diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 3d16000..98abefd 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ exports.checkPropertyName = function(name) {
   return true;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Validate remote method name. Allows `.` in method name for prototype
+ * @param {String} name The user input
+ * @returns {String|Boolean}
+ */
+exports.validateRemoteMethodName = function(name) {
+  if (name.match(/\./) && !name.match(/^prototype\.([^.]*)$/)) {
+    return 'Name cannot contain "." characters except' +
+      ' the dot in "prototype." prefix';
+  }
+  var result = exports.validateOptionalName(name, /[\/@\s\+%:]/);
+  if (result !== true) return result;
+  if (RESERVED_PROPERTY_NAMES.indexOf(name) !== -1) {
+    return name + ' is a reserved keyword. Please use another name';
+  }
+  return true;
+};
+
 /**
  * Validate required name for properties, data sources, or connectors
  * Empty name could not pass
@@ -84,9 +102,13 @@ exports.validateRequiredName = function (name) {
  * @param {String} name The user input
  * @returns {String|Boolean}
  */
-exports.validateOptionalName = function (name) {
-  if (name.match(/[\/@\s\+%:\.]/)) {
-    return 'Name cannot contain special characters (/@+%:. ): ' + name;
+exports.validateOptionalName = function (name, unallowedCharacters) {
+  if (!unallowedCharacters) {
+    unallowedCharacters = /[\/@\s\+%:\.]/;
+  }
+  if (name.match(unallowedCharacters)) {
+    return 'Name cannot contain special characters ' + unallowedCharacters +
+     name;
   }
   if (name !== encodeURIComponent(name)) {
     return 'Name cannot contain special characters escaped by ' +
diff --git a/remote-method/index.js b/remote-method/index.js
index 69417eb..d6bc7d1 100644
--- a/remote-method/index.js
+++ b/remote-method/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var actions = require('../lib/actions');
 var helpers = require('../lib/helpers');
 var validateRequiredName = helpers.validateRequiredName;
 var validateOptionalName = helpers.validateOptionalName;
-var checkPropertyName = helpers.checkPropertyName;
+var validateRemoteMethodName = helpers.validateRemoteMethodName;
 var typeChoices = helpers.getTypeChoices();
 var ModelDefinition = require('loopback-workspace').models.ModelDefinition;
 
@@ -96,14 +96,16 @@ module.exports = yeoman.generators.Base.extend({
         message: 'Enter the remote method name:',
         required: true,
         default: name,
-        validate: checkPropertyName
+        validate: validateRemoteMethodName
       },
       {
         name: 'isStatic',
         message: 'Is Static?',
-        required:true,
+        required: false,
         type: 'confirm',
-        default: true
+        default: function(answers) {
+          return !answers.methodName.match(/^prototype\.(.*)$/);
+        }
       },
       {
         name: 'description',
@@ -111,7 +113,10 @@ module.exports = yeoman.generators.Base.extend({
       }
     ];
     this.prompt(prompts, function(answers) {
-      this.methodName = answers.methodName;
+      var m = answers.methodName.match(/^prototype\.(.*)$/);
+      var isStatic = !m;
+      var baseName = isStatic ? answers.methodName : m[1];
+      this.methodName = baseName;
       this.isStatic = answers.isStatic;
       this.description = answers.description;
       done();
diff --git a/test/helpers.test.js b/test/helpers.test.js
index 458c5b6..894d19d 100644
--- a/test/helpers.test.js
+++ b/test/helpers.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var validateAppName = helpers.validateAppName;
 var validateOptionalName = helpers.validateOptionalName;
 var validateRequiredName = helpers.validateRequiredName;
 var checkRelationName = helpers.checkRelationName;
+var validateRemoteMethodName = helpers.validateRemoteMethodName;
 require('chai').should();
 var expect = require('chai').expect;
 var promise = require('bluebird');
@@ -76,6 +77,36 @@ describe('helpers', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  // test validateRemoteMethodName()
+  describe('validateRemoteMethodName()', function() {
+    it('should accept good names', function() {
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'prop');
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'prop1');
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my_prop');
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my-prop');
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'prototype.method');
+    });
+
+    it('should report errors for a name containing special chars', function() {
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my/prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my@prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my+prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my%prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'my:prop');
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName, 'm.prop');
+    });
+
+    it('should accept empty name', function() {
+      testValidationAcceptsValue(validateOptionalName, '');
+    });
+
+    it('should not accept name with . after `prototype.`', function() {
+      testValidationRejectsValue(validateRemoteMethodName,
+        'prototype.dotted.method');
+    });
+  });
+
   // test checkRelationName()
   describe('checkRelationName()', function() {
     var sampleModelDefinition = new ModelDefinition([
diff --git a/test/remote-method.test.js b/test/remote-method.test.js
index 168d08c..a15df05 100644
--- a/test/remote-method.test.js
+++ b/test/remote-method.test.js
@@ -61,6 +61,33 @@ describe('loopback:remote-method generator', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('method name with `prototype.` should be removed', function(done) {
+    var methodGenerator = givenMethodGenerator();
+    helpers.mockPrompt(methodGenerator, {
+      model: 'Car',
+      methodName: 'prototype.myRemote',
+      isStatic: 'false',
+      desription: 'This is my first remote method',
+      httpPath: '',
+      acceptsArg: '',
+      returnsArg: ''
+    });
+
+    methodGenerator.run(function() {
+      var definition = common.readJsonSync('common/models/car.json');
+      var methods = definition.methods || {};
+      expect(methods).to.have.property('myRemote');
+      expect(methods).to.not.have.property('prototype.myRemote');
+      expect(methods.myRemote).to.eql({
+        isStatic: false,
+        accepts: [],
+        returns: [],
+        http: []
+      });
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   function givenMethodGenerator() {
     var name = 'loopback:remote-method';
     var path = '../../remote-method';