diff --git a/include/NebulaUtil.h b/include/NebulaUtil.h
index 441e24df4a..5dac3c1906 100644
--- a/include/NebulaUtil.h
+++ b/include/NebulaUtil.h
@@ -174,6 +174,29 @@ namespace one_util
      * @return trimed string
      */
     std::string trim(const std::string& str);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of st with the all occurrences of "find" substituted
+     * for "replacement"
+     * @param st string input
+     * @param find string to search for
+     * @param replacement string to replace occurrences with
+     * @return a string copy
+     */
+    std::string gsub(const std::string& st,
+                     const char *find, const char *replacement);
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of st with the all occurrences of "find" substituted
+     * for "replacement"
+     * @param st string input
+     * @param find string to search for
+     * @param replacement string to replace occurrences with
+     * @return a string copy
+     */
+    std::string gsub(const std::string& st,
+                     const char *find, const std::string& replacement);
 };
 
 #endif /* _NEBULA_UTIL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/common/NebulaUtil.cc b/src/common/NebulaUtil.cc
index b172da2b51..01c681edad 100644
--- a/src/common/NebulaUtil.cc
+++ b/src/common/NebulaUtil.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <math.h>
@@ -306,3 +307,36 @@ std::string one_util::trim(const std::string& str)
 
 	return tstr;
 }
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+string one_util::gsub(const string& st,
+        const char *find, const string& replacement)
+{
+    return gsub(st, find, replacement.c_str());
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+string one_util::gsub(const string& st,
+        const char *find, const char *replacement)
+{
+    string result = st;
+
+    string::size_type pos = 0;
+    size_t find_len = strlen(find);
+    size_t replacement_len = strlen(replacement);
+
+    pos = result.find(find, pos);
+
+    while(pos != std::string::npos)
+    {
+        result.replace(pos, find_len, replacement);
+        pos += replacement_len;
+
+        pos = result.find(find, pos);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
index 1d7d4924e0..4dc55ffbe2 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void VirtualRouterInstantiate::request_execute(
     Template*           extra_attrs;
     bool                has_vmids;
     string              errorstr;
+    string              vr_name;
+    ostringstream       oss;
 
     vector<int>             vms;
     vector<int>::iterator   vmid;
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ void VirtualRouterInstantiate::request_execute(
 
     has_vmids = vr->has_vmids();
 
+    vr_name = vr->get_name();
+
     vr->unlock();
 
     if ( att.uid != 0 )
@@ -120,9 +124,21 @@ void VirtualRouterInstantiate::request_execute(
         return;
     }
 
+    if (name.empty())
+    {
+        oss.str("");
+        oss << "vr-" << vr_name << "-%i";
+        name = oss.str();
+    }
+
     for (int i=0; i<n_vms; i++)
     {
-        int vid = instantiate(att, tmpl_id, name, true, str_uattrs, extra_attrs);
+        oss.str("");
+        oss << i;
+
+        string tmp_name = one_util::gsub(name, "%i", oss.str());
+
+        int vid = instantiate(att, tmpl_id, tmp_name, true, str_uattrs, extra_attrs);
 
         if (vid == -1)
         {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/form-panels/create.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/form-panels/create.js
index 28b34f720b..52f4dd1074 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/form-panels/create.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vrouters-tab/form-panels/create.js
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ define(function(require) {
         timeout: true,
         success: function (request, response) {
 
-          //TODO: add support for vm_name.replace(/%i/gi, i), or remove tooltip
-
           var tmpl = WizardFields.retrieve($(".template_user_inputs", context));
 
           var extra_info = {