diff --git a/openvidu-server/docker/openvidu-recording/entrypoint.sh b/openvidu-server/docker/openvidu-recording/entrypoint.sh
index 8fcc45ab..df3cc40c 100755
--- a/openvidu-server/docker/openvidu-recording/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/openvidu-server/docker/openvidu-recording/entrypoint.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RESOLUTION="${RESOLUTION:-1920x1080}"
 FRAMERATE="${FRAMERATE:-24}"
 VIDEO_SIZE="$RESOLUTION"
 ARRAY=(${VIDEO_SIZE//x/ })
+VIDEO_ID="${VIDEO_ID:-video}"
 VIDEO_NAME="${VIDEO_NAME:-video}"
 VIDEO_FORMAT="${VIDEO_FORMAT:-mp4}"
 RECORDING_JSON="'${RECORDING_JSON}'"
@@ -21,9 +22,9 @@ RECORDING_JSON="'${RECORDING_JSON}'"
 ### Store Recording json data ###
 
 if [[ $CURRENT_UID != $USER_ID ]]; then
-	su myuser -c "echo ${RECORDING_JSON} > /recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}"
+	su myuser -c "echo ${RECORDING_JSON} > /recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}"
 else
-	echo ${RECORDING_JSON} > /recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}
+	echo ${RECORDING_JSON} > /recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}
 fi
 
 
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ fi
 ### Generate video report file ###
 
 if [[ $CURRENT_UID != $USER_ID ]]; then
-	su myuser -c "ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.${VIDEO_FORMAT} > /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.info"
+	su myuser -c "ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.${VIDEO_FORMAT} > /recordings/${VIDEO_ID}.info"
 else
-	ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.${VIDEO_FORMAT} > /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.info
+	ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.${VIDEO_FORMAT} > /recordings/${VIDEO_ID}.info
 fi
 
 
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $CURRENT_UID != $USER_ID ]]; then
 
-	TMP=$(su myuser -c "mktemp /recordings/.${VIDEO_NAME}.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.if.json")
-	INFO=$(su myuser -c "cat /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.info | jq '.'")
+	TMP=$(su myuser -c "mktemp /recordings/.${VIDEO_ID}.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.if.json")
+	INFO=$(su myuser -c "cat /recordings/${VIDEO_ID}.info | jq '.'")
 	HAS_AUDIO_AUX=$(su myuser -c "echo '$INFO' | jq '.streams[] | select(.codec_type == \"audio\")'")
 	if [ -z "$HAS_AUDIO_AUX" ]; then HAS_AUDIO=false; else HAS_AUDIO=true; fi
 	HAS_VIDEO_AUX=$(su myuser -c "echo '$INFO' | jq '.streams[] | select(.codec_type == \"video\")'")
@@ -107,12 +108,12 @@ if [[ $CURRENT_UID != $USER_ID ]]; then
 	DURATION=$(su myuser -c "echo '$INFO' | jq '.format.duration | tonumber'")
 	STATUS="stopped"
 
-	su myuser -c "jq -c -r \".hasAudio=${HAS_AUDIO} | .hasVideo=${HAS_VIDEO} | .duration=${DURATION} | .size=${SIZE} | .status=\\\"${STATUS}\\\"\" \"/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}\" > ${TMP} && mv ${TMP} \"/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}\""
+	su myuser -c "jq -c -r \".hasAudio=${HAS_AUDIO} | .hasVideo=${HAS_VIDEO} | .duration=${DURATION} | .size=${SIZE} | .status=\\\"${STATUS}\\\"\" \"/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}\" > ${TMP} && mv ${TMP} \"/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}\""
 
 else
 
-	TMP=$(mktemp /recordings/.${VIDEO_NAME}.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.else.json)
-	INFO=$(cat /recordings/${VIDEO_NAME}.info | jq '.')
+	TMP=$(mktemp /recordings/.${VIDEO_ID}.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.else.json)
+	INFO=$(cat /recordings/${VIDEO_ID}.info | jq '.')
 	HAS_AUDIO_AUX=$(echo "$INFO" | jq '.streams[] | select(.codec_type == "audio")')
 	if [ -z "$HAS_AUDIO_AUX" ]; then HAS_AUDIO=false; else HAS_AUDIO=true; fi
 	HAS_VIDEO_AUX=$(echo "$INFO" | jq '.streams[] | select(.codec_type == "video")')
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ else
 	DURATION=$(echo "$INFO" | jq '.format.duration | tonumber')
 	STATUS="stopped"
 
-	jq -c -r ".hasAudio=${HAS_AUDIO} | .hasVideo=${HAS_VIDEO} | .duration=${DURATION} | .size=${SIZE} | .status=\"${STATUS}\"" "/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}" > ${TMP} && mv ${TMP} "/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_NAME}"
+	jq -c -r ".hasAudio=${HAS_AUDIO} | .hasVideo=${HAS_VIDEO} | .duration=${DURATION} | .size=${SIZE} | .status=\"${STATUS}\"" "/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}" > ${TMP} && mv ${TMP} "/recordings/.recording.${VIDEO_ID}"
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CDREvent.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CDREvent.java
index e33e1e42..2fbd2212 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CDREvent.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CDREvent.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class CDREvent implements Comparable<CDREvent> {
 	// Recording events
 	private Long size;
 	private String id;
+	private String name;
 	private Boolean hasAudio;
 	private Boolean hasVideo;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public class CDREvent implements Comparable<CDREvent> {
 		}
 		this.timeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		this.id = recording.getId();
+		this.name = recording.getName();
 		this.duration = (int) recording.getDuration();
 		this.size = recording.getSize();
 		this.hasAudio = recording.hasAudio();
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ public class CDREvent implements Comparable<CDREvent> {
 		if (this.id != null) {
 			json.put("id", this.id);
 		}
+		if (this.name != null) {
+			json.put("name", this.name);
+		}
 		if (this.size != null) {
 			json.put("size", this.size);
 		}
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CallDetailRecord.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CallDetailRecord.java
index 4d6576ac..2a9a62a9 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CallDetailRecord.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/cdr/CallDetailRecord.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import io.openvidu.server.recording.Recording;
  * - 'participantLeft':				{sessionId, timestamp, participantId, startTime, endTime, duration, reason}
  * - 'webrtcConnectionCreated'		{sessionId, timestamp, participantId, connection, [receivingFrom], audioEnabled, videoEnabled, [videoSource], [videoFramerate]}
  * - 'webrtcConnectionDestroyed'	{sessionId, timestamp, participantId, startTime, endTime, duration, connection, [receivingFrom], audioEnabled, videoEnabled, [videoSource], [videoFramerate], reason}
- * - 'recordingStarted'				{sessionId, timestamp, id, hasAudio, hasVideo, size}
- * - 'recordingStopped'				{sessionId, timestamp, id, hasAudio, hasVideo, size}
+ * - 'recordingStarted'				{sessionId, timestamp, id, name, hasAudio, hasVideo, size}
+ * - 'recordingStopped'				{sessionId, timestamp, id, name, hasAudio, hasVideo, size}
  * 
  * PROPERTIES VALUES:
  * 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import io.openvidu.server.recording.Recording;
  * - videoSource: 		"CAMERA", "SCREEN"
  * - videoFramerate:	number
  * - id:				string
+ * - name:				string
  * - hasAudio:			boolean
  * - hasVideo:			boolean
  * - size: 				number
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/core/SessionEventsHandler.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/core/SessionEventsHandler.java
index 1306bf5d..55fb79b6 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/core/SessionEventsHandler.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/core/SessionEventsHandler.java
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ public class SessionEventsHandler {
 
 		JsonObject params = new JsonObject();
 		params.addProperty(ProtocolElements.RECORDINGSTARTED_ID_PARAM, recording.getId());
+		params.addProperty(ProtocolElements.RECORDINGSTARTED_NAME_PARAM, recording.getName());
 
 		for (Participant p : filteredParticipants) {
 			rpcNotificationService.sendNotification(p.getParticipantPrivateId(),
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ public class SessionEventsHandler {
 
 		JsonObject params = new JsonObject();
 		params.addProperty(ProtocolElements.RECORDINGSTOPPED_ID_PARAM, recording.getId());
+		params.addProperty(ProtocolElements.RECORDINGSTARTED_NAME_PARAM, recording.getName());
 
 		for (Participant p : filteredParticipants) {
 			rpcNotificationService.sendNotification(p.getParticipantPrivateId(),
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoSessionManager.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoSessionManager.java
index dab9c44c..483df48a 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoSessionManager.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoSessionManager.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class KurentoSessionManager extends SessionManager {
 				&& RecordingMode.ALWAYS.equals(session.getSessionProperties().recordingMode())
 				&& !recordingService.sessionIsBeingRecorded(session.getSessionId())
 				&& session.getActivePublishers() == 0) {
-			recordingService.startRecording(session);
+			recordingService.startRecording(session, null);
 		}
 
 		session.newPublisher(participant);
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/ComposedRecordingService.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/ComposedRecordingService.java
index e9d4556a..bb196ff6 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/ComposedRecordingService.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/ComposedRecordingService.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 
 	@Autowired
 	OpenviduConfig openviduConfig;
-	
+
 	@Autowired
 	private SessionEventsHandler sessionHandler;
 
@@ -81,14 +81,19 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		this.dockerClient = DockerClientBuilder.getInstance(config).build();
 	}
 
-	public Recording startRecording(Session session) {
+	public Recording startRecording(Session session, String name) {
 		List<String> envs = new ArrayList<>();
 		String shortSessionId = session.getSessionId().substring(session.getSessionId().lastIndexOf('/') + 1,
 				session.getSessionId().length());
 		String recordingId = this.getFreeRecordingId(session.getSessionId(), shortSessionId);
 		String secret = openviduConfig.getOpenViduSecret();
 
-		Recording recording = new Recording(session.getSessionId(), recordingId, recordingId);
+		if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
+			// No name provided for the recording file
+			name = recordingId;
+		}
+
+		Recording recording = new Recording(session.getSessionId(), recordingId, name);
 
 		this.sessionsRecordings.put(session.getSessionId(), recording);
 		this.sessionHandler.setRecordingStarted(session.getSessionId(), recording);
@@ -111,7 +116,8 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 				+ "/" + secret);
 		envs.add("RESOLUTION=1920x1080");
 		envs.add("FRAMERATE=30");
-		envs.add("VIDEO_NAME=" + recordingId);
+		envs.add("VIDEO_ID=" + recordingId);
+		envs.add("VIDEO_NAME=" + name);
 		envs.add("VIDEO_FORMAT=mp4");
 		envs.add("USER_ID=" + uid);
 		envs.add("RECORDING_JSON=" + recording.toJson().toJSONString());
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 
 		String containerId = this.runRecordingContainer(envs, "recording_" + recordingId);
 
-		this.waitForVideoFileNotEmpty(recordingId);
+		this.waitForVideoFileNotEmpty(name);
 
 		this.sessionsContainers.put(session.getSessionId(), containerId);
 
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		// Update recording attributes reading from video report file
 		try {
 			RecordingInfoUtils infoUtils = new RecordingInfoUtils(
-					this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + recording.getName() + ".info");
+					this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + recording.getId() + ".info");
 
 			if (openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPublicAccess()) {
 				recording.setStatus(Recording.Status.available);
@@ -194,9 +200,9 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 			throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_REPORT_ERROR_CODE,
 					"There was an error generating the metadata report file for the recording");
 		}
-		
+
 		this.sessionHandler.sendRecordingStoppedNotification(session, recording);
-		
+
 		return recording;
 	}
 
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 	}
 
 	public Collection<Recording> getAllRecordings() {
-		return this.getRecordingEntitiesFromHost();
+		return this.getAllRecordingsFromHost();
 	}
 
 	public Collection<Recording> getStartingRecordings() {
@@ -294,7 +300,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 	}
 
 	public Collection<Recording> getFinishedRecordings() {
-		return this.getRecordingEntitiesFromHost().stream()
+		return this.getAllRecordingsFromHost().stream()
 				.filter(recording -> (recording.getStatus().equals(Recording.Status.stopped)
 						|| recording.getStatus().equals(Recording.Status.available)))
 				.collect(Collectors.toSet());
@@ -319,6 +325,36 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private Recording getRecordingFromHost(String recordingId) {
+		File file = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + RECORDING_ENTITY_FILE + recordingId);
+		return this.getRecordingFromEntityFile(file);
+	}
+
+	private Set<Recording> getAllRecordingsFromHost() {
+		File folder = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
+		File[] files = folder.listFiles();
+
+		if (files == null) {
+			files = initRecordingPath().listFiles();
+		}
+
+		Set<Recording> recordingEntities = new HashSet<>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
+			Recording recording = this.getRecordingFromEntityFile(files[i]);
+			if (recording != null) {
+				if (openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPublicAccess()) {
+					if (Recording.Status.stopped.equals(recording.getStatus())) {
+						recording.setStatus(Recording.Status.available);
+						recording.setUrl(
+								this.openviduConfig.getFinalUrl() + "recordings/" + recording.getName() + ".mp4");
+					}
+				}
+				recordingEntities.add(recording);
+			}
+		}
+		return recordingEntities;
+	}
+
 	private Set<String> getRecordingIdsFromHost() {
 		File folder = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
 		File[] files = folder.listFiles();
@@ -336,43 +372,20 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		return fileNamesNoExtension;
 	}
 
-	private Set<Recording> getRecordingEntitiesFromHost() {
-		File folder = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
-		File[] files = folder.listFiles();
-		
-		if (files == null) {
-			files = initRecordingPath().listFiles();
-		}
-		
-		Set<Recording> recordingEntities = new HashSet<>();
-		for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-			Recording recording = this.getRecordingFromFile(files[i]);
-			if (recording != null) {
-				if (openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPublicAccess()) {
-					if (Recording.Status.stopped.equals(recording.getStatus())) {
-						recording.setStatus(Recording.Status.available);
-						recording.setUrl(
-								this.openviduConfig.getFinalUrl() + "recordings/" + recording.getName() + ".mp4");
-					}
-				}
-				recordingEntities.add(recording);
-			}
-		}
-		return recordingEntities;
-	}
-
 	public HttpStatus deleteRecordingFromHost(String recordingId) {
 
 		if (this.startedRecordings.containsKey(recordingId) || this.startingRecordings.containsKey(recordingId)) {
 			// Cannot delete an active recording
 			return HttpStatus.CONFLICT;
 		}
+		
+		String name = getRecordingFromHost(recordingId).getName();
 
 		File folder = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
 		File[] files = folder.listFiles();
 		int numFilesDeleted = 0;
 		for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-			if (files[i].isFile() && isFileFromRecording(files[i], recordingId)) {
+			if (files[i].isFile() && isFileFromRecording(files[i], recordingId, name)) {
 				files[i].delete();
 				numFilesDeleted++;
 			}
@@ -387,7 +400,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	private Recording getRecordingFromFile(File file) {
+	private Recording getRecordingFromEntityFile(File file) {
 		if (file.isFile() && file.getName().startsWith(RECORDING_ENTITY_FILE)) {
 			JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
 			JSONObject json = null;
@@ -401,9 +414,10 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private boolean isFileFromRecording(File file, String recordingId) {
-		return (((recordingId + ".info").equals(file.getName())) || ((recordingId + ".mp4").equals(file.getName()))
-				|| ((".recording." + recordingId).equals(file.getName())));
+	private boolean isFileFromRecording(File file, String recordingId, String recordingName) {
+		return (((recordingId + ".info").equals(file.getName()))
+				|| ((RECORDING_ENTITY_FILE + recordingId).equals(file.getName()))
+				|| (file.getName().equals(recordingName + ".mp4")));
 	}
 
 	private String getFreeRecordingId(String sessionId, String shortSessionId) {
@@ -421,12 +435,12 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService {
 		return recordingId;
 	}
 
-	private void waitForVideoFileNotEmpty(String recordingId) {
+	private void waitForVideoFileNotEmpty(String videoName) {
 		boolean isPresent = false;
 		while (!isPresent) {
 			try {
 				Thread.sleep(150);
-				File f = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + recordingId + ".mp4");
+				File f = new File(this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + videoName + ".mp4");
 				isPresent = ((f.isFile()) && (f.length() > 0));
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/Recording.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/Recording.java
index 9fa07cbd..47038181 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/Recording.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/Recording.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Recording {
 		this.sessionId = sessionId;
 		this.createdAt = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		this.id = id;
-		this.name = id; // For now the name of the recording file is the same as its id
+		this.name = name;
 		this.status = Status.started;
 	}
 
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/rest/SessionRestController.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/rest/SessionRestController.java
index 3637be28..f5a64834 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/rest/SessionRestController.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/rest/SessionRestController.java
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public class SessionRestController {
 	public ResponseEntity<JSONObject> startRecordingSession(@RequestBody Map<?, ?> params) {
 
 		String sessionId = (String) params.get("session");
+		String name = (String) params.get("name");
 
 		if (sessionId == null) {
 			// "session" parameter not found
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ public class SessionRestController {
 			return new ResponseEntity<JSONObject>(HttpStatus.CONFLICT);
 		}
 
-		Recording startedRecording = this.recordingService.startRecording(session);
+		Recording startedRecording = this.recordingService.startRecording(session, name);
 		return new ResponseEntity<>(startedRecording.toJson(), HttpStatus.OK);
 	}