diff --git a/qubesmgmt/app.py b/qubesmgmt/app.py
index f3b2ebc..89f980c 100644
--- a/qubesmgmt/app.py
+++ b/qubesmgmt/app.py
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ class VMCollection(object):
         self.app = app
         self._vm_list = None
 
+    def clear_cache(self):
+        '''Clear cached list of VMs'''
+        self._vm_list = None
+
     def refresh_cache(self, force=False):
+        '''Refresh cached list of VMs'''
         if not force and self._vm_list is not None:
             return
         vm_list_data = self.app.qubesd_call(
diff --git a/qubesmgmt/base.py b/qubesmgmt/base.py
index 3506a1d..f05cca3 100644
--- a/qubesmgmt/base.py
+++ b/qubesmgmt/base.py
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ class PropertyHolder(object):
                 None)
         else:
             if isinstance(value, qubesmgmt.vm.QubesVM):
-                # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                value = value._name
+                value = value.name
             self.qubesd_call(
                 self._method_dest,
                 self._method_prefix + 'Set',
diff --git a/qubesmgmt/tests/app.py b/qubesmgmt/tests/app.py
index 2e06258..b2801b6 100644
--- a/qubesmgmt/tests/app.py
+++ b/qubesmgmt/tests/app.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TC_00_VMCollection(qubesmgmt.tests.QubesTestCase):
             b'0\x00test-vm class=AppVM state=running\n'
         try:
             vm = self.app.domains['test-vm']
-            self.assertEqual(vm._name, 'test-vm')
+            self.assertEqual(vm.name, 'test-vm')
         except KeyError:
             self.fail('VM not found in collection')
         self.assertAllCalled()
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TC_00_VMCollection(qubesmgmt.tests.QubesTestCase):
     def test_003_iter(self):
         self.app.expected_calls[('dom0', 'mgmt.vm.List', None, None)] = \
             b'0\x00test-vm class=AppVM state=running\n'
-        self.assertEqual([vm._name for vm in self.app.domains], ['test-vm'])
+        self.assertEqual([vm.name for vm in self.app.domains], ['test-vm'])
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
 
diff --git a/qubesmgmt/tests/vm/properties.py b/qubesmgmt/tests/vm/properties.py
index 1247e7c..b4a623e 100644
--- a/qubesmgmt/tests/vm/properties.py
+++ b/qubesmgmt/tests/vm/properties.py
@@ -131,3 +131,25 @@ class TC_00_Properties(qubesmgmt.tests.vm.VMTestCase):
         del self.vm.prop1
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
+
+class TC_01_SpecialCases(qubesmgmt.tests.vm.VMTestCase):
+    def test_000_get_name(self):
+        # should not make any mgmt call
+        self.assertEqual(self.vm.name, 'test-vm')
+        self.assertAllCalled()
+
+    def test_001_set_name(self):
+        # but this one should still do a call
+        self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('test-vm', 'mgmt.vm.property.Set', 'name', b'test-vm2')] = \
+            b'0\x00'
+        self.vm.name = 'test-vm2'
+        self.assertEqual(self.vm.name, 'test-vm2')
+        self.assertAllCalled()
+
+        # check if VM list cache was cleared
+        self.app.actual_calls = []
+        del self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('test-vm', 'mgmt.vm.property.Set', 'name', b'test-vm2')]
+        vm = self.app.domains['test-vm']
+        self.assertAllCalled()
diff --git a/qubesmgmt/vm/__init__.py b/qubesmgmt/vm/__init__.py
index 521cfdb..fb2e2ea 100644
--- a/qubesmgmt/vm/__init__.py
+++ b/qubesmgmt/vm/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ import qubesmgmt.base
 
 class QubesVM(qubesmgmt.base.PropertyHolder):
     def __init__(self, app, name, vm_class):
-        self._name = name
         self._class = vm_class
         super(QubesVM, self).__init__(app, 'mgmt.vm.property.', name)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._method_dest
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, new_value):
+        self.qubesd_call(
+            self._method_dest,
+            self._method_prefix + 'Set',
+            'name',
+            str(new_value).encode('utf-8'))
+        self._method_dest = new_value
+        self.app.domains.clear_cache()