diff --git a/server/leafnode.go b/server/leafnode.go
index 6be7657e..7f2e8dcf 100644
--- a/server/leafnode.go
+++ b/server/leafnode.go
@@ -888,7 +888,13 @@ func (s *Server) createLeafNode(conn net.Conn, rURL *url.URL, remote *leafNodeCf
 	}
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 
-	c := &client{srv: s, nc: conn, kind: LEAF, opts: defaultOpts, mpay: maxPay, msubs: maxSubs, start: now, last: now}
+	var clientOpts = ClientOpts{
+		Name:     opts.ServerName,
+		Verbose:  defaultOpts.Verbose,
+		Pedantic: defaultOpts.Pedantic,
+		Echo:     defaultOpts.Echo,
+	}
+	c := &client{srv: s, nc: conn, kind: LEAF, opts: clientOpts, mpay: maxPay, msubs: maxSubs, start: now, last: now}
 	// Do not update the smap here, we need to do it in initLeafNodeSmapAndSendSubs
 	c.leaf = &leaf{}
 
diff --git a/server/monitor.go b/server/monitor.go
index b19ffb2c..d4365f60 100644
--- a/server/monitor.go
+++ b/server/monitor.go
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ type LeafzOptions struct {
 
 // LeafInfo has detailed information on each remote leafnode connection.
 type LeafInfo struct {
+	Name     string   `json:"name"`
 	Account  string   `json:"account"`
 	IP       string   `json:"ip"`
 	Port     int      `json:"port"`
@@ -2133,6 +2134,7 @@ func (s *Server) Leafz(opts *LeafzOptions) (*Leafz, error) {
 		for _, ln := range lconns {
 			ln.mu.Lock()
 			lni := &LeafInfo{
+				Name:     ln.opts.Name,
 				Account:  ln.acc.Name,
 				IP:       ln.host,
 				Port:     int(ln.port),
diff --git a/server/monitor_test.go b/server/monitor_test.go
index 67fedb5c..8096ce22 100644
--- a/server/monitor_test.go
+++ b/server/monitor_test.go
@@ -3707,11 +3707,13 @@ func TestMonitorLeafz(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	acc1, mycreds1 := createAcc(t)
 	acc2, mycreds2 := createAcc(t)
+	leafName := "my-leaf-node"
 
 	content = `
 		port: -1
 		http: "127.0.0.1:-1"
 		ping_interval = 1
+		server_name: %s
 		accounts {
 			%s {
 				users [
@@ -3740,6 +3742,7 @@ func TestMonitorLeafz(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		`
 	config := fmt.Sprintf(content,
+		leafName,
 		acc1.Name, acc2.Name,
 		acc1.Name, ob.LeafNode.Port, mycreds1,
 		acc2.Name, ob.LeafNode.Port, mycreds2)
@@ -3814,6 +3817,9 @@ func TestMonitorLeafz(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected account to be %q or %q, got %q", acc1.Name, acc2.Name, ln.Account)
 			}
+			if ln.Name != leafName {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected name to be %q, got %q", leafName, ln.Name)
+			}
 			if ln.RTT == "" {
 				t.Fatalf("RTT not tracked?")
 			}
@@ -3902,6 +3908,9 @@ func TestMonitorLeafz(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected account to be %q or %q, got %q", acc1.Name, acc2.Name, ln.Account)
 			}
+			if ln.Name != leafName {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected name to be %q, got %q", leafName, ln.Name)
+			}
 			if ln.RTT == "" {
 				t.Fatalf("RTT not tracked?")
 			}