diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d15c7950..4acba9c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,3 +154,26 @@ plugins:
   - serverless-step-functions
 ```
 
+### Adding a custom name for a stateMachine
+In case you need to interpolate a specific stage or service layer variable as the
+stateMachines name you can add a `Name` property to your yaml.
+
+```yml
+service: messager
+
+functions:
+  sendMessage:
+    handler: handler.sendMessage
+
+stepFunctions:
+  stateMachines:
+    sendMessageFunc:
+      Name: sendMessageFunc-${self:custom.service}-${opt:stage}
+      definition:
+        <your definition>
+
+plugins:
+  - serverless-step-functions
+```
+
+Please note, that during normalization some characters will be changed to adhere to CloudFormation templates.
diff --git a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.js b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.js
index dded6316..f2ddd337 100644
--- a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.js
+++ b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ module.exports = {
         let DefinitionString;
         let RoleArn;
         let DependsOn;
+        let Name;
+
+        if (stateMachineObj.Name) {
+          Name = stateMachineObj.Name;
+        }
 
         if (stateMachineObj.definition) {
           DefinitionString = JSON.stringify(stateMachineObj.definition);
@@ -47,8 +52,9 @@ module.exports = {
           DependsOn = 'IamRoleStateMachineExecution';
         }
 
-        const stateMachineLogicalId = this.getStateMachineLogicalId(stateMachineName);
-        const stateMachineOutputLogicalId = this.getStateMachineOutputLogicalId(stateMachineName);
+        const stateMachineLogicalId = this.getStateMachineLogicalId(stateMachineName, Name);
+        const stateMachineOutputLogicalId = this
+                        .getStateMachineOutputLogicalId(stateMachineName, Name);
 
         const stateMachineTemplate = `
           {
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
         _.merge(this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Outputs,
           newStateMachineOutPutObject
         );
+
         return BbPromise.resolve();
       });
     }
diff --git a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.test.js b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.test.js
index 50f67fb5..d5c4c368 100644
--- a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.test.js
+++ b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileStateMachines.test.js
@@ -76,6 +76,55 @@ describe('#compileStateMachines', () => {
     ).to.equal('MyStateMachine2StepFunctionsStateMachine');
   });
 
+  it('should create named resources when Name is provided', () => {
+    serverless.service.stepFunctions = {
+      stateMachines: {
+        myStateMachine1: {
+          definition: 'definition1',
+          Name: 'stateMachineBeta1',
+        },
+        myStateMachine2: {
+          definition: 'definition2',
+          Name: 'stateMachineBeta2',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    serverlessStepFunctions.compileStateMachines();
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta1.Type
+    ).to.equal('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta2.Type
+    ).to.equal('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta1.Properties.DefinitionString
+    ).to.equal('"definition1"');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta2.Properties.DefinitionString
+    ).to.equal('"definition2"');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta1.Properties.RoleArn['Fn::GetAtt'][0]
+    ).to.equal('IamRoleStateMachineExecution');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta2.Properties.RoleArn['Fn::GetAtt'][0]
+    ).to.equal('IamRoleStateMachineExecution');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta1.DependsOn
+    ).to.equal('IamRoleStateMachineExecution');
+    expect(serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources
+      .StateMachineBeta2.DependsOn
+    ).to.equal('IamRoleStateMachineExecution');
+  });
+
   it('should create corresponding resources when definition and role property are given', () => {
     serverless.service.stepFunctions = {
       stateMachines: {
diff --git a/lib/naming.js b/lib/naming.js
index 8622cc1a..b4817e81 100644
--- a/lib/naming.js
+++ b/lib/naming.js
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
-  getStateMachineLogicalId(stateMachineName) {
+  getStateMachineLogicalId(stateMachineName, Name) {
+    if (Name) {
+      return `${this.provider.naming.getNormalizedFunctionName(Name)}`;
+    }
     return `${this.provider.naming
       .getNormalizedFunctionName(stateMachineName)}StepFunctionsStateMachine`;
   },
 
-  getStateMachineOutputLogicalId(stateMachineName) {
+  getStateMachineOutputLogicalId(stateMachineName, Name) {
+    if (Name) {
+      return `${this.provider.naming.getNormalizedFunctionName(Name)}Arn`;
+    }
     return `${this.provider.naming
       .getNormalizedFunctionName(stateMachineName)}StepFunctionsStateMachineArn`;
   },
diff --git a/lib/naming.test.js b/lib/naming.test.js
index 07228af2..e751ff6d 100644
--- a/lib/naming.test.js
+++ b/lib/naming.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ describe('#naming', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#getStateMachineLogicalId() -- Named', () => {
+    it('should normalize the stateMachine name and add the standard suffix', () => {
+      expect(serverlessStepFunctions.getStateMachineLogicalId('stateMachine', 'alphaNumeric')).to
+      .equal('AlphaNumeric');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#getStateMachineOutputLogicalId() -- Named', () => {
+    it('should normalize the stateMachine output name and add the standard suffix', () => {
+      expect(serverlessStepFunctions.getStateMachineOutputLogicalId('stateMachine', 'alphaNumeric'))
+      .to.equal('AlphaNumericArn');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#getActivityLogicalId()', () => {
     it('should normalize the activity name and add the standard suffix', () => {
       expect(serverlessStepFunctions.getActivityLogicalId('activity')).to
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 232474e2..9ae5711a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless-step-functions",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "The module is AWS Step Functions plugin for Serverless Framework",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {