diff --git a/rdma/dev.c b/rdma/dev.c
index e2eafe47..760b7fb3 100644
--- a/rdma/dev.c
+++ b/rdma/dev.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 static int dev_help(struct rd *rd)
 {
 	pr_out("Usage: %s dev show [DEV]\n", rd->filename);
+	pr_out("       %s dev set [DEV] name DEVNAME\n", rd->filename);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -240,17 +241,51 @@ static int dev_one_show(struct rd *rd)
 	return rd_exec_cmd(rd, cmds, "parameter");
 }
 
+static int dev_set_name(struct rd *rd)
+{
+	uint32_t seq;
+
+	if (rd_no_arg(rd)) {
+		pr_err("Please provide device new name.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rd_prepare_msg(rd, RDMA_NLDEV_CMD_SET,
+		       &seq, (NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK));
+	mnl_attr_put_u32(rd->nlh, RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_DEV_INDEX, rd->dev_idx);
+	mnl_attr_put_strz(rd->nlh, RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_DEV_NAME, rd_argv(rd));
+
+	return rd_send_msg(rd);
+}
+
+static int dev_one_set(struct rd *rd)
+{
+	const struct rd_cmd cmds[] = {
+		{ NULL,		dev_help},
+		{ "name",	dev_set_name},
+		{ 0 }
+	};
+
+	return rd_exec_cmd(rd, cmds, "parameter");
+}
+
 static int dev_show(struct rd *rd)
 {
 	return rd_exec_dev(rd, dev_one_show);
 }
 
+static int dev_set(struct rd *rd)
+{
+	return rd_exec_require_dev(rd, dev_one_set);
+}
+
 int cmd_dev(struct rd *rd)
 {
 	const struct rd_cmd cmds[] = {
 		{ NULL,		dev_show },
 		{ "show",	dev_show },
 		{ "list",	dev_show },
+		{ "set",	dev_set },
 		{ "help",	dev_help },
 		{ 0 }
 	};
diff --git a/rdma/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h b/rdma/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
index 6513fb89..e2228c09 100644
--- a/rdma/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
+++ b/rdma/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ enum rdma_nldev_command {
 	RDMA_NLDEV_CMD_UNSPEC,
 
 	RDMA_NLDEV_CMD_GET, /* can dump */
+	RDMA_NLDEV_CMD_SET,
 
-	/* 2 - 4 are free to use */
+	/* 3 - 4 are free to use */
 
 	RDMA_NLDEV_CMD_PORT_GET = 5, /* can dump */
 
diff --git a/rdma/rdma.h b/rdma/rdma.h
index c3b7530b..547bb574 100644
--- a/rdma/rdma.h
+++ b/rdma/rdma.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int cmd_link(struct rd *rd);
 int cmd_res(struct rd *rd);
 int rd_exec_cmd(struct rd *rd, const struct rd_cmd *c, const char *str);
 int rd_exec_dev(struct rd *rd, int (*cb)(struct rd *rd));
+int rd_exec_require_dev(struct rd *rd, int (*cb)(struct rd *rd));
 int rd_exec_link(struct rd *rd, int (*cb)(struct rd *rd), bool strict_port);
 void rd_free(struct rd *rd);
 int rd_set_arg_to_devname(struct rd *rd);
diff --git a/rdma/utils.c b/rdma/utils.c
index 4840bf22..61f4aeb1 100644
--- a/rdma/utils.c
+++ b/rdma/utils.c
@@ -577,6 +577,16 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int rd_exec_require_dev(struct rd *rd, int (*cb)(struct rd *rd))
+{
+	if (rd_no_arg(rd)) {
+		pr_err("Please provide device name.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return rd_exec_dev(rd, cb);
+}
+
 int rd_exec_cmd(struct rd *rd, const struct rd_cmd *cmds, const char *str)
 {
 	const struct rd_cmd *c;