diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d91236054ba..6f07233679c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ Changelog
 
 Here you can find the recent changes to tmuxp
 
-current
--------
+tmuxp 1.5.7 (2020-09-13)
+------------------------
+- :issue:`590` Add new session name option to cli
+- :issue:`590` Add test for new session name option
+- :issue:`590` Updata docs for new session name option
+
+tmuxp 1.5.6 (2020-08-16)
+------------------------
 - :issue:`623` Move docs from RTD to self-serve site
 - :issue:`623` Modernize Makefiles
 - :issue:`623` New development docs
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 55391e4da3f..48995015ec4 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ Load multiple at once (in bg, offer to attach last):
 
     $ tmuxp load mysession ./another/project/ 
 
+Name a session:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ tmxup load -s session_name ./mysession.yaml
+
 `simple`_ and `very elaborate`_ config examples
 
 User-level configurations
diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
index 9fc5ba7b07c..ecad270da81 100644
--- a/docs/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ without being attached. The last one will be attached if there is no
 
     $ tmuxp load <filename1> <filename2> ...
 
+A session name can be provided at the terminal. If multiple sessions 
+are created, the last session is named from the terminal.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ tmxup load -s <new_session_name> <filename1> ...
+
 .. _cli_import:
 
 Import
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fbddb8d07f9..d3a09729cf7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ skip-string-normalization = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "tmuxp"
-version = "1.5.5"
+version = "1.5.7"
 description = "tmux session manager"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Tony Narlock <tony@git-pull.com>"]
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 1d5882fe5ce..f1c921f3aed 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -282,6 +282,25 @@ def test_load_workspace(server, monkeypatch):
     assert session.name == 'sampleconfig'
 
 
+def test_load_workspace_named_session(server, monkeypatch):
+    # this is an implementation test. Since this testsuite may be ran within
+    # a tmux session by the developer himself, delete the TMUX variable
+    # temporarily.
+    monkeypatch.delenv('TMUX', raising=False)
+    session_file = curjoin("workspacebuilder/two_pane.yaml")
+
+    # open it detached
+    session = load_workspace(
+        session_file,
+        socket_name=server.socket_name,
+        new_session_name='tmuxp-new',
+        detached=True,
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(session, libtmux.Session)
+    assert session.name == 'tmuxp-new'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     has_lt_version('2.1'), reason='exact session name matches only tmux >= 2.1'
 )
diff --git a/tmuxp/__about__.py b/tmuxp/__about__.py
index 60528c0e717..962811f3a19 100644
--- a/tmuxp/__about__.py
+++ b/tmuxp/__about__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __title__ = 'tmuxp'
 __package_name__ = 'tmuxp'
-__version__ = '1.5.5'
+__version__ = '1.5.7'
 __description__ = 'tmux session manager'
 __email__ = 'tony@git-pull.com'
 __author__ = 'Tony Narlock'
diff --git a/tmuxp/cli.py b/tmuxp/cli.py
index 35374493568..ecbdeae2439 100644
--- a/tmuxp/cli.py
+++ b/tmuxp/cli.py
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ def load_workspace(
     config_file,
     socket_name=None,
     socket_path=None,
+    new_session_name=None,
     colors=None,
     detached=False,
     answer_yes=False,
@@ -414,6 +415,8 @@ def load_workspace(
         ``tmux -L <socket-name>``
     socket_path: str, optional
         ``tmux -S <socket-path>``
+    new_session_name: str, options
+        ``tmux new -s <new_session_name>``
     colors : str, optional
         '-2'
             Force tmux to support 256 colors
@@ -498,6 +501,9 @@ def load_workspace(
     sconfig = sconfig.import_config(config_file).get()
     # shapes configurations relative to config / profile file location
     sconfig = config.expand(sconfig, os.path.dirname(config_file))
+    # Overwrite session name
+    if new_session_name:
+        sconfig['session_name'] = new_session_name
     # propagate config inheritance (e.g. session -> window, window -> pane)
     sconfig = config.trickle(sconfig)
 
@@ -746,6 +752,7 @@ def command_freeze(session_name, socket_name, socket_path):
 @click.argument('config', type=ConfigPath(exists=True), nargs=-1)
 @click.option('-S', 'socket_path', help='pass-through for tmux -S')
 @click.option('-L', 'socket_name', help='pass-through for tmux -L')
+@click.option('-s', 'new_session_name', help='start new session with new session name')
 @click.option('--yes', '-y', 'answer_yes', help='yes', is_flag=True)
 @click.option(
     '-d', 'detached', help='Load the session without attaching it', is_flag=True
@@ -763,7 +770,16 @@ def command_freeze(session_name, socket_name, socket_path):
     flag_value=88,
     help='Like -2, but indicates that the terminal supports 88 colours.',
 )
-def command_load(ctx, config, socket_name, socket_path, answer_yes, detached, colors):
+def command_load(
+    ctx,
+    config,
+    socket_name,
+    socket_path,
+    new_session_name,
+    answer_yes,
+    detached,
+    colors,
+):
     """Load a tmux workspace from each CONFIG.
 
     CONFIG is a specifier for a configuration file.
@@ -791,6 +807,7 @@ def command_load(ctx, config, socket_name, socket_path, answer_yes, detached, co
     tmux_options = {
         'socket_name': socket_name,
         'socket_path': socket_path,
+        'new_session_name': new_session_name,
         'answer_yes': answer_yes,
         'colors': colors,
         'detached': detached,
@@ -809,7 +826,7 @@ def command_load(ctx, config, socket_name, socket_path, answer_yes, detached, co
         # Load each configuration but the last to the background
         for cfg in config[:-1]:
             opt = tmux_options.copy()
-            opt.update({'detached': True})
+            opt.update({'detached': True, 'new_session_name': None})
             load_workspace(cfg, **opt)
 
         # todo: obey the -d in the cli args only if user specifies