diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index e808e1b8f7d..fd4037c5388 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -2976,6 +2976,13 @@ declare namespace vscode {
 	 */
 	export interface Terminal {
 
+		/**
+		 * The name of the terminal.
+		 *
+		 * @readonly
+		 */
+		name: string;
+
 		/**
 		 * Send text to the terminal.
 		 *
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
index 3359f93ec54..0093c2a9fdb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ import {MainContext, MainThreadTerminalServiceShape} from './extHost.protocol';
 
 export class ExtHostTerminal implements vscode.Terminal {
 
+	public name: string;
+
 	private _id: number;
 	private _proxy: MainThreadTerminalServiceShape;
 	private _disposed: boolean;
 
-	constructor(proxy: MainThreadTerminalServiceShape, id: number) {
+	constructor(proxy: MainThreadTerminalServiceShape, id: number, name?: string) {
+		this.name = name;
 		this._id = id;
 		this._proxy = proxy;
 	}
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ export class ExtHostTerminalService {
 
 	public createTerminal(name?: string): TPromise<vscode.Terminal> {
 		return this._proxy.$createTerminal(name).then((terminalId) => {
-			return new ExtHostTerminal(this._proxy, terminalId);
+			return new ExtHostTerminal(this._proxy, terminalId, name);
 		});
 	}
 }