diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc3aa409..9c778db4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+2.4.3
+------------------
+
+* `isset()` on `name` attribute now returns the correct value. Fixes #79.
+
 2.4.2 (2016-08-17)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php b/src/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
index 0b7e7d69..fd704c3c 100644
--- a/src/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
+++ b/src/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
@@ -27,12 +27,31 @@ public function __get($attr)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @ignore
+     */
+    public function __isset($attr)
+    {
+        if ($attr == 'name') {
+            return $this->firstSetNameLocale() == null ? false : true;
+        } else {
+            return parent::__isset($attr);
+        }
+    }
+
     private function name()
+    {
+        $locale = $this->firstSetNameLocale();
+        return $locale === null ? null : $this->names[$locale];
+    }
+
+    private function firstSetNameLocale()
     {
         foreach ($this->locales as $locale) {
             if (isset($this->names[$locale])) {
-                return $this->names[$locale];
+                return $locale;
             }
         }
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/GeoIp2/Test/Model/NameTest.php b/tests/GeoIp2/Test/Model/NameTest.php
index 962341d9..bc15fdcf 100644
--- a/tests/GeoIp2/Test/Model/NameTest.php
+++ b/tests/GeoIp2/Test/Model/NameTest.php
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ public function testFallback()
             'continent name is in Chinese (no Russian available)'
         );
 
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            isset($model->continent->name),
+            'continent name is set'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFalse(
+            empty($model->continent->name),
+            'continent name is not empty'
+        );
+
         $this->assertSame(
             'объединяет государства',
             $model->country->name,
@@ -56,6 +66,16 @@ public function testTwoFallbacks()
             'continent name is undef (no Russian or Japanese available)'
         );
 
+        $this->assertFalse(
+            isset($model->continent->name),
+            'continent name is not set'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            empty($model->continent->name),
+            'continent name is empty'
+        );
+
         $this->assertSame(
             'объединяет государства',
             $model->country->name,