diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/ConnectionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/ConnectionBuilder.java
index d2f91c6c5..e6b92fa6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/ConnectionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/ConnectionBuilder.java
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
 /** Builder for {@link Connection} instances. */
 public interface ConnectionBuilder extends ConnectionSettings<ConnectionBuilder> {
 
+  /**
+   * Set the name of the connection.
+   *
+   * <p>The name of the connection will be displayed in the management UI.
+   *
+   * @param name client-provided connection name
+   * @return this builder instance
+   */
+  ConnectionBuilder name(String name);
+
   /**
    * Configuration for recovery.
    *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/impl/AmqpConnectionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/impl/AmqpConnectionBuilder.java
index 91605f3a0..378d6c309 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/impl/AmqpConnectionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/amqp/impl/AmqpConnectionBuilder.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void copyTo(AmqpConnectionBuilder copy) {
     copy.dispatchingExecutor(this.dispatchingExecutor);
   }
 
-  AmqpConnectionBuilder name(String name) {
+  public AmqpConnectionBuilder name(String name) {
     this.name = name;
     return this;
   }