diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/SchedulingTests.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/SchedulingTests.java
index 7251b504b4..ebbdd4ca9f 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/SchedulingTests.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/SchedulingTests.java
@@ -1156,5 +1156,22 @@ void executeEDSLAndProcedure() throws IOException {
 
       assertEquals(52, activities.size());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Run a spec with one procedure and make sure the activity names are saved to the database
+     */
+    @Test
+    void saveActivityName() throws IOException {
+      final var args = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("quantity", 4).build();
+      hasura.updateSchedulingSpecGoalArguments(procedureId.invocationId(), args);
+
+      final var resp = hasura.awaitScheduling(specId);
+
+      final var plan = hasura.getPlan(planId);
+      final var activities = plan.activityDirectives();
+
+      assertEquals(2, activities.size());
+      assertEquals("It's a bite banana activity", activities.getFirst().name());
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/types/Plan.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/types/Plan.java
index 02f19dbb7e..4fb0d3ee80 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/types/Plan.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/types/Plan.java
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ public record Plan(
     int revision,
     List<ActivityDirective> activityDirectives
 ) {
-  public record ActivityDirective(int id, int planId, String type, String startOffset, JsonObject arguments) {
+  public record ActivityDirective(int id, int planId, String type, String startOffset, JsonObject arguments, String name) {
     public static ActivityDirective fromJSON(JsonObject json){
       return new ActivityDirective(
           json.getInt("id"),
           json.getInt("plan_id"),
           json.getString("type"),
           json.getString("startOffset"),
-          json.getJsonObject("arguments"));
+          json.getJsonObject("arguments"),
+          json.getString("name")
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/utils/GQL.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/utils/GQL.java
index 0aea2e3564..3de72613b4 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/utils/GQL.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/e2e/utils/GQL.java
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ query GetPlan($id: Int!) {
           plan_id
           startOffset: start_offset
           type
+          name
         }
         constraint_specification {
           constraint_id
diff --git a/procedural/examples/foo-procedures/src/main/java/gov/nasa/ammos/aerie/procedural/examples/fooprocedures/procedures/SampleProcedure.java b/procedural/examples/foo-procedures/src/main/java/gov/nasa/ammos/aerie/procedural/examples/fooprocedures/procedures/SampleProcedure.java
index 2e75c80566..9a2f1cd290 100644
--- a/procedural/examples/foo-procedures/src/main/java/gov/nasa/ammos/aerie/procedural/examples/fooprocedures/procedures/SampleProcedure.java
+++ b/procedural/examples/foo-procedures/src/main/java/gov/nasa/ammos/aerie/procedural/examples/fooprocedures/procedures/SampleProcedure.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.plan.EditablePlan;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.Goal;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.annotations.SchedulingProcedure;
+import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.scheduling.plan.NewDirective;
+import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.timeline.payloads.activities.AnyDirective;
 import gov.nasa.jpl.aerie.merlin.protocol.types.Duration;
 import gov.nasa.ammos.aerie.procedural.timeline.payloads.activities.DirectiveStart;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -19,9 +21,12 @@ public void run(@NotNull final EditablePlan plan) {
     var currentTime = firstTime;
     for (var i = 0; i < quantity; i++) {
       plan.create(
-          "BiteBanana",
-          new DirectiveStart.Absolute(currentTime),
-          Map.of()
+          new NewDirective(
+              new AnyDirective(Map.of()),
+              "It's a bite banana activity",
+              "BiteBanana",
+              new DirectiveStart.Absolute(currentTime)
+          )
       );
       currentTime = currentTime.plus(step);
     }