diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/actions/ProcessInfo.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/actions/ProcessInfo.java
index 221de263411..baaee590949 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/actions/ProcessInfo.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/actions/ProcessInfo.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements IProcessExtendedInfo, Comparable<ProcessInfo
 	private final String name;
 	private final String[] cores;
 	private final String ownerId;
+	private final String description;
 	
 	public ProcessInfo(int pid, String name) {
 		this(pid, name, null, null);
@@ -26,11 +27,20 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements IProcessExtendedInfo, Comparable<ProcessInfo
 	
 	/** @since 2.2 */
 	public ProcessInfo(int pid, String name, String[] cores, String owner) {
+		this(pid, name, cores, owner, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 2.6
+	 */
+	public ProcessInfo(int pid, String name, String[] cores, String owner, String description) {
 		this.pid = pid;
 		this.name = name;
 		this.cores = cores;
 		this.ownerId = owner;
+		this.description = description;
 	}
+
 	
     @Override
 	public String getName() {
@@ -51,7 +61,12 @@ public class ProcessInfo implements IProcessExtendedInfo, Comparable<ProcessInfo
 	public String getOwner() {
 		return ownerId;
 	}
-	
+
+    @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+    	return description;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Sort by name, then by pid.
 	 * No need to sort any further since pids are unique.
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/GdbConnectCommand.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/GdbConnectCommand.java
index 3a8c349dd5b..c8a395d6d55 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/GdbConnectCommand.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/commands/GdbConnectCommand.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.launching.LaunchMessages;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.service.IGDBBackend;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.service.IGDBProcesses;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.service.IGDBProcesses.IGdbThreadDMData;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.service.IGDBProcesses.IGdbThreadDMData2;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.service.SessionType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.IMIProcessDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServicesTracker;
@@ -447,7 +448,11 @@ public class GdbConnectCommand extends RefreshableDebugCommand implements IConne
 												cores = ((IGdbThreadDMData)processData).getCores();
 												owner = ((IGdbThreadDMData)processData).getOwner();
 											}
-											procInfoList.add(new ProcessInfo(pid, processData.getName(), cores, owner));
+											String description = null;
+											if (processData instanceof IGdbThreadDMData2) {
+												description = ((IGdbThreadDMData2)processData).getDescription();
+											}
+											procInfoList.add(new ProcessInfo(pid, processData.getName(), cores, owner, description));
 										}
 
 										// Re-use the counting monitor and trigger it right away.
@@ -484,7 +489,11 @@ public class GdbConnectCommand extends RefreshableDebugCommand implements IConne
     																cores = ((IGdbThreadDMData)processData).getCores();
     																owner = ((IGdbThreadDMData)processData).getOwner();
     															}
-    															procInfoList.add(new ProcessInfo(pid, processData.getName(), cores, owner));
+    															String description = null;
+    															if (processData instanceof IGdbThreadDMData2) {
+    																description = ((IGdbThreadDMData2)processData).getDescription();
+    															}
+    															procInfoList.add(new ProcessInfo(pid, processData.getName(), cores, owner, description));
     															countingRm.done();
     														}
     													});
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/launching/ProcessPrompter.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/launching/ProcessPrompter.java
index 05882b14502..62a8254afe5 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/launching/ProcessPrompter.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/launching/ProcessPrompter.java
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ public class ProcessPrompter implements IStatusHandler {
 						text.replace(text.length()-2, text.length(), "]"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 					}
 					
+					String description =  info.getDescription();
+					if (description != null) {
+						text.append(" : " + description); //$NON-NLS-1$
+					}
+
 					return text.toString();
 				}
 
@@ -145,6 +150,10 @@ public class ProcessPrompter implements IStatusHandler {
 				@Override
 				public String getText(Object element) {
 					IProcessExtendedInfo info = (IProcessExtendedInfo)element;
+					String description =  info.getDescription();
+					if (description != null) {
+						return description;
+					}
 					return info.getName();
 				}
 
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c0a1a453823..d16860e152e 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 5.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.internal.GdbPlugin
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/IProcessExtendedInfo.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/IProcessExtendedInfo.java
index 6005946ef39..9372c33d05a 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/IProcessExtendedInfo.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/launching/IProcessExtendedInfo.java
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ public interface IProcessExtendedInfo {
 	 * information is not available.
 	 */
 	public String getOwner();
+
+	/**
+	 * @return The description of this process, i.e. the program and
+	 *         its arguments, or null if not available.
+	 * @since 5.6
+	 */
+	public String getDescription();
 }
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
index 1434dc3f877..d449a191737 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
@@ -477,18 +477,28 @@ public class GDBProcesses_7_0 extends AbstractDsfService
      * @since 4.0
      */
     @Immutable
-    protected static class MIProcessDMCAndData extends MIProcessDMC implements IGdbThreadDMData {
+    protected static class MIProcessDMCAndData extends MIProcessDMC implements IGdbThreadDMData2 {
     	final String fName;
     	// Note that cores are only available from GDB 7.1.
     	final String[] fCores;
     	final String fOwner;
+    	final String fDescription;
 
     	public MIProcessDMCAndData(String sessionId, ICommandControlDMContext controlDmc, 
     			                   String id, String name, String[] cores, String owner) {
+    		this(sessionId, controlDmc, id, name, cores, owner, null);
+    	}
+
+    	/**
+		 * @since 5.6
+		 */
+    	public MIProcessDMCAndData(String sessionId, ICommandControlDMContext controlDmc, 
+    			String id, String name, String[] cores, String owner, String description) {
     		super(sessionId, controlDmc, id);
     		fName = name;
     		fCores = cores;
     		fOwner = owner;
+    		fDescription = description;
     	}
 
     	@Override
@@ -497,6 +507,9 @@ public class GDBProcesses_7_0 extends AbstractDsfService
     	@Override
     	public String getName() { return fName; }
 		
+    	@Override
+    	public String getDescription() { return fDescription; }
+
     	@Override
     	public boolean isDebuggerAttached() {
 			return true;
@@ -1587,7 +1600,8 @@ public class GDBProcesses_7_0 extends AbstractDsfService
 					                                process.getGroupId(),
 					                                process.getName(),
 					                                process.getCores(),
-					                                process.getUser());
+					                                process.getUser(),
+					                                process.getDesciption());
 		}
 		return procDmcs;
 	}
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/IGDBProcesses.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/IGDBProcesses.java
index da6ddda56ac..8091cb49ffa 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/IGDBProcesses.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/IGDBProcesses.java
@@ -54,7 +54,22 @@ public interface IGDBProcesses extends IMIProcesses {
          */
         String getOwner();
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * This interface extends the {@link IGdbThreadDMData} to provide a description
+     * for a process or thread.
+     *
+	 * @since 5.6
+	 */
+    public interface IGdbThreadDMData2 extends IGdbThreadDMData {
+
+    	/**
+    	 * @return The description for this process or thread. Usually
+    	 *         the program and its arguments.
+    	 */
+    	String getDescription();
+    }
+
     /**
      * This interface describes an exited thread/process.
      *