diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index d3789109e..4d2155aee 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -357,11 +357,13 @@ class PyCollector(PyobjMixin, pytest.Collector):
             fixtures.add_funcarg_pseudo_fixture_def(self, metafunc, fm)
 
             for callspec in metafunc._calls:
-                subname = "%s[%s]" %(name, callspec.id)
+                subname = "%s[%s]" % (name, callspec.id)
                 yield Function(name=subname, parent=self,
                                callspec=callspec, callobj=funcobj,
                                fixtureinfo=fixtureinfo,
-                               keywords={callspec.id:True})
+                               keywords={callspec.id:True},
+                               originalname=name,
+                               )
 
 
 def _marked(func, mark):
@@ -1471,7 +1473,7 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, pytest.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
     _genid = None
     def __init__(self, name, parent, args=None, config=None,
                  callspec=None, callobj=NOTSET, keywords=None, session=None,
-                 fixtureinfo=None):
+                 fixtureinfo=None, originalname=None):
         super(Function, self).__init__(name, parent, config=config,
                                        session=session)
         self._args = args
@@ -1493,6 +1495,12 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, pytest.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         self.fixturenames = fixtureinfo.names_closure
         self._initrequest()
 
+        #: original function name, without any decorations (for example
+        #: parametrization adds a ``"[...]"`` suffix to function names).
+        #:
+        #: .. versionadded:: 3.0
+        self.originalname = originalname
+
     def _initrequest(self):
         self.funcargs = {}
         if self._isyieldedfunction():
diff --git a/testing/python/collect.py b/testing/python/collect.py
index 692854ce6..843f26a73 100644
--- a/testing/python/collect.py
+++ b/testing/python/collect.py
@@ -634,6 +634,15 @@ class TestFunction:
         result = testdir.runpytest()
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines('* 3 passed in *')
 
+    def test_function_original_name(self, testdir):
+        items = testdir.getitems("""
+            import pytest
+            @pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [1,2])
+            def test_func(arg):
+                pass
+        """)
+        assert [x.originalname for x in items] == ['test_func', 'test_func']
+
 
 class TestSorting:
     def test_check_equality(self, testdir):