diff --git a/command/formatter/stats.go b/command/formatter/stats.go
index a37e9d7923..0e31792c4f 100644
--- a/command/formatter/stats.go
+++ b/command/formatter/stats.go
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ func (c *containerStatsContext) Container() string {
 
 func (c *containerStatsContext) Name() string {
 	c.AddHeader(nameHeader)
-	name := c.s.Name[1:]
-	return name
+	if len(c.s.Name) > 1 {
+		return c.s.Name[1:]
+	}
+	return "--"
 }
 
 func (c *containerStatsContext) ID() string {
diff --git a/command/formatter/stats_test.go b/command/formatter/stats_test.go
index d5a17cc70e..f5c6cae0c3 100644
--- a/command/formatter/stats_test.go
+++ b/command/formatter/stats_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ func TestContainerStatsContextWrite(t *testing.T) {
 			`MEM USAGE / LIMIT
 20 B / 20 B
 -- / --
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			Context{Format: "{{.Container}}  {{.ID}}  {{.Name}}"},
+			`container1  abcdef  foo
+container2    --
 `,
 		},
 		{
@@ -83,6 +89,8 @@ container2  --
 		stats := []StatsEntry{
 			{
 				Container:        "container1",
+				ID:               "abcdef",
+				Name:             "/foo",
 				CPUPercentage:    20,
 				Memory:           20,
 				MemoryLimit:      20,