diff --git a/resources/bpmn/json/bpmn.json b/resources/bpmn/json/bpmn.json
index 841fa3d..81bc917 100644
--- a/resources/bpmn/json/bpmn.json
+++ b/resources/bpmn/json/bpmn.json
@@ -945,6 +945,11 @@
         "BaseElement"
       ],
       "properties": [
+        {
+          "name": "name",
+          "isAttr": true,
+          "type": "String"
+        },
         {
           "name": "sourceRef",
           "type": "ItemAwareElement",
diff --git a/tasks/transforms/transformBPMN.js b/tasks/transforms/transformBPMN.js
index 1205dda..50fd6d7 100644
--- a/tasks/transforms/transformBPMN.js
+++ b/tasks/transforms/transformBPMN.js
@@ -140,16 +140,26 @@ module.exports = async function(results) {
     model
   );
 
+  findProperty('DataAssociation#transformation', model).xml = {
+    serialize: 'property'
+  };
+
+  const dataAssociation = findType('DataAssociation', model);
+
+  dataAssociation.properties.push({
+    name: 'name',
+    isAttr: true,
+    type: 'String'
+  });
+
   model = orderProperties('DataAssociation', [
+    'name',
     'sourceRef',
     'targetRef',
-    'transformation'
+    'transformation',
+    'assignment'
   ], model);
 
-  findProperty('DataAssociation#transformation', model).xml = {
-    serialize: 'property'
-  };
-
   findType('Choreography', model).superClass = [ 'Collaboration', 'FlowElementsContainer' ];
 
   model = orderProperties('Activity', [
@@ -166,13 +176,6 @@ module.exports = async function(results) {
     'loopCharacteristics'
   ], model);
 
-  model = orderProperties('DataAssociation', [
-    'sourceRef',
-    'targetRef',
-    'transformation',
-    'assignment'
-  ], model);
-
   findProperty('CallableElement#supportedInterfaceRefs', model).name = 'supportedInterfaceRef';
 
   findProperty('Participant#interfaceRefs', model).name = 'interfaceRef';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bpmn/catch-event-dataOutputAssociations.part.bpmn b/test/fixtures/bpmn/catch-event-dataOutputAssociations.part.bpmn
index 083e7e6..073f9c3 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bpmn/catch-event-dataOutputAssociations.part.bpmn
+++ b/test/fixtures/bpmn/catch-event-dataOutputAssociations.part.bpmn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <bpmn:startEvent xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
               xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL"
               id="StartEvent_1">
-  <bpmn:dataOutputAssociation id="DataOutputAssociation_1"></bpmn:dataOutputAssociation>
+  <bpmn:dataOutputAssociation id="DataOutputAssociation_1" name="DataOutputAssociation_1n"></bpmn:dataOutputAssociation>
 </bpmn:startEvent>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bpmn/throw-event-dataInputAssociations.part.bpmn b/test/fixtures/bpmn/throw-event-dataInputAssociations.part.bpmn
index b6f294b..e85a2a3 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bpmn/throw-event-dataInputAssociations.part.bpmn
+++ b/test/fixtures/bpmn/throw-event-dataInputAssociations.part.bpmn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <bpmn:endEvent xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL"
                id="EndEvent_1">
-  <bpmn:dataInputAssociation id="DataInputAssociation_1"></bpmn:dataInputAssociation>
+  <bpmn:dataInputAssociation id="DataInputAssociation_1" name="DataInputAssociation_1n"></bpmn:dataInputAssociation>
 </bpmn:endEvent>
diff --git a/test/spec/xml/read.js b/test/spec/xml/read.js
index 5a562fa..63ed202 100644
--- a/test/spec/xml/read.js
+++ b/test/spec/xml/read.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - read', function() {
           id: 'EndEvent_1',
 
           dataInputAssociations: [
-            { $type: 'bpmn:DataInputAssociation', id: 'DataInputAssociation_1' }
+            { $type: 'bpmn:DataInputAssociation', id: 'DataInputAssociation_1', name: 'DataInputAssociation_1n' }
           ]
         };
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - read', function() {
           id: 'StartEvent_1',
 
           dataOutputAssociations: [
-            { $type: 'bpmn:DataOutputAssociation', id: 'DataOutputAssociation_1' }
+            { $type: 'bpmn:DataOutputAssociation', id: 'DataOutputAssociation_1', name: 'DataOutputAssociation_1n' }
           ]
         };