diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Commands/WidgetCommands.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Commands/WidgetCommands.cs
index 7e02ae83c..81fbd034a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Commands/WidgetCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Widgets/Commands/WidgetCommands.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using Orchard.ContentManagement.Aspects;
 using Orchard.Core.Common.Models;
 using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Models;
 using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Services;
-using Orchard.Core.Title.Models;
 using Orchard.Security;
 using Orchard.Settings;
 using Orchard.Widgets.Models;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Commands {
         private readonly IWidgetsService _widgetsService;
         private readonly ISiteService _siteService;
         private readonly IMembershipService _membershipService;
-        private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
         private readonly IMenuService _menuService;
         private const string LoremIpsum = "<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur a nibh ut tortor dapibus vestibulum. Aliquam vel sem nibh. Suspendisse vel condimentum tellus.</p>";
 
@@ -25,12 +23,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Commands {
             IWidgetsService widgetsService, 
             ISiteService siteService, 
             IMembershipService membershipService,
-            IContentManager contentManager,
             IMenuService menuService) {
             _widgetsService = widgetsService;
             _siteService = siteService;
             _membershipService = membershipService;
-            _contentManager = contentManager;
             _menuService = menuService;
 
             RenderTitle = true;
@@ -39,6 +35,9 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Commands {
         [OrchardSwitch]
         public string Title { get; set; }
 
+        [OrchardSwitch]
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
         [OrchardSwitch]
         public bool RenderTitle { get; set; }
 
@@ -70,8 +69,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Commands {
         public string MenuName { get; set; }
 
         [CommandName("widget create")]
-        [CommandHelp("widget create <type> /Title:<title> /Zone:<zone> /Position:<position> /Layer:<layer> [/Identity:<identity>] [/RenderTitle:true|false] [/Owner:<owner>] [/Text:<text>] [/UseLoremIpsumText:true|false] [/MenuName:<name>]\r\n\t" + "Creates a new widget")]
-        [OrchardSwitches("Title,Zone,Position,Layer,Identity,Owner,Text,UseLoremIpsumText,MenuName,RenderTitle")]
+        [CommandHelp("widget create <type> /Title:<title> /Name:<name> /Zone:<zone> /Position:<position> /Layer:<layer> [/Identity:<identity>] [/RenderTitle:true|false] [/Owner:<owner>] [/Text:<text>] [/UseLoremIpsumText:true|false] [/MenuName:<name>]\r\n\t" + "Creates a new widget")]
+        [OrchardSwitches("Title,Name,Zone,Position,Layer,Identity,Owner,Text,UseLoremIpsumText,MenuName,RenderTitle")]
         public void Create(string type) {
             var widgetTypeNames = _widgetsService.GetWidgetTypeNames();
             if (!widgetTypeNames.Contains(type)) {
@@ -88,6 +87,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Widgets.Commands {
             }
 
             var widget = _widgetsService.CreateWidget(layer.ContentItem.Id, type, T(Title).Text, Position, Zone);
+
+            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name)) {
+                widget.Name = Name.Trim();
+            }
+
             var text = String.Empty;
             if (widget.Has<BodyPart>()) {
                 if (UseLoremIpsumText) {