diff --git a/question/type/random/questiontype.php b/question/type/random/questiontype.php
index f37b566bb2e..f9089b6db69 100644
--- a/question/type/random/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/random/questiontype.php
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ class random_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         return get_string('random', 'quiz') .' ('. $category->name .')';
     }
 
+    function save_question($question, $form, $course) {
+        $form->name = '';
+        // Name is not a required field for random questions, but parent::save_question
+        // Assumes that it is.
+        return parent::save_question($question, $form, $course);
+    }
+
     function save_question_options($question) {
         global $DB;