diff --git a/.changeset/six-bugs-push.md b/.changeset/six-bugs-push.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d54d525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-bugs-push.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+"@tirke/node-cache-manager-mongodb": minor
+---
+
+Can now specify a custom collection name.
+Default collection name will remain cache if unspecified.
+
+```typescript
+import { caching } from 'cache-manager'
+
+import { mongoDbStore } from './node-cache-manager-mongodb'
+
+const mongoCache = await caching(mongoDbStore, {
+  url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
+  collectionName: 'custom-collection-name',
+  mongoConfig: { auth: { password: '<password>', username: '<user>' } },
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/README.md b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/README.md
index e409f285..66a4977a 100644
--- a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/README.md
+++ b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/README.md
@@ -50,3 +50,17 @@ await mongoCache.set('foo', 'bar', { ttl: 5 })
 const result = await mongoCache.get('foo')
 await mongoCache.del('foo')
 ```
+
+### Custom collection name
+
+```typescript
+import { caching } from 'cache-manager'
+
+import { mongoDbStore } from './node-cache-manager-mongodb'
+
+const mongoCache = await caching(mongoDbStore, {
+  url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
+  collectionName: 'custom-collection-name',
+  mongoConfig: { auth: { password: '<password>', username: '<user>' } },
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.spec.ts b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.spec.ts
index 91ebb9e7..c4afcad5 100644
--- a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.spec.ts
@@ -263,3 +263,35 @@ describe('wrap function', () => {
     expect(await mongoCache.wrap(`user`, () => getUser(userId + 1))).toEqual({ id: userId })
   })
 })
+
+describe('collectionName', () => {
+  it('should use a custom collection name', async () => {
+    const cacheWithCustomCollName = await caching(mongoDbStore, {
+      collectionName: 'custom-collection',
+      url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
+      ttl: 60,
+      mongoConfig: {},
+    })
+
+    await cacheWithCustomCollName.set('foo', 'bar')
+    const collections = await cacheWithCustomCollName.store.db.listCollections().toArray()
+
+    expect(collections[0].name).toEqual('custom-collection')
+
+    await cacheWithCustomCollName.reset()
+  })
+
+  it('should use cache as the default collection name', async () => {
+    const baseCache = await caching(mongoDbStore, {
+      url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
+      ttl: 60,
+      mongoConfig: {},
+    })
+
+    await baseCache.set('foo', 'bar')
+    const collections = await baseCache.store.db.listCollections().toArray()
+    expect(collections[0].name).toEqual('cache')
+
+    await baseCache.reset()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.ts b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.ts
index 2b857d39..f9b37644 100644
--- a/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.ts
+++ b/packages/node-cache-manager-mongodb/src/lib/node-cache-manager-mongodb.ts
@@ -17,18 +17,22 @@ interface MongoDbStore extends Store {
 type Args = {
   url?: string
   mongoConfig?: MongoClientOptions
+  collectionName?: string
 } & Config
 
+
 class MongoDb implements MongoDbStore {
   public readonly client: MongoClient
   readonly internalTtl: number | undefined
   readonly isCacheable: (value: unknown) => boolean
+  readonly collectionName: string
   readonly db: Db
   private initIndexes = true
 
   constructor(args: Args) {
     this.internalTtl = args.ttl
     this.isCacheable = args.isCacheable || ((value: unknown) => value !== undefined && value !== null)
+    this.collectionName = args.collectionName || 'cache'
     if (args.url && args.mongoConfig) {
       this.client = new MongoClient(args.url, args.mongoConfig)
     } else if (!args.url && args.mongoConfig) {
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ class MongoDb implements MongoDbStore {
   }
 
   async getColl() {
-    const coll = this.db.collection<CacheDoc>('cache')
+    const coll = this.db.collection<CacheDoc>(this.collectionName)
 
     if (this.initIndexes) {
       await coll.createIndex({ key: 1 }, { unique: true })