diff --git a/client/karma.js b/client/karma.js
index 991f7e915..6c59bda4d 100644
--- a/client/karma.js
+++ b/client/karma.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var Karma = function (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location) {
   var self = this
   var queryParams = util.parseQueryParams(location.search)
   var browserId = queryParams.id || util.generateId('manual-')
+  var displayName = queryParams.displayName
   var returnUrl = queryParams['return_url' + ''] || null
 
   var resultsBufferLimit = 50
@@ -233,11 +234,14 @@ var Karma = function (socket, iframe, opener, navigator, location) {
     socket.io.engine.on('upgrade', function () {
       resultsBufferLimit = 1
     })
-
-    socket.emit('register', {
+    var info = {
       name: navigator.userAgent,
       id: browserId
-    })
+    }
+    if (displayName) {
+      info.displayName = displayName
+    }
+    socket.emit('register', info)
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index a0419ef40..7181ae979 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ var normalizeConfig = function (config, configFilePath) {
       }
 
       module[type + ':' + name] = ['factory', function (injector) {
-        return injector.createChild([locals], [token]).get(token)
+        var plugin = injector.createChild([locals], [token]).get(token)
+        if (type === 'launcher' && helper.isDefined(definition.displayName)) {
+          plugin.displayName = definition.displayName
+        }
+        return plugin
       }]
       hasSomeInlinedPlugin = true
     })
diff --git a/lib/launcher.js b/lib/launcher.js
index b5996279b..988133176 100644
--- a/lib/launcher.js
+++ b/lib/launcher.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
 var Batch = require('batch')
 
+var helper = require('./helper')
 var log = require('./logger').create('launcher')
 
 var baseDecorator = require('./launchers/base').decoratorFactory
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ var Launcher = function (emitter, injector) {
       }
 
       batch.push(function (done) {
-        log.info('Starting browser %s', browser.name)
+        log.info('Starting browser %s', helper.isDefined(browser.displayName) ? browser.displayName : browser.name)
 
         browser.start(url)
         browser.on('browser_process_failure', function () {
diff --git a/lib/launchers/base.js b/lib/launchers/base.js
index 3ed73d59d..0ddb0dae9 100644
--- a/lib/launchers/base.js
+++ b/lib/launchers/base.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
 
 var log = require('../logger').create('launcher')
+var helper = require('../helper')
 
 var BEING_CAPTURED = 1
 var CAPTURED = 2
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ var BaseLauncher = function (id, emitter) {
 
     this.error = null
     this.state = BEING_CAPTURED
-    this.emit('start', url + '?id=' + this.id)
+    this.emit('start', url + '?id=' + this.id + (helper.isDefined(self.displayName) ? '&displayName=' + encodeURIComponent(self.displayName) : ''))
   }
 
   this.kill = function () {
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 96247b10b..892a1b55e 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Server.prototype._start = function (config, launcher, preprocess, fileList, webS
       } else {
         newBrowser = self._injector.createChild([{
           id: ['value', info.id || null],
-          fullName: ['value', info.name],
+          fullName: ['value', (helper.isDefined(info.displayName) ? info.displayName : info.name)],
           socket: ['value', socket]
         }]).instantiate(Browser)