diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index d8c7cf79cfa..1f27c94fc89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v6.0.0-alpha1...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Added the possibility to set Elasticsearch mapping template settings from the Beat configuration file. {pull}4284[4284] {pull}4317[4317]
 - Add a variable to the SysV init scripts to make it easier to change the user. {pull}4340[4340]
 - Add the option to write the generated Elasticsearch mapping template into a file. {pull}4323[4323]
+- Add instance_name in GCE add_cloud_metadata processor. {pull}4414[4414]
 
 *Filebeat*
 - Add experimental Redis slow log prospector type. {pull}4180[4180]
diff --git a/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index a6d408f5f1d..e894d8d2a23 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -547,6 +547,12 @@ Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
 Instance ID of the host machine.
 
 
+[float]
+=== meta.cloud.instance_name
+
+Instance name of the host machine.
+
+
 [float]
 === meta.cloud.machine_type
 
diff --git a/heartbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/heartbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index 5e3cbd4ab2a..ec2b374cd68 100644
--- a/heartbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/heartbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
 Instance ID of the host machine.
 
 
+[float]
+=== meta.cloud.instance_name
+
+Instance name of the host machine.
+
+
 [float]
 === meta.cloud.machine_type
 
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/_meta/fields.yml b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/_meta/fields.yml
index 03e364c013f..1347d04de00 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
       description: >
         Instance ID of the host machine.
 
+    - name: meta.cloud.instance_name
+      description: >
+        Instance name of the host machine.
+
     - name: meta.cloud.machine_type
       example: t2.medium
       description: >
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce.go b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce.go
index f6a84ccde08..beb3c2aabed 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func newGceMetadataFetcher(config common.Config) (*metadataFetcher, error) {
 		if instance, ok := m["instance"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
 			s.Schema{
 				"instance_id":       c.StrFromNum("id"),
+				"instance_name":     c.Str("name"),
 				"machine_type":      c.Str("machineType"),
 				"availability_zone": c.Str("zone"),
 			}.ApplyTo(out, instance)
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce_test.go b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce_test.go
index 87f8447d789..de6ed3d5e9a 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/add_cloud_metadata/provider_google_gce_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const gceMetadataV1 = `{
       }
     ],
     "hostname": "test-gce-dev.c.test-dev.internal",
+    "name": "test-gce-dev",
     "id": 3910564293633576924,
     "image": "",
     "licenses": [
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func TestRetrieveGCEMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			"cloud": common.MapStr{
 				"provider":          "gce",
 				"instance_id":       "3910564293633576924",
+				"instance_name":     "test-gce-dev",
 				"machine_type":      "projects/111111111111/machineTypes/f1-micro",
 				"availability_zone": "projects/111111111111/zones/us-east1-b",
 				"project_id":        "test-dev",
diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index f9856397403..b3bea16d90a 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -2663,6 +2663,12 @@ Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
 Instance ID of the host machine.
 
 
+[float]
+=== meta.cloud.instance_name
+
+Instance name of the host machine.
+
+
 [float]
 === meta.cloud.machine_type
 
diff --git a/packetbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/packetbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index 1783be6ddb1..1e65b85aef8 100644
--- a/packetbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/packetbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -1066,6 +1066,12 @@ Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
 Instance ID of the host machine.
 
 
+[float]
+=== meta.cloud.instance_name
+
+Instance name of the host machine.
+
+
 [float]
 === meta.cloud.machine_type
 
diff --git a/winlogbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/winlogbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index 03e35a17065..bb826805f3f 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/winlogbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ Name of the cloud provider. Possible values are ec2, gce, or digitalocean.
 Instance ID of the host machine.
 
 
+[float]
+=== meta.cloud.instance_name
+
+Instance name of the host machine.
+
+
 [float]
 === meta.cloud.machine_type