diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36e9f64..f679e06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,37 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 end
 ```
 
+You also have some control over the container name. By default,
+vagrant-lxc will attempt to generate a unique container name for you.
+However, you may use the `container_name` attribute to explicitly set
+the container name to a value of your choosing, or you can use
+`use_machine_name` to ensure that the container name is the same as the
+vagrant machine name:
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.box = "quantal64"
+  config.vm.provider :lxc do |lxc|
+    # Same effect as 'customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "1024"]' for VirtualBox
+    lxc.customize 'cgroup.memory.limit_in_bytes', '1024M'
+    lxc.container_name = "my-container" # Set the container name explicitly
+  end
+end
+```
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.box = "quantal64"
+  config.vm.define "foo" do |inst|
+    inst.vm.provider :lxc do |lxc|
+      # Same effect as 'customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "1024"]' for VirtualBox
+      lxc.customize 'cgroup.memory.limit_in_bytes', '1024M'
+      lxc.use_machine_name = true  # Set container name to "foo"
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
 vagrant-lxc will then write out `lxc.cgroup.memory.limit_in_bytes='1024M'` to the
 container config file (usually kept under `/var/lib/lxc/<container>/config`)
 prior to starting it.
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/create.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/create.rb
index abca848..38f7f62 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/create.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/create.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ module Vagrant
         end
 
         def call(env)
-          if env[:machine].provider_config.static_name
+          if env[:machine].provider_config.use_machine_name
             container_name = env[:machine].name.to_s
+          elsif env[:machine].provider_config.container_name
+            container_name = env[:machine].provider_config.container_name
           else
             container_name = "#{env[:root_path].basename}_#{env[:machine].name}"
             container_name.gsub!(/[^-a-z0-9_]/i, "")
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/config.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/config.rb
index 59739ec..c9e63a5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/config.rb
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ module Vagrant
       # on /etc/sudoers
       attr_accessor :sudo_wrapper
 
-      # A String that sets a static name
-      attr_accessor :static_name
+      # A boolean that sets the container name to the machine name
+      attr_accessor :use_machine_name
+        
+      # A string to explicitly set the container name
+      attr_accessor :container_name
 
       def initialize
         @customizations = []
         @sudo_wrapper   = UNSET_VALUE
-        @static_name = UNSET_VALUE
+        @use_machine_name = UNSET_VALUE
+        @container_name = UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       # Customize the container by calling `lxc-start` with the given
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ module Vagrant
 
       def finalize!
         @sudo_wrapper = nil if @sudo_wrapper == UNSET_VALUE
-        @static_name = nil if @static_name == UNSET_VALUE
+        @use_machine_name = false if @use_machine_name == UNSET_VALUE
+        @container_name = nil if @container_name == UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       def validate(machine)