diff --git a/src/nested_pandas/series/accessor.py b/src/nested_pandas/series/accessor.py
index 30b5175..c4dbd5f 100644
--- a/src/nested_pandas/series/accessor.py
+++ b/src/nested_pandas/series/accessor.py
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ def to_flat(self, fields: list[str] | None = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
                 index = np.repeat(self._series.index.values, np.diff(list_array.offsets))
             flat_series[field] = pd.Series(
                 list_array.flatten(),
-                index=index,
+                index=pd.Series(index, name=self._series.index.name),
                 name=field,
                 copy=False,
             )
+
         return pd.DataFrame(flat_series)
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/nested_pandas/series/test_accessor.py b/tests/nested_pandas/series/test_accessor.py
index 04164df..23537e2 100644
--- a/tests/nested_pandas/series/test_accessor.py
+++ b/tests/nested_pandas/series/test_accessor.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ def test_to_flat():
         ],
         names=["a", "b"],
     )
-    series = pd.Series(struct_array, dtype=NestedDtype(struct_array.type), index=[0, 1])
+
+    series = pd.Series(
+        struct_array, dtype=NestedDtype(struct_array.type), index=pd.Series([0, 1], name="idx")
+    )
 
     flat = series.nest.to_flat()
 
@@ -106,10 +109,12 @@ def test_to_flat():
                 copy=False,
             ),
         },
+        index=pd.Index([0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1], name="idx"),
     )
 
     assert_array_equal(flat.dtypes, desired.dtypes)
     assert_array_equal(flat.index, desired.index)
+    assert flat.index.name == desired.index.name
 
     for column in flat.columns:
         assert_array_equal(flat[column], desired[column])