diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_vmware_vmdk.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_vmware_vmdk.py
index b919fd0f7..f06e56007 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_vmware_vmdk.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_vmware_vmdk.py
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         host = mock.sentinel.host
         vops.get_host.return_value = host
 
-        volume = {'name': 'vol-1', 'id': 1}
+        volume = self._create_volume_dict()
         conn_info = self._driver.initialize_connection(volume, connector)
 
         relocate_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume, backing, host)
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         backing = mock.Mock(value=mock.sentinel.backing_value)
         create_backing.return_value = backing
 
-        volume = {'name': 'vol-1', 'id': 1}
+        volume = self._create_volume_dict()
         conn_info = self._driver.initialize_connection(volume, connector)
 
         create_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume, host)
@@ -1643,8 +1643,8 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual('vmdk', conn_info['driver_volume_type'])
         self.assertEqual(backing.value, conn_info['data']['volume'])
-        self.assertEqual(volume['id'],
-                         conn_info['data']['volume_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(volume['id'], conn_info['data']['volume_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(volume['name'], conn_info['data']['name'])
 
     @mock.patch.object(VMDK_DRIVER, 'volumeops')
     @mock.patch.object(VMDK_DRIVER, '_relocate_backing')
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
index f1791094c..f6725d73f 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
@@ -536,9 +536,10 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
                 # Create backing
                 backing = self._create_backing(volume)
 
-        # Set volume's moref value and name
+        # Set volume ID and backing moref value and name.
         connection_info['data'] = {'volume': backing.value,
-                                   'volume_id': volume['id']}
+                                   'volume_id': volume['id'],
+                                   'name': volume['name']}
 
         LOG.info(_LI("Returning connection_info: %(info)s for volume: "
                      "%(volume)s with connector: %(connector)s."),