diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49d6e9d2a..583c0ef32 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MUTTER_PC_MODULES="
    $CLUTTER_PACKAGE >= 1.14.3
    cogl-1.0 >= 1.13.3
    upower-glib > 0.9.11
+   gnome-desktop-3.0
 "
 
 GLIB_GSETTINGS
diff --git a/src/core/monitor-private.h b/src/core/monitor-private.h
index c3ef12aae..b0fd70c4c 100644
--- a/src/core/monitor-private.h
+++ b/src/core/monitor-private.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define META_MONITOR_PRIVATE_H
 
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
+#include <libgnome-desktop/gnome-pnp-ids.h>
 
 #include "display-private.h"
 #include <meta/screen.h>
@@ -250,6 +251,8 @@ struct _MetaMonitorManager
 
   int persistent_timeout_id;
   MetaMonitorConfig *config;
+
+  GnomePnpIds *pnp_ids;
 };
 
 struct _MetaMonitorManagerClass
diff --git a/src/core/monitor.c b/src/core/monitor.c
index c52740b5e..d81ff1509 100644
--- a/src/core/monitor.c
+++ b/src/core/monitor.c
@@ -703,16 +703,41 @@ diagonal_to_str (double d)
 }
 
 static char *
-make_display_name (MetaOutput *output)
+make_display_name (MetaMonitorManager *manager,
+                   MetaOutput         *output)
 {
+  if (g_str_has_prefix (output->name, "LVDS") ||
+      g_str_has_prefix (output->name, "eDP"))
+    return g_strdup (_("Built-in display"));
+
   if (output->width_mm != -1 && output->height_mm != -1)
     {
       double d = sqrt (output->width_mm * output->width_mm +
                        output->height_mm * output->height_mm);
       char *inches = diagonal_to_str (d / 25.4);
+      char *vendor_name;
       char *ret;
 
-      ret = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s", output->vendor, inches);
+      if (g_strcmp0 (output->vendor, "unknown") != 0)
+        {
+          if (!manager->pnp_ids)
+            manager->pnp_ids = gnome_pnp_ids_new ();
+
+          vendor_name = gnome_pnp_ids_get_pnp_id (manager->pnp_ids,
+                                                  output->vendor);
+
+          ret = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s", vendor_name, inches);
+
+          g_free (vendor_name);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          /* TRANSLATORS: this is a monitor name (in case we don't know
+             the vendor), it's Unknown followed by a size in inches,
+             like 'Unknown 15"'
+          */
+          ret = g_strdup_printf (_("Unknown %s"), inches);
+        }
 
       g_free (inches);
       return ret;
@@ -789,7 +814,7 @@ meta_monitor_manager_handle_get_resources (MetaDBusDisplayConfig *skeleton,
       g_variant_builder_add (&properties, "{sv}", "serial",
                              g_variant_new_string (output->serial));
       g_variant_builder_add (&properties, "{sv}", "display-name",
-                             g_variant_new_take_string (make_display_name (output)));
+                             g_variant_new_take_string (make_display_name (manager, output)));
       g_variant_builder_add (&properties, "{sv}", "backlight",
                              g_variant_new_int32 (output->backlight));
       g_variant_builder_add (&properties, "{sv}", "primary",