diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_reader.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_reader.h
index b0a6f6a158..46d9c43cb6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_reader.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_reader.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef __ardour_disk_reader_h__
 #define __ardour_disk_reader_h__
 
+#include "pbd/i18n.h"
+
 #include "ardour/disk_io.h"
 #include "ardour/midi_buffer.h"
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API DiskReader : public DiskIOProcessor
 	~DiskReader ();
 
 	bool set_name (std::string const & str);
+	std::string display_name() const { return std::string (_("reader")); }
 
 	static framecnt_t chunk_frames() { return _chunk_frames; }
 	static framecnt_t default_chunk_frames ();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_writer.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_writer.h
index 62e18bff9d..6d2683780b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_writer.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/disk_writer.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "pbd/i18n.h"
+
 #include "ardour/disk_io.h"
 #include "ardour/midi_buffer.h"
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API DiskWriter : public DiskIOProcessor
   public:
 	DiskWriter (Session&, std::string const & name, DiskIOProcessor::Flag f = DiskIOProcessor::Flag (0));
 
+	bool set_name (std::string const & str);
+	std::string display_name() const { return std::string (_("writer")); }
+
 	virtual bool set_write_source_name (const std::string& str);
 
 	bool           recordable()  const { return _flags & Recordable; }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/disk_writer.cc b/libs/ardour/disk_writer.cc
index 615e37cfbe..5ff7b48e9c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/disk_writer.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/disk_writer.cc
@@ -1656,3 +1656,16 @@ DiskWriter::realtime_handle_transport_stopped ()
 {
 	realtime_speed_change ();
 }
+
+bool
+DiskWriter::set_name (string const & str)
+{
+	string my_name = X_("writer:");
+	my_name += str;
+
+	if (_name != my_name) {
+		SessionObject::set_name (my_name);
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}