diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/General/GeneralSettings.js b/frontend/src/Settings/General/GeneralSettings.js
index 1fd14b924..25cef72a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/General/GeneralSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/General/GeneralSettings.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const requiresRestartKeys = [
   'bindAddress',
   'port',
   'urlBase',
+  'instanceName',
   'enableSsl',
   'sslPort',
   'sslCertHash',
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/General/HostSettings.js b/frontend/src/Settings/General/HostSettings.js
index 73ca53520..7133d926e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/General/HostSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/General/HostSettings.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function HostSettings(props) {
     bindAddress,
     port,
     urlBase,
+    instanceName,
     enableSsl,
     sslPort,
     sslCertHash,
@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@ function HostSettings(props) {
         />
       </FormGroup>
 
+      <FormGroup
+        advancedSettings={advancedSettings}
+        isAdvanced={true}
+      >
+        <FormLabel>Instance Name</FormLabel>
+
+        <FormInputGroup
+          type={inputTypes.TEXT}
+          name="instanceName"
+          helpText="Instance name in tab and for Syslog app name"
+          helpTextWarning="Requires restart to take effect"
+          onChange={onInputChange}
+          {...instanceName}
+        />
+      </FormGroup>
+
       <FormGroup
         advancedSettings={advancedSettings}
         isAdvanced={true}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index 73df37d95..b2d8ca51a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         string SslCertHash { get; }
         string UrlBase { get; }
         string UiFolder { get; }
+        string InstanceName { get; }
         bool UpdateAutomatically { get; }
         UpdateMechanism UpdateMechanism { get; }
         string UpdateScriptPath { get; }
@@ -205,6 +206,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         // public string UiFolder => GetValue("UiFolder", "UI", false);GetValue("UiFolder", "UI", false);
         public string UiFolder => "UI";
 
+        public string InstanceName
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var instanceName = GetValue("InstanceName", BuildInfo.AppName);
+
+                if (instanceName.StartsWith(BuildInfo.AppName) || instanceName.EndsWith(BuildInfo.AppName) )
+                {
+                    return instanceName;
+                }
+                return BuildInfo.AppName;
+            }
+        }
 
         public bool UpdateAutomatically => GetValueBoolean("UpdateAutomatically", false, false);
 
@@ -218,7 +232,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
 
         public string SyslogLevel => GetValue("SyslogLevel", LogLevel, persist: false).ToLowerInvariant();
 
-
         public int GetValueInt(string key, int defaultValue, bool persist = true)
         {
             return Convert.ToInt32(GetValue(key, defaultValue));
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
index df9043fd0..8699d156c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -62,5 +62,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Validation
         {
             return ruleBuilder.WithState(v => NzbDroneValidationState.Warning);
         }
+
+        public static IRuleBuilderOptions<T, string> StartsOrEndsWithSonarr<T>(this IRuleBuilder<T, string> ruleBuilder)
+        {
+            ruleBuilder.SetValidator(new NotEmptyValidator(null));
+            return ruleBuilder.SetValidator(new RegularExpressionValidator("^Sonarr|Sonarr$")).WithMessage("Must start or end with Sonarr");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigModule.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
index eb9021929..10d74562c 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.Port).ValidPort();
 
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.UrlBase).ValidUrlBase();
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.InstanceName).StartsOrEndsWithSonarr();
 
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.Username).NotEmpty().When(c => c.AuthenticationMethod != AuthenticationType.None);
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.Password).NotEmpty().When(c => c.AuthenticationMethod != AuthenticationType.None);
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigResource.cs
index 8fd147dac..ff3bc777f 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Config/HostConfigResource.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
         public string ApiKey { get; set; }
         public string SslCertHash { get; set; }
         public string UrlBase { get; set; }
+        public string InstanceName { get; set; }
         public bool UpdateAutomatically { get; set; }
         public UpdateMechanism UpdateMechanism { get; set; }
         public string UpdateScriptPath { get; set; }
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Config
                 ApiKey = model.ApiKey,
                 SslCertHash = model.SslCertHash,
                 UrlBase = model.UrlBase,
+                InstanceName = model.InstanceName,
                 UpdateAutomatically = model.UpdateAutomatically,
                 UpdateMechanism = model.UpdateMechanism,
                 UpdateScriptPath = model.UpdateScriptPath,