diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
index 26455e821..e5aa0fc4a 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static inline unsigned int find_msb_set(u32_t op)
 #define CONFIG_BT_MESH_SUBNET_COUNT         MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_SUBNET_COUNT)
 #define CONFIG_BT_MESH_STORE_TIMEOUT        MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_STORE_TIMEOUT)
 #define CONFIG_BT_MESH_IVU_DIVIDER          MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_IVU_DIVIDER)
-#define CONFIG_BT_DEVICE_NAME               "nimble-mesh"
+#define CONFIG_BT_DEVICE_NAME               MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_DEVICE_NAME)
 
 #define printk console_printf
 
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/syscfg.yml b/nimble/host/mesh/syscfg.yml
index 831fd92e2..598ec8694 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/syscfg.yml
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/syscfg.yml
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ syscfg.defs:
             replay attacks).
         value: 5
 
+    BLE_MESH_DEVICE_NAME:
+        description: >
+            This value defines BLE Mesh device/node name.
+        value: '"nimble-mesh-node"'
+
 syscfg.vals.BLE_MESH_SHELL:
     BLE_MESH_CFG_CLI: 1
     BLE_MESH_HEALTH_CLI: 1