diff --git a/openstack/config/cloud_region.py b/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
index 7c2541caf..9fa049ab4 100644
--- a/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
+++ b/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from six.moves import urllib
 
 import openstack
 from openstack import _log
+from openstack.config import defaults as config_defaults
 from openstack.config import exceptions
 
 
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ def from_session(session, name=None, config=None, **kwargs):
     # If someone is constructing one of these from a Session, then they are
     # not using a named config. Use the hostname of their auth_url instead.
     name = name or urllib.parse.urlparse(session.auth.auth_url).hostname
-    config = config or {}
-    return CloudRegion(name=name, session=session, config=config, **kwargs)
+    config_dict = config_defaults.get_defaults()
+    config_dict.update(config or {})
+    return CloudRegion(
+        name=name, session=session, config=config_dict, **kwargs)
 
 
 class CloudRegion(object):
diff --git a/openstack/connection.py b/openstack/connection.py
index 37bb948a6..16e857539 100644
--- a/openstack/connection.py
+++ b/openstack/connection.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ from six.moves import urllib
 from openstack import _log
 import openstack.config
 from openstack.config import cloud_region
+from openstack.config import defaults as config_defaults
 from openstack import exceptions
 from openstack import service_description
 from openstack import task_manager
@@ -188,10 +189,14 @@ class Connection(object):
                 self.config = openstack_config.get_one(
                     cloud=cloud, validate=session is None, **kwargs)
 
-        self.task_manager = task_manager.TaskManager(
-            name=':'.join([
+        if self.config.name:
+            tm_name = ':'.join([
                 self.config.name,
-                self.config.region_name or 'unknown']))
+                self.config.region_name or 'unknown'])
+        else:
+            tm_name = self.config.region_name or 'unknown'
+
+        self.task_manager = task_manager.TaskManager(name=tm_name)
 
         if session:
             # TODO(mordred) Expose constructor option for this in OCC
@@ -228,9 +233,12 @@ class Connection(object):
                 key = cloud_region._make_key('api_version', service_type)
                 kwargs[key] = service.version
 
+        config_kwargs = config_defaults.get_defaults()
+        config_kwargs.update(kwargs)
         config = cloud_region.CloudRegion(
-            name=name, region_name=region_name, config=kwargs)
+            name=name, region_name=region_name, config=config_kwargs)
         config._auth = authenticator
+        return config
 
     def add_service(self, service):
         """Add a service to the Connection.
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/test_connection.py b/openstack/tests/unit/test_connection.py
index 11887976b..d43c0d895 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/test_connection.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/test_connection.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import mock
 
 from openstack import connection
 import openstack.config
+from openstack import profile
 from openstack.tests.unit import base
 
 
@@ -174,6 +175,21 @@ class TestConnection(base.RequestsMockTestCase):
         sot = connection.from_config(cloud="cacert")
         self.assertEqual(CONFIG_CACERT, sot.session.verify)
 
+    def test_from_profile(self):
+        """Copied from openstackclient/network/client.py make_client."""
+        API_NAME = "network"
+        instance = self.cloud_config
+
+        prof = profile.Profile()
+        prof.set_region(API_NAME, instance.region_name)
+        prof.set_version(API_NAME, instance.get_api_version(API_NAME))
+        prof.set_interface(API_NAME, instance.get_interface(API_NAME))
+        connection.Connection(
+            authenticator=instance.get_session().auth,
+            verify=instance.get_session().verify,
+            cert=instance.get_session().cert,
+            profile=prof)
+
 
 class TestAuthorize(base.RequestsMockTestCase):