diff --git a/truss-chains/truss_chains/deployment/deployment_client.py b/truss-chains/truss_chains/deployment/deployment_client.py
index 47c9b9c8d..646cc8a58 100644
--- a/truss-chains/truss_chains/deployment/deployment_client.py
+++ b/truss-chains/truss_chains/deployment/deployment_client.py
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ def _create_baseten_chain(
         environment=baseten_options.environment,
         progress_bar=progress_bar,
         disable_chain_download=baseten_options.disable_chain_download,
+        deployment_name=baseten_options.deployment_name,
     )
     return BasetenChainService(
         baseten_options.chain_name,
diff --git a/truss-chains/truss_chains/private_types.py b/truss-chains/truss_chains/private_types.py
index 579502eaa..64ca00602 100644
--- a/truss-chains/truss_chains/private_types.py
+++ b/truss-chains/truss_chains/private_types.py
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class PushOptionsBaseten(PushOptions):
     include_git_info: bool
     working_dir: pathlib.Path
     disable_chain_download: bool = False
+    deployment_name: Optional[str] = None
 
     @classmethod
     def create(
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ def create(
         working_dir: pathlib.Path,
         environment: Optional[str] = None,
         disable_chain_download: bool = False,
+        deployment_name: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> "PushOptionsBaseten":
         if promote and not environment:
             environment = PRODUCTION_ENVIRONMENT_NAME
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ def create(
             include_git_info=include_git_info,
             working_dir=working_dir,
             disable_chain_download=disable_chain_download,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/truss/cli/chains_commands.py b/truss/cli/chains_commands.py
index bcecbf3d0..dc2b0db71 100644
--- a/truss/cli/chains_commands.py
+++ b/truss/cli/chains_commands.py
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ def _create_chains_table(service) -> Tuple[rich.table.Table, List[str]]:
     default=False,
     help="Disable downloading of pushed chain source code from the UI.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--deployment-name",
+    type=str,
+    required=False,
+    help=(
+        "Name of the deployment created by the publish. Can only be used "
+        "in combination with '--publish' or '--promote'."
+    ),
+)
 @click.pass_context
 @common.common_options()
 def push_chain(
@@ -236,6 +245,7 @@ def push_chain(
     experimental_watch_chainlet_names: Optional[str],
     include_git_info: bool = False,
     disable_chain_download: bool = False,
+    deployment_name: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> None:
     """
     Deploys a chain remotely.
@@ -294,6 +304,7 @@ def push_chain(
             include_git_info=include_git_info,
             working_dir=source.parent if source.is_file() else source.resolve(),
             disable_chain_download=disable_chain_download,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
         )
         service = deployment_client.push(
             entrypoint_cls, options, progress_bar=progress.Progress
diff --git a/truss/remote/baseten/api.py b/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
index 7b25a1038..9f8b95c4c 100644
--- a/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
+++ b/truss/remote/baseten/api.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ def deploy_chain_atomic(
         is_draft: bool = False,
         original_source_artifact_s3_key: Optional[str] = None,
         allow_truss_download: Optional[bool] = True,
+        deployment_name: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         if allow_truss_download is None:
             allow_truss_download = True
@@ -360,6 +361,8 @@ def deploy_chain_atomic(
         params.append(f"is_draft: {str(is_draft).lower()}")
         if allow_truss_download is False:
             params.append("allow_truss_download: false")
+        if deployment_name:
+            params.append(f'deployment_name: "{deployment_name}"')
 
         params_str = PARAMS_INDENT.join(params)
 
diff --git a/truss/remote/baseten/core.py b/truss/remote/baseten/core.py
index 686275c48..57666c39b 100644
--- a/truss/remote/baseten/core.py
+++ b/truss/remote/baseten/core.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def create_chain_atomic(
     environment: Optional[str],
     original_source_artifact_s3_key: Optional[str] = None,
     allow_truss_download: bool = True,
+    deployment_name: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> ChainDeploymentHandleAtomic:
     if environment and is_draft:
         logging.info(
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ def create_chain_atomic(
             truss_user_env=truss_user_env,
             original_source_artifact_s3_key=original_source_artifact_s3_key,
             allow_truss_download=allow_truss_download,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
         )
     elif chain_id:
         # This is the only case where promote has relevance, since
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ def create_chain_atomic(
                 truss_user_env=truss_user_env,
                 original_source_artifact_s3_key=original_source_artifact_s3_key,
                 allow_truss_download=allow_truss_download,
+                deployment_name=deployment_name,
             )
         except ApiError as e:
             if (
@@ -193,6 +196,7 @@ def create_chain_atomic(
             truss_user_env=truss_user_env,
             original_source_artifact_s3_key=original_source_artifact_s3_key,
             allow_truss_download=allow_truss_download,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
         )
 
     return ChainDeploymentHandleAtomic(
diff --git a/truss/remote/baseten/remote.py b/truss/remote/baseten/remote.py
index 54ab77aac..f83332a2e 100644
--- a/truss/remote/baseten/remote.py
+++ b/truss/remote/baseten/remote.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ def push_chain_atomic(
         environment: Optional[str] = None,
         progress_bar: Optional[Type["progress.Progress"]] = None,
         disable_chain_download: bool = False,
+        deployment_name: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> ChainDeploymentHandleAtomic:
         # If we are promoting a model to an environment after deploy, it must be published.
         # Draft models cannot be promoted.
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ def push_chain_atomic(
                 origin=custom_types.ModelOrigin.CHAINS,
                 progress_bar=progress_bar,
                 disable_truss_download=disable_chain_download,
+                deployment_name=deployment_name,
             )
             oracle_data = custom_types.OracleData(
                 model_name=push_data.model_name,
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ def push_chain_atomic(
             environment=environment,
             original_source_artifact_s3_key=raw_chain_s3_key,
             allow_truss_download=not disable_chain_download,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
         )
         logging.info("Successfully pushed to baseten. Chain is building and deploying.")
         return chain_deployment_handle
diff --git a/truss/tests/cli/test_chains_cli.py b/truss/tests/cli/test_chains_cli.py
index dcd1834ad..8ec505a28 100644
--- a/truss/tests/cli/test_chains_cli.py
+++ b/truss/tests/cli/test_chains_cli.py
@@ -98,3 +98,47 @@ def test_chains_push_help_includes_disable_chain_download():
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert "--disable-chain-download" in result.output
+
+
+def test_chains_push_with_deployment_name_flag():
+    """Test that --deployment-name flag is properly parsed and passed through."""
+    runner = CliRunner()
+
+    mock_entrypoint_cls = Mock()
+    mock_entrypoint_cls.meta_data.chain_name = "test_chain"
+    mock_entrypoint_cls.display_name = "TestChain"
+
+    mock_service = Mock()
+    mock_service.run_remote_url = "http://test.com/run_remote"
+    mock_service.is_websocket = False
+
+    with patch(
+        "truss_chains.framework.ChainletImporter.import_target"
+    ) as mock_importer:
+        with patch("truss_chains.deployment.deployment_client.push") as mock_push:
+            mock_importer.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_entrypoint_cls
+            mock_push.return_value = mock_service
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                truss_cli,
+                [
+                    "chains",
+                    "push",
+                    "test_chain.py",
+                    "--deployment-name",
+                    "custom_deployment",
+                    "--remote",
+                    "test_remote",
+                    "--publish",
+                    "--dryrun",
+                ],
+            )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    mock_push.assert_called_once()
+    call_args = mock_push.call_args
+    options = call_args[0][1]
+
+    assert hasattr(options, "deployment_name")
+    assert options.deployment_name == "custom_deployment"
diff --git a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_api.py b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_api.py
index 940e0228d..9777ff41a 100644
--- a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_api.py
+++ b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_api.py
@@ -452,6 +452,30 @@ def test_deploy_chain_deployment(mock_post, baseten_api):
     assert 'chain_id: "chain_id"' in gql_mutation
     assert "dependencies:" in gql_mutation
     assert "entrypoint:" in gql_mutation
+    assert "deployment_name" not in gql_mutation
+
+
+@mock.patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_deploy_chain_deployment_response())
+def test_deploy_chain_deployment_with_deployment_name(mock_post, baseten_api):
+    baseten_api.deploy_chain_atomic(
+        environment="production",
+        chain_id="chain_id",
+        dependencies=[],
+        entrypoint=ChainletDataAtomic(
+            name="chainlet-1",
+            oracle=OracleData(
+                model_name="model-1",
+                s3_key="s3-key-1",
+                encoded_config_str="encoded-config-str-1",
+            ),
+        ),
+        truss_user_env=b10_types.TrussUserEnv.collect(),
+        deployment_name="chain-deployment-name",
+    )
+
+    gql_mutation = mock_post.call_args[1]["json"]["query"]
+
+    assert 'deployment_name: "chain-deployment-name"' in gql_mutation
 
 
 @mock.patch("requests.post", return_value=mock_deploy_chain_deployment_response())
diff --git a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_chain_upload.py b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_chain_upload.py
index 6954e6903..d4731a200 100644
--- a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_chain_upload.py
+++ b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_chain_upload.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def test_push_chain_atomic_with_chain_upload(
     chain_root = context["chain_root"]
 
     context["mock_prepare_push"].return_value = mock_push_data
+    deployment_name = "custom_deployment"
 
     result = remote.push_chain_atomic(
         chain_name=chain_name,
@@ -194,13 +195,18 @@ def test_push_chain_atomic_with_chain_upload(
         truss_user_env=truss_user_env,
         chain_root=chain_root,
         publish=True,
+        deployment_name=deployment_name,
     )
     assert result == mock_create_chain_atomic.return_value
 
     mock_archive_dir.assert_called_once_with(dir=chain_root, progress_bar=None)
     mock_upload_chain_artifact.assert_called_once()
-
     mock_create_chain_atomic.assert_called_once()
+    create_kwargs = mock_create_chain_atomic.call_args.kwargs
+    assert create_kwargs["deployment_name"] == deployment_name
+
+    prepare_kwargs = context["mock_prepare_push"].call_args.kwargs
+    assert prepare_kwargs["deployment_name"] == deployment_name
 
 
 @patch("truss.remote.baseten.remote.create_chain_atomic")
@@ -239,6 +245,9 @@ def test_push_chain_atomic_without_chain_upload(
             mock_upload.assert_not_called()
 
             mock_create_chain_atomic.assert_called_once()
+            create_kwargs = mock_create_chain_atomic.call_args.kwargs
+            assert "deployment_name" in create_kwargs
+            assert create_kwargs["deployment_name"] is None
 
 
 @patch("truss.remote.baseten.core.multipart_upload_boto3")
diff --git a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_remote.py b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_remote.py
index f7e01c381..c4030bc7a 100644
--- a/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_remote.py
+++ b/truss/tests/remote/baseten/test_remote.py
@@ -378,6 +378,57 @@ def test_create_chain_no_existing_chain(remote):
         assert deployment_handle.chain_deployment_id == "new-chain-deployment-id"
 
 
+def test_create_chain_with_deployment_name(remote):
+    with requests_mock.Mocker() as m:
+        m.post(
+            _TEST_REMOTE_GRAPHQL_PATH,
+            [
+                {"json": {"data": {"chains": []}}},
+                {
+                    "json": {
+                        "data": {
+                            "deploy_chain_atomic": {
+                                "chain_deployment": {
+                                    "id": "new-chain-deployment-id",
+                                    "chain": {
+                                        "id": "new-chain-id",
+                                        "hostname": "hostname",
+                                    },
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+            ],
+        )
+
+        deployment_name = "chain-deployment"
+        create_chain_atomic(
+            api=remote.api,
+            chain_name="new_chain",
+            entrypoint=ChainletDataAtomic(
+                name="chainlet-1",
+                oracle=OracleData(
+                    model_name="model-1",
+                    s3_key="s3-key-1",
+                    encoded_config_str="encoded-config-str-1",
+                ),
+            ),
+            dependencies=[],
+            truss_user_env=b10_types.TrussUserEnv.collect(),
+            is_draft=False,
+            environment=None,
+            deployment_name=deployment_name,
+        )
+
+        create_chain_graphql_request = m.request_history[1]
+
+        assert (
+            'deployment_name: "chain-deployment"'
+            in create_chain_graphql_request.json()["query"]
+        )
+
+
 def test_create_chain_with_existing_chain_promote_to_environment_publish_false(remote):
     mock_deploy_response = {
         "chain_deployment": {