diff --git a/cloud/docker/restapi/custom/api.pm b/cloud/docker/restapi/custom/api.pm
index 9ebdedf92..a84867136 100644
--- a/cloud/docker/restapi/custom/api.pm
+++ b/cloud/docker/restapi/custom/api.pm
@@ -337,6 +337,19 @@ sub api_get_containers {
         if (defined($content_total->{$options{container_id}})) {
             $content_total->{$options{container_id}}->{Stats} = $self->internal_api_get_container_stats(node_name => $content_total->{$options{container_id}}->{NodeName}, container_id => $options{container_id});
         }
+    } elsif (defined($options{container_name}) && $options{container_name} ne '') {
+        my $container_id;
+        
+        foreach (keys %$content_total) {
+            if ($content_total->{$_}->{Name} eq $options{container_name}) {
+                $container_id = $_;
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (defined($container_id)) {
+            $content_total->{$container_id}->{Stats} = $self->internal_api_get_container_stats(node_name => $content_total->{$container_id}->{NodeName}, container_id => $container_id);
+        }
     } else {
         foreach my $container_id (keys %{$content_total}) {
             $content_total->{$container_id}->{Stats} = $self->internal_api_get_container_stats(node_name => $content_total->{$container_id}->{NodeName}, container_id => $container_id);
diff --git a/cloud/docker/restapi/mode/containerusage.pm b/cloud/docker/restapi/mode/containerusage.pm
index 8d4cd57d4..3ec13cb61 100644
--- a/cloud/docker/restapi/mode/containerusage.pm
+++ b/cloud/docker/restapi/mode/containerusage.pm
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ sub new {
     $options{options}->add_options(arguments =>
                                 {
                                   "container-id:s"              => { name => 'container_id' },
+                                  "container-name:s"            => { name => 'container_name' },
                                   "filter-name:s"               => { name => 'filter_name' },
                                   "use-name"                    => { name => 'use_name' },
                                   "warning-container-status:s"  => { name => 'warning_container_status', default => '' },
@@ -263,7 +264,8 @@ sub manage_selection {
                                                            
     $self->{containers} = {};
     $self->{containers_traffic} = {};
-    my $result = $options{custom}->api_get_containers(container_id => $self->{option_results}->{container_id}, statefile => $self->{statefile_cache_containers});
+    my $result = $options{custom}->api_get_containers(container_id => $self->{option_results}->{container_id}, 
+        container_name => $self->{option_results}->{container_name}, statefile => $self->{statefile_cache_containers});
 
     foreach my $container_id (keys %{$result}) {
         next if (!defined($result->{$container_id}->{Stats})); 
@@ -309,7 +311,8 @@ sub manage_selection {
     $self->{cache_name} = "docker_" . $self->{mode} . '_' . join('_', @$hostnames) . '_' . $options{custom}->get_port() . '_' .
         (defined($self->{option_results}->{filter_counters}) ? md5_hex($self->{option_results}->{filter_counters}) : md5_hex('all')) . '_' .
         (defined($self->{option_results}->{filter_name}) ? md5_hex($self->{option_results}->{filter_name}) : md5_hex('all')) . '_' .
-        (defined($self->{option_results}->{container_id}) ? md5_hex($self->{option_results}->{container_id}) : md5_hex('all'));
+        (defined($self->{option_results}->{container_id}) ? md5_hex($self->{option_results}->{container_id}) : md5_hex('all')) . '_' .
+        (defined($self->{option_results}->{container_name}) ? md5_hex($self->{option_results}->{container_name}) : md5_hex('all'));
 }
 
 1;
@@ -326,6 +329,10 @@ Check container usage.
 
 Exact container ID.
 
+=item B<--container-name>
+
+Exact container name (if multiple names: names separated by ':').
+
 =item B<--use-name>
 
 Use docker name for perfdata and display.