diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index b3a7f38aef8ef..eb78c5f6d2dcb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -1611,6 +1611,32 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
         return result
 
+    def _repr_html_(self):
+        text = self.to_frame()._repr_html_()
+
+        lines = text.split("\n")
+        head_start = [
+            i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("<thead>")
+        ][0]
+        head_stop = [
+            i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("</thead>")
+        ][0]
+        del lines[head_start:head_stop]
+
+        tail = """
+    <tr>
+      <td> name: </td>
+      <th> %s </th>
+    </tr>
+        """ % str(self.name) or "--"
+
+        body_end = [
+            i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("</tbody>")
+        ][0]
+        lines[body_end:body_end] = tail.split("\n")
+
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
     def to_string(
         self,
         buf=None,
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_format.py b/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_format.py
index af862b11c756c..c3bd103120ad2 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_format.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_format.py
@@ -1769,6 +1769,24 @@ def test_repr_html(self, float_frame):
 
         tm.reset_display_options()
 
+    def test_series(series):
+        df = DataFrame({"abc": range(1000)})
+
+        a = df._repr_html_()
+        b = df.abc._repr_html_()
+
+        assert a != b
+        assert 0.5 * len(b) < len(a) < 2 * len(b)
+        assert "abc" in b
+
+        s = Series([123, 456], name=(1, 2))
+        assert "123" in s._repr_html_()
+        assert "(1, 2)" in s._repr_html_()
+
+        lines = s._repr_html_().split('\n')
+        indents = [line.index("<tr>") for line in lines if "<tr>" in line]
+        assert len(set(indents)) == 1  # cleanly indented HTML
+
     def test_repr_html_mathjax(self):
         df = DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
         assert "tex2jax_ignore" not in df._repr_html_()