC := &TaskContext{
+		Name: tc.Name,
 		Arch: tc.Arch.Fork(),
 		st:   tc.st,
 	}
diff --git a/test/syscalls/linux/prctl.cc b/test/syscalls/linux/prctl.cc
index 44f3df6a3..854dec714 100644
--- a/test/syscalls/linux/prctl.cc
+++ b/test/syscalls/linux/prctl.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,30 @@ TEST(PrctlTest, SetNameLongName) {
   ASSERT_EQ(long_name.substr(0, truncated_length), std::string(truncated_name));
 }
 
+TEST(PrctlTest, ChildProcessName) {
+  constexpr size_t kMaxNameLength = 15;
+
+  char parent_name[kMaxNameLength + 1] = {};
+  memset(parent_name, 'a', kMaxNameLength);
+
+  ASSERT_THAT(prctl(PR_SET_NAME, parent_name), SyscallSucceeds());
+
+  pid_t child_pid = fork();
+  TEST_PCHECK(child_pid >= 0);
+  if (child_pid == 0) {
+    char child_name[kMaxNameLength + 1] = {};
+    TEST_PCHECK(prctl(PR_GET_NAME, child_name) >= 0);
+    TEST_CHECK(memcmp(parent_name, child_name, sizeof(parent_name)) == 0);
+    _exit(0);
+  }
+
+  int status;
+  ASSERT_THAT(waitpid(child_pid, &status, 0),
+              SyscallSucceedsWithValue(child_pid));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0)
+      << "status =" << status;
+}
+
 // Offset added to exit code from test child to distinguish from other abnormal
 // exits.
 constexpr int kPrctlNoNewPrivsTestChildExitBase = 100;