diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index e8762d3..6f89f05 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ OperationBase::~OperationBase() {}
 
 const std::string& OperationBase::name()
 {
-    return chan->name;
+    return channelName;
 }
 
 Value OperationBase::wait(double timeout)
diff --git a/src/clientget.cpp b/src/clientget.cpp
index 0e5dcb2..3f7374d 100644
--- a/src/clientget.cpp
+++ b/src/clientget.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Operation> gpr_setup(const std::shared_ptr<ContextImpl>& context
 {
     auto internal(std::move(op));
     internal->internal_self = internal;
+    internal->channelName = name;
 
     std::shared_ptr<GPROp> external(internal.get(), [internal, syncCancel](GPROp*) mutable {
         // (maybe) user thread
diff --git a/src/clientimpl.h b/src/clientimpl.h
index 04931d7..86a9517 100644
--- a/src/clientimpl.h
+++ b/src/clientimpl.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct OperationBase : public Operation
     const evbase loop;
     // remaining members only accessibly from loop worker
     std::shared_ptr<Channel> chan;
+    std::string channelName;
     uint32_t ioid = 0;
     Value result;
     bool done = false;
diff --git a/test/testget.cpp b/test/testget.cpp
index bd722d6..66dbb36 100644
--- a/test/testget.cpp
+++ b/test/testget.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ struct Tester {
         op.reset();
     }
 
+    void name()
+    {
+        testShow()<<__func__;
+
+        auto op = cli.get("nonexistent").exec();
+        auto op_name = op->name();
+        testEq(op_name, "nonexistent");
+    }
+
     void manualExec()
     {
         testShow()<<__func__;
@@ -516,7 +525,7 @@ void testError(bool phase)
 
 MAIN(testget)
 {
-    testPlan(62);
+    testPlan(63);
     testSetup();
     logger_config_env();
     const bool canIPv6 = pvxs::impl::evsocket::canIPv6;
@@ -533,6 +542,7 @@ MAIN(testget)
     Tester().cancel();
     Tester().asyncCancel();
     Tester().orphan();
+    Tester().name();
     Tester().manualExec();
     Tester().badRequest();
     Tester().delayExec();