diff --git a/rippled-example.cfg b/rippled-example.cfg
index 6eb7172bf..f682966e7 100644
--- a/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@
 # [cluster_nodes]:
 #   To extend full trust to other nodes, place their node public keys here.
 #   Generally, you should only do this for nodes under common administration.
-#   Node public keys start with an 'n'.
+#   Node public keys start with an 'n'. To give a node a name for identification
+#   place a space after the public key and then the name.
 #
 # [ledger_history]:
 #   The number of past ledgers to acquire on server startup and the minimum to
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
index 7b686f3af..460f2108c 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ void Peer::recvHello(ripple::TMHello& packet)
 			<< "Peer speaks version " <<
 				(packet.protoversion() >> 16) << "." << (packet.protoversion() & 0xFF);
 		mHello = packet;
-		if (theApp->getUNL().nodeInCluster(mNodePublic))
+		if (theApp->getUNL().nodeInCluster(mNodePublic, mNodeName))
 		{
 			mCluster = true;
 			mLoad.setPrivileged();
@@ -1785,7 +1785,11 @@ Json::Value Peer::getJson()
 	if (mInbound)
 		ret["inbound"]		= true;
 	if (mCluster)
+	{
 		ret["cluster"]		= true;
+		if (!mNodeName.empty())
+			ret["name"]		= mNodeName;
+	}
 	if (mHello.has_fullversion())
 		ret["version"] = mHello.fullversion();
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.h b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.h
index 2d3fb9527..f21e96b30 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private:
 	bool 			mActive;
 	bool			mCluster;			// Node in our cluster
 	RippleAddress	mNodePublic;		// Node public key of peer.
+	std::string		mNodeName;
 	ipPort			mIpPort;
 	ipPort			mIpPortConnect;
 	uint256			mCookieHash;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
index c0f4d8016..9c3487c7f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ void UniqueNodeList::start()
 // Load information about when we last updated.
 bool UniqueNodeList::miscLoad()
 {
-	BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& node, theConfig.CLUSTER_NODES)
-	{
-		RippleAddress a = RippleAddress::createNodePublic(node);
-		if (a.isValid())
-			sClusterNodes.insert(a);
-		else
-			cLog(lsWARNING) << "Entry in cluster list invalid: '" << node << "'";
-	}
-
 	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock sl(theApp->getWalletDB()->getDBLock());
 	Database *db=theApp->getWalletDB()->getDB();
 
@@ -105,11 +96,20 @@ bool UniqueNodeList::miscSave()
 
 void UniqueNodeList::trustedLoad()
 {
-	BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& node, theConfig.CLUSTER_NODES)
+	BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& c, theConfig.CLUSTER_NODES)
 	{
+		std::string node, name;
+		size_t s = c.find(' ');
+		if (s != std::string::npos)
+		{
+			name = c.substr(s+1);
+			node = c.substr(0, s);
+		}
+		else
+			node = c;
 		RippleAddress a = RippleAddress::createNodePublic(node);
 		if (a.isValid())
-			sClusterNodes.insert(a);
+			sClusterNodes.insert(std::make_pair(a, name));
 		else
 			cLog(lsWARNING) << "Entry in cluster list invalid: '" << node << "'";
 	}
@@ -1699,7 +1699,17 @@ bool UniqueNodeList::nodeInUNL(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic)
 bool UniqueNodeList::nodeInCluster(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic)
 {
 	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock	sl(mUNLLock);
-	return sClusterNodes.count(naNodePublic) != 0;
+	return sClusterNodes.end() != sClusterNodes.find(naNodePublic);
+}
+
+bool UniqueNodeList::nodeInCluster(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic, std::string& name)
+{
+	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock	sl(mUNLLock);
+	std::map<RippleAddress, std::string>::iterator it = sClusterNodes.find(naNodePublic);
+	if (it == sClusterNodes.end())
+		return false;
+	name = it->second;
+	return true;
 }
 
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.h b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.h
index 9cf511d84..ee0770f79 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private:
 		std::vector<int>	viReferrals;
 	} scoreNode;
 
-	std::set<RippleAddress>	sClusterNodes;
+	std::map<RippleAddress, std::string> sClusterNodes;
 
 	typedef boost::unordered_map<std::string,int> strIndex;
 	typedef std::pair<std::string,int> ipPort;
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool nodeInUNL(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic);
 	bool nodeInCluster(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic);
+	bool nodeInCluster(const RippleAddress& naNodePublic, std::string& name);
 
 	void nodeBootstrap();
 	bool nodeLoad(boost::filesystem::path pConfig);