diff --git a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline.ex b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline.ex
index a20a5bfe1..981cc5c6e 100644
--- a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline.ex
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Core.Pipeline do
 
     state = %State{
       module: params.module,
+      name: params.name,
       synchronization: %{
         clock_proxy: clock_proxy,
         clock_provider: %{clock: nil, provider: nil},
diff --git a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/callback_context.ex b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/callback_context.ex
index 0e4948e4e..9a5c723c9 100644
--- a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/callback_context.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/callback_context.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Core.Pipeline.CallbackContext do
       clock: state.synchronization.clock_proxy,
       children: state.children,
       module: state.module,
+      name: state.name,
       playback: state.playback,
       resource_guard: state.resource_guard,
       utility_supervisor: state.subprocess_supervisor
diff --git a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/state.ex b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/state.ex
index 7009da1e6..9c39a7038 100644
--- a/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/state.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane/core/pipeline/state.ex
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Core.Pipeline.State do
   # importance and possibly near other related fields.
 
   defstruct module: nil,
+            name: nil,
             playback: :stopped,
             internal_state: nil,
             children: %{},
diff --git a/lib/membrane/pipeline.ex b/lib/membrane/pipeline.ex
index 2ae71cb7f..d4168b66a 100644
--- a/lib/membrane/pipeline.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane/pipeline.ex
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Pipeline do
       name =
         case Keyword.fetch(process_options, :name) do
           {:ok, name} when is_atom(name) -> Atom.to_string(name)
+          {:ok, {:via, Registry, {_registry, name}}} -> name
           _other -> nil
         end
         |> case do
diff --git a/lib/membrane/pipeline/callback_context.ex b/lib/membrane/pipeline/callback_context.ex
index a93454efd..25f88e736 100644
--- a/lib/membrane/pipeline/callback_context.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane/pipeline/callback_context.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Pipeline.CallbackContext do
           :children => %{Membrane.Child.name() => Membrane.ChildEntry.t()},
           :clock => Membrane.Clock.t(),
           :module => module(),
+          :name => term(),
           :playback => Membrane.Playback.t(),
           :resource_guard => Membrane.ResourceGuard.t(),
           :utility_supervisor => Membrane.UtilitySupervisor.t(),