diff --git a/src/wled/models.py b/src/wled/models.py
index 15e02908..9ca9f66b 100644
--- a/src/wled/models.py
+++ b/src/wled/models.py
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ class Segment(BaseModel):
     255 indicates the coldest temperature
     """
 
+    name: str | None = field(default=None, metadata=field_options(alias="n"))
+    """User-defined segment name (alias: "n")."""
+
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class Leds:
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/state_with_segment_name.json b/tests/fixtures/state_with_segment_name.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a54042ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/state_with_segment_name.json
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  "on": false,
+  "bri": 128,
+  "transition": 7,
+  "ps": -1,
+  "pl": -1,
+  "ledmap": 0,
+  "AudioReactive": { "on": true },
+  "nl": { "on": false, "dur": 60, "mode": 1, "tbri": 0, "rem": -1 },
+  "udpn": { "send": false, "recv": true, "sgrp": 1, "rgrp": 1 },
+  "lor": 0,
+  "mainseg": 0,
+  "seg": [
+    {
+      "id": 0,
+      "start": 0,
+      "stop": 29,
+      "len": 29,
+      "grp": 1,
+      "spc": 0,
+      "of": 0,
+      "on": false,
+      "frz": false,
+      "bri": 255,
+      "cct": 127,
+      "set": 0,
+      "n": "Curtain",
+      "col": [
+        [46, 255, 95, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0]
+      ],
+      "fx": 0,
+      "sx": 128,
+      "ix": 128,
+      "pal": 0,
+      "c1": 128,
+      "c2": 128,
+      "c3": 16,
+      "sel": true,
+      "rev": false,
+      "mi": false,
+      "o1": false,
+      "o2": false,
+      "o3": false,
+      "si": 0,
+      "m12": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 1,
+      "start": 29,
+      "stop": 55,
+      "len": 26,
+      "grp": 1,
+      "spc": 0,
+      "of": 0,
+      "on": false,
+      "frz": false,
+      "bri": 255,
+      "cct": 127,
+      "set": 0,
+      "n": "Wall",
+      "col": [
+        [46, 255, 95, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0]
+      ],
+      "fx": 0,
+      "sx": 128,
+      "ix": 128,
+      "pal": 0,
+      "c1": 128,
+      "c2": 128,
+      "c3": 16,
+      "sel": true,
+      "rev": false,
+      "mi": false,
+      "o1": false,
+      "o2": false,
+      "o3": false,
+      "si": 0,
+      "m12": 0
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/state_without_segment_name.json b/tests/fixtures/state_without_segment_name.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a34a49cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/state_without_segment_name.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "on": false,
+  "bri": 128,
+  "transition": 7,
+  "ps": 1,
+  "pl": -1,
+  "ledmap": 0,
+  "AudioReactive": { "on": false },
+  "nl": { "on": false, "dur": 60, "mode": 1, "tbri": 0, "rem": -1 },
+  "udpn": { "send": false, "recv": true, "sgrp": 2, "rgrp": 2 },
+  "lor": 0,
+  "mainseg": 0,
+  "seg": [
+    {
+      "id": 0,
+      "start": 0,
+      "stop": 26,
+      "len": 26,
+      "grp": 1,
+      "spc": 0,
+      "of": 0,
+      "on": true,
+      "frz": false,
+      "bri": 255,
+      "cct": 127,
+      "set": 0,
+      "col": [
+        [4, 255, 0, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0],
+        [0, 0, 0, 0]
+      ],
+      "fx": 0,
+      "sx": 128,
+      "ix": 128,
+      "pal": 0,
+      "c1": 128,
+      "c2": 128,
+      "c3": 16,
+      "sel": true,
+      "rev": false,
+      "mi": false,
+      "o1": false,
+      "o2": false,
+      "o3": false,
+      "si": 0,
+      "m12": 0
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39ca73e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Tests for WLED models."""
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from wled.models import State
+
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+FIXTURE_DIR = ROOT_DIR / "tests" / "fixtures"
+
+def load_fixture(file_name: str) -> dict:
+    """Load a fixture file from the fixtures directory."""
+    fixture_path = FIXTURE_DIR / file_name
+    return json.loads(fixture_path.read_text())
+
+
+def test_state_with_segment_name() -> None:
+    """Test segment name is parsed correctly."""
+    data = load_fixture("state_with_segment_name.json")
+    model_instance = State.from_dict(data)
+
+    assert model_instance.segments[0].name == "Curtain"
+    assert model_instance.segments[1].name == "Wall"
+
+def test_state_without_segment_name() -> None:
+    """Test segment name is None when not provided."""
+    data = load_fixture("state_without_segment_name.json")
+    model_instance = State.from_dict(data)
+
+    assert model_instance.segments[0].name is None