diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProviderTab.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProviderTab.java
index afcc404fad5..784fc9bfc8d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProviderTab.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProviderTab.java
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsProviderTab extends AbstractCPropertyTab {
 		if (!page.isForPrefs()) {
 			if (globalProviderCheckBox==null) {
 				globalProviderCheckBox = new Button(groupOptionsPage, SWT.CHECK);
-				globalProviderCheckBox.setText("Use global provider sharing settings among projects");
+				globalProviderCheckBox.setText("Share setting entries between projects (global provider)");
 				globalProviderCheckBox.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
 					@Override
 					public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersLabelProvider.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersLabelProvider.java
index 0a810a02498..45064253876 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersLabelProvider.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersLabelProvider.java
@@ -107,10 +107,15 @@ class LanguageSettingsProvidersLabelProvider extends LabelProvider {
 	@Override
 	public String getText(Object element) {
 		if (element instanceof ILanguageSettingsProvider) {
-			String name = ((ILanguageSettingsProvider) element).getName();
-			if (name!=null)
+			ILanguageSettingsProvider provider = (ILanguageSettingsProvider) element;
+			String name = provider.getName();
+			if (name!=null) {
+				if (LanguageSettingsManager.isWorkspaceProvider(provider)) {
+					name = name + "   [ Shared ]";
+				}
 				return name;
-			String id = ((ILanguageSettingsProvider) element).getId();
+			}
+			String id = provider.getId();
 			return "[ Not accessible id="+id+" ]";
 		}
 		return OOPS;