diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
index 4f133d2dd3..e147c6c498 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ public interface WorkflowComponent
      * @return workflow deployment descriptor
      */
     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype);
+    
+    /**
+     * Deploy a Workflow Definition
+     * 
+     * @param workflowDefinition  the content object containing the definition
+     * @param mimetype (optional)  the mime type of the workflow definition
+     * @param name (optional)  a name to represent the deployment
+     * @return workflow deployment descriptor
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype, String name);
 
     /**
      * Is the specified Workflow Definition already deployed?
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
index 5161254cd1..1d1303154e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowDeployer.java
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ public class WorkflowDeployer extends AbstractLifecycleBean
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            WorkflowDeployment deployment = workflowService.deployDefinition(engineId, workflowResource.getInputStream(), mimetype);
+                            WorkflowDeployment deployment = workflowService.deployDefinition(engineId, workflowResource.getInputStream(), 
+                                        mimetype, workflowResource.getFilename());
                             logDeployment(location, deployment);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
index d6255ba88b..f4b05f4871 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
@@ -165,9 +165,20 @@ public class WorkflowServiceImpl implements WorkflowService
      * .lang.String, java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String)
      */
     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(String engineId, InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype)
+    {
+        return deployDefinition(engineId, workflowDefinition, mimetype, null);
+    }
+    
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see
+     * org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowService#deployDefinition(java
+     * .lang.String, java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(String engineId, InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype, String name)
     {
         WorkflowComponent component = getWorkflowComponent(engineId);
-        WorkflowDeployment deployment = component.deployDefinition(workflowDefinition, mimetype);
+        WorkflowDeployment deployment = component.deployDefinition(workflowDefinition, mimetype, name);
 
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled() && deployment.getProblems().length > 0)
         {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
index 514d56a26d..1404f1091a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
@@ -293,23 +293,33 @@ public class ActivitiWorkflowEngine extends BPMEngine implements WorkflowEngine
     @Override
     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype)
     {
-        try 
-        {
-            String resourceName = GUID.generate() + BpmnDeployer.BPMN_RESOURCE_SUFFIX;
-            Deployment deployment = repoService.createDeployment()
-                .addInputStream(resourceName, workflowDefinition)
-                .deploy();
-            
-            // No problems can be added to the WorkflowDeployment, warnings are
-            // not exposed
-            return typeConverter.convert(deployment);
-        } 
-        catch(ActivitiException ae) 
-        {
-            String msg = messageService.getMessage(ERR_DEPLOY_WORKFLOW);
-            throw new WorkflowException(msg, ae);
-        }
+        return deployDefinition(workflowDefinition, mimetype, null);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+     @Override
+     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype, String name)
+     {
+         try 
+         {
+             String resourceName = GUID.generate() + BpmnDeployer.BPMN_RESOURCE_SUFFIX;
+             Deployment deployment = repoService.createDeployment()
+                 .addInputStream(resourceName, workflowDefinition)
+                 .name(name)
+                 .deploy();
+             
+             // No problems can be added to the WorkflowDeployment, warnings are
+             // not exposed
+             return typeConverter.convert(deployment);
+         } 
+         catch(ActivitiException ae) 
+         {
+             String msg = messageService.getMessage(ERR_DEPLOY_WORKFLOW);
+             throw new WorkflowException(msg, ae);
+         }
+     }
 
     /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
index 2d7642257c..6a271b9526 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
@@ -284,13 +284,17 @@ public class JBPMEngine extends AlfrescoBpmEngine implements WorkflowEngine
     //
     
     /*
-     * (non-Javadoc)
-     * 
-     * @see
-     * org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowDefinitionComponent#deployDefinition
-     * (java.io.InputStream)
+     * @see org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowComponent#deployDefinition(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String)
      */
     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(final InputStream workflowDefinition, final String mimetype)
+    {
+        return deployDefinition(workflowDefinition, mimetype, null);
+    }
+    
+    /*
+     * @see org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowComponent#deployDefinition(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(final InputStream workflowDefinition, final String mimetype, final String name)
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
index 49b7335a51..e032423783 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ public interface WorkflowService
             recordable = {true,       false,                true})
     public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(String engineId, InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype);
     
+    /**
+     * Deploy a Workflow Definition to the Alfresco Repository
+     * 
+     * @param  engineId  the bpm engine id
+     * @param  workflowDefinition  the workflow definition
+     * @param  mimetype  the mimetype of the workflow definition
+     * @param  name  a name representing the deployment
+     * @return  workflow deployment descriptor
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    @Auditable(
+            parameters = {"engineId", "workflowDefinition", "mimetype", "name"},
+            recordable = {true,       false,                true,       true})
+    public WorkflowDeployment deployDefinition(String engineId, InputStream workflowDefinition, String mimetype, String name);
+    
     /**
      * Deploy a Workflow Definition to the Alfresco Repository
      *