diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
index 10cdd42ea..7266bc1f9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
@@ -96,8 +98,21 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to collect files for posting: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	gistName := guessGistName(files)
+
+	processMessage := "Creating gist..."
+	completionMessage := "Created gist"
+	if gistName != "" {
+		if len(files) > 1 {
+			processMessage = "Creating gist with multiple files"
+		} else {
+			processMessage = fmt.Sprintf("Creating gist %s", gistName)
+		}
+		completionMessage = fmt.Sprintf("Created gist %s", gistName)
+	}
+
 	errOut := opts.IO.ErrOut
-	fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "%s Creating gist...\n", utils.Gray("-"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "%s %s\n", utils.Gray("-"), processMessage)
 
 	httpClient, err := opts.HttpClient()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,7 +131,7 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s Failed to create gist: %w", utils.Red("X"), err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "%s Created gist\n", utils.Green("✓"))
+	fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "%s %s\n", utils.Green("✓"), completionMessage)
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(opts.IO.Out, gist.HTMLURL)
 
@@ -154,3 +169,22 @@ func processFiles(stdin io.ReadCloser, filenames []string) (map[string]string, e
 
 	return fs, nil
 }
+
+func guessGistName(files map[string]string) string {
+	filenames := make([]string, 0, len(files))
+	gistName := ""
+
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^gistfile\d+\.txt$`)
+	for k := range files {
+		if !re.MatchString(k) {
+			filenames = append(filenames, k)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(filenames) > 0 {
+		sort.Strings(filenames)
+		gistName = filenames[0]
+	}
+
+	return gistName
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create_test.go
index 686e543ed..bd57cfa2e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ func Test_processFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "hey cool how is it going", files["gistfile0.txt"])
 }
 
+func Test_guessGistName_stdin(t *testing.T) {
+	files := map[string]string{"gistfile0.txt": "sample content"}
+
+	gistName := guessGistName(files)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", gistName)
+}
+
+func Test_guessGistName_userFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	files := map[string]string{
+		"fig.txt":       "I am a fig.",
+		"apple.txt":     "I am an apple.",
+		"gistfile0.txt": "sample content",
+	}
+
+	gistName := guessGistName(files)
+	assert.Equal(t, "apple.txt", gistName)
+}
+
 func TestNewCmdCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -157,7 +175,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 				Filenames: []string{fixtureFile},
 			},
 			wantOut:    "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d\n",
-			wantStderr: "- Creating gist...\n✓ Created gist\n",
+			wantStderr: "- Creating gist fixture.txt\n✓ Created gist fixture.txt\n",
 			wantErr:    false,
 			wantParams: map[string]interface{}{
 				"public": true,
@@ -175,7 +193,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 				Filenames:   []string{fixtureFile},
 			},
 			wantOut:    "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d\n",
-			wantStderr: "- Creating gist...\n✓ Created gist\n",
+			wantStderr: "- Creating gist fixture.txt\n✓ Created gist fixture.txt\n",
 			wantErr:    false,
 			wantParams: map[string]interface{}{
 				"description": "an incredibly interesting gist",
@@ -193,7 +211,7 @@ func Test_createRun(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			stdin:      "cool stdin content",
 			wantOut:    "https://gist.github.com/aa5a315d61ae9438b18d\n",
-			wantStderr: "- Creating gist...\n✓ Created gist\n",
+			wantStderr: "- Creating gist with multiple files\n✓ Created gist fixture.txt\n",
 			wantErr:    false,
 			wantParams: map[string]interface{}{
 				"files": map[string]interface{}{