diff --git a/lib/common/task.dart b/lib/common/task.dart
index 5ae6cbf..f8edb42 100644
--- a/lib/common/task.dart
+++ b/lib/common/task.dart
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Future<VM2<String, String>> _makeRealProfileTask(
 
   rawConfig['external-controller'] = realPatchConfig.externalController.value;
   rawConfig['external-ui'] = '';
-  rawConfig['interface-name'] = '';
+  rawConfig['interface-name'] ??= '';
   rawConfig['external-ui-url'] = '';
   rawConfig['tcp-concurrent'] = realPatchConfig.tcpConcurrent;
   rawConfig['unified-delay'] = realPatchConfig.unifiedDelay;
diff --git a/test/common/task_test.dart b/test/common/task_test.dart
index 7c5aaec..8c96d89 100644
--- a/test/common/task_test.dart
+++ b/test/common/task_test.dart
@@ -261,6 +261,44 @@ void main() {
     }
   });
 
+  test('profile output preserves an explicit interface name', () async {
+    final profile = await makeRealProfileTask(
+      const MakeRealProfileState(
+        profilesPath: '/tmp/flclash-interface-name-test',
+        profileId: 14,
+        rawConfig: {'interface-name': 'Campus PPPoE'},
+        realPatchConfig: PatchClashConfig(),
+        overrideDns: false,
+        appendSystemDns: false,
+        proxyGroups: [],
+        rules: [],
+        addedRules: [],
+        defaultUA: 'FlClash-Test',
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(profile.a, contains('interface-name: "Campus PPPoE"'));
+  });
+
+  test('profile output keeps an unset interface name empty', () async {
+    final profile = await makeRealProfileTask(
+      const MakeRealProfileState(
+        profilesPath: '/tmp/flclash-interface-name-test',
+        profileId: 15,
+        rawConfig: {},
+        realPatchConfig: PatchClashConfig(),
+        overrideDns: false,
+        appendSystemDns: false,
+        proxyGroups: [],
+        rules: [],
+        addedRules: [],
+        defaultUA: 'FlClash-Test',
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(profile.a, contains('interface-name: ""'));
+  });
+
   test(
     'DNS overwrite does not append system DNS when the setting is disabled',
     () async {