diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6050f13..6c893c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ exports.views = () => {
 - `opts.locals` (`Object`): Locals to compile the Pug with. You can also provide locals through the `data` field of the file object, e.g. with [`gulp-data`][gulp-data]. They will be merged with `opts.locals`.
 - `opts.data` (`Object`): Same as `opts.locals`.
 - `opts.client` (`Boolean`): Compile Pug to JavaScript code.
+- `opts.name` (`string | ((file: VinylFile) => string)`): The name of your client side template function, when `opts.client` is set to `True`. When passed as a function, takes current Pug file as an argument.
 - `opts.pug`: A custom instance of Pug for `gulp-pug` to use.
 - `opts.verbose`: display name of file from stream that is being compiled.
 
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 3527a5e..1f04b30 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ declare namespace GulpPug {
      */
     client?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * If passed as a string, used as the name of your client side template function. If passed as a function, 
+     * it is called with a pug template file as an argument, to obtain a name of client side template function.
+     */
+    name?: string | ((file: VinylFile) => string);
+
     /**
      * A custom instance of Pug for `gulp-pug` to use.
      */
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8280222..e8e1995 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const vinylContents = require('vinyl-contents');
 
 module.exports = function gulpPug(options) {
   const opts = Object.assign({}, options);
+  const namefunc = typeof opts.name === 'function' ? opts.name : undefined;
   const pug = opts.pug || opts.jade || defaultPug;
 
   opts.data = Object.assign(opts.data || {}, opts.locals || {});
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ module.exports = function gulpPug(options) {
           log('compiling file', file.path);
         }
         if (opts.client) {
+          if (typeof namefunc === 'function') {
+            opts.name = namefunc(file);
+          }
           compiled = pug.compileClient(contents, opts);
         } else {
           compiled = pug.compile(contents, opts)(data);
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index f490de2..9a24553 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -153,6 +153,32 @@ describe('test', function () {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should name the compiled JS function using name option', function (done) {
+    function name(file) {
+      if (!file || !file.name) {
+        return 'template';
+      }
+      return '__' + path.basename(file.path, '.pug') + '__';
+    }
+
+    const templateFilename = 'helloworld.pug';
+
+    function assert(files) {
+      expect(files.length).toEqual(1);
+      const newFileContent = files[0].contents.toString();
+      expect(newFileContent).toContain("function " + name(templateFilename) + "(");
+    }
+
+    pipe(
+      [
+        from.obj([getFixture(templateFilename)]),
+        task({ client: true, name }),
+        concat(assert),
+      ],
+      done
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should always return contents as buf with client = true', function (done) {
     function assert(files) {
       expect(files.length).toEqual(1);