diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 121daf4..4a9bdf9 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
   `preview` when `statusBar: false`.
 - When duplicating an object property, move focus to the field and do not
   immediately add the ` (copy)` suffix. See #766.
+- Fixed #769: option `name` not working anymore. Regression since `v6.1.0`.
 
 
 ## 2019-08-01, version 6.2.1
diff --git a/src/js/treemode.js b/src/js/treemode.js
index ad5af68..b721c39 100644
--- a/src/js/treemode.js
+++ b/src/js/treemode.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ treemode._setRoot = function (node) {
 
   this.node = node;
   node.setParent(null);
-  node.setField(undefined, false);
+  node.setField(this.getName(), false);
   delete node.index;
 
   // append to the dom