diff --git a/eclipse.platform.common/bundles/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html b/eclipse.platform.common/bundles/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html
index cd28f4cc22e..5ec542e2b1f 100644
--- a/eclipse.platform.common/bundles/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html
+++ b/eclipse.platform.common/bundles/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ <h2>System Properties</h2>
   <dd>Controls registration of application descriptor services for all installed applications.  The default value is
   &quot;false&quot;.  If set to &quot;false&quot; only the default application will have an application descriptor service
   registered.  If set to &quot;true&quot; then all installed applications will have an application descriptor service registered.</dd>
+  <dt><a name="eclipseappname"  id="eclipseappname"></a>eclipse.appName</dt>
+  <dd>Allows to set the application name with which Eclipse is registered in the operating system. This option is helpful to
+	distinguish and group Eclipse instances.</dd>
   <dt><a name="eclipsecommands" id="eclipsecommands"></a>eclipse.commands</dt>
   <dd>a new-line separated list of all command-line arguments passed in when launching
     Eclipse </dd>