diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/variable/VariableLayoutNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/variable/VariableLayoutNode.java
index 1a4107a0ba2..d1c0fc135b5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/variable/VariableLayoutNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/variable/VariableLayoutNode.java
@@ -290,7 +290,13 @@ public class VariableLayoutNode extends AbstractExpressionLayoutNode implements
                             } else if (IDebugVMConstants.COLUMN_ID__DESCRIPTION.equals(localColumns[idx])) {
                                 update.setLabel("", idx);
                             } else if (IDebugVMConstants.COLUMN_ID__EXPRESSION.equals(localColumns[idx])) {
-                                update.setLabel(getData().getName(), idx);
+                            	IVMContext vmc = (IVMContext)update.getElement();
+                                IExpression expression = (IExpression)vmc.getAdapter(IExpression.class);
+                                if (expression != null) {
+                                    update.setLabel(expression.getExpressionText(), idx);
+                                } else {
+                                    update.setLabel(getData().getName(), idx);
+                                }
                             }
                         }