diff --git a/ps/common.h b/ps/common.h
index fd5781cb..d5b3dd3b 100644
--- a/ps/common.h
+++ b/ps/common.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ makEXT(ADDR_KSTK_ESP)
 makEXT(ADDR_START_CODE)
 makEXT(ADDR_START_STACK)
 makEXT(ALARM)
+makEXT(CGNAME)
 makEXT(CGROUP)
 makEXT(CMD)
 makEXT(CMDLINE)
diff --git a/ps/global.c b/ps/global.c
index 90da8395..0e0f9117 100644
--- a/ps/global.c
+++ b/ps/global.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ makREL(ADDR_KSTK_ESP)
 makREL(ADDR_START_CODE)
 makREL(ADDR_START_STACK)
 makREL(ALARM)
+makREL(CGNAME)
 makREL(CGROUP)
 makREL(CMD)
 makREL(CMDLINE)
diff --git a/ps/output.c b/ps/output.c
index bff7f5ce..16e00c18 100644
--- a/ps/output.c
+++ b/ps/output.c
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ setREL3(CMD,CMDLINE,ENVIRON)
 }
 
 
+static int pr_cgname(char *restrict const outbuf,const proc_t *restrict const pp) {
+  int rightward = max_rightward;
+setREL1(CGNAME)
+  escaped_copy(outbuf, rSv(CGNAME, str, pp), OUTBUF_SIZE, &rightward);
+  return max_rightward-rightward;
+}
+
 static int pr_cgroup(char *restrict const outbuf,const proc_t *restrict const pp) {
   int rightward = max_rightward;
 setREL1(CGROUP)
@@ -321,23 +328,6 @@ setREL1(CGROUP)
   return max_rightward-rightward;
 }
 
-static int pr_cgname(char *restrict const outbuf,const proc_t *restrict const pp) {
-  int rightward = max_rightward;
-  int i;
-  char *name;
-setREL1(CGROUP)
-
-  if ((name = strstr(rSv(CGROUP, str, pp), ":name=")) != NULL) {
-      name += 6;
-      if (name != '\0') {
-          escape_str(outbuf, name, OUTBUF_SIZE, &rightward);
-          return max_rightward - rightward;
-      }
-  }
-  /* fallback: use full cgroup for name */
-  return pr_cgroup(outbuf, pp);
-}
-
 /* Non-standard, from SunOS 5 */
 static int pr_fname(char *restrict const outbuf, const proc_t *restrict const pp){
   char *endp = outbuf;
@@ -1408,7 +1398,7 @@ static const format_struct format_array[] = { /*
 {"bsdtime",   "TIME",    pr_bsdtime,       PROCPS_PIDS_TICS_ALL,            6,    LNX,  ET|RIGHT},
 {"c",         "C",       pr_c,             PROCPS_PIDS_extra,               2,    SUN,  ET|RIGHT},
 {"caught",    "CAUGHT",  pr_sigcatch,      PROCPS_PIDS_SIGCATCH,            9,    BSD,  TO|SIGNAL}, /*sigcatch*/
-{"cgname",    "CGNAME",  pr_cgname,        PROCPS_PIDS_CGROUP,             27,    LNX,  PO|UNLIMITED},
+{"cgname",    "CGNAME",  pr_cgname,        PROCPS_PIDS_CGNAME,             27,    LNX,  PO|UNLIMITED},
 {"cgroup",    "CGROUP",  pr_cgroup,        PROCPS_PIDS_CGROUP,             27,    LNX,  PO|UNLIMITED},
 {"class",     "CLS",     pr_class,         PROCPS_PIDS_SCHED_CLASS,         3,    XXX,  TO|LEFT},
 {"cls",       "CLS",     pr_class,         PROCPS_PIDS_SCHED_CLASS,         3,    HPU,  TO|RIGHT}, /*says HPUX or RT*/