diff --git a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRModules.cpp b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRModules.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRModules.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRModules.cpp
@@ -3008,6 +3008,13 @@
                   py::arg("successors") = py::none(), py::arg("regions") = 0,
                   py::arg("loc") = py::none(), py::arg("ip") = py::none(),
                   kOperationCreateDocstring)
+      .def_property_readonly("name",
+                             [](PyOperation &self) {
+                               auto operation = self.get();
+                               auto name = mlirIdentifierStr(
+                                   mlirOperationGetName(operation));
+                               return py::str(name.data, name.length);
+                             })
       .def_property_readonly(
           "context",
           [](PyOperation &self) { return self.getContext().getObject(); },
diff --git a/mlir/test/Bindings/Python/ir_operation.py b/mlir/test/Bindings/Python/ir_operation.py
--- a/mlir/test/Bindings/Python/ir_operation.py
+++ b/mlir/test/Bindings/Python/ir_operation.py
@@ -578,3 +578,22 @@
       # CHECK: Found an invalid (`None`?) attribute value for the key "some_key" when attempting to create the operation "module"
       print(e)
 run(testCreateWithInvalidAttributes)
+
+
+# CHECK-LABEL: TEST: testOperationName
+def testOperationName():
+  ctx = Context()
+  ctx.allow_unregistered_dialects = True
+  module = Module.parse(r"""
+    %0 = "custom.op1"() : () -> f32
+    %1 = "custom.op2"() : () -> i32
+    %2 = "custom.op1"() : () -> f32
+  """, ctx)
+
+  # CHECK: custom.op1
+  # CHECK: custom.op2
+  # CHECK: custom.op1
+  for op in module.body.operations:
+    print(op.operation.name)
+
+run(testOperationName)