diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_fields_url.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_fields_url.ini
index 68d894f5cb044..e298e2828dc74 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_fields_url.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/plg_fields_url.ini
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ PLG_FIELDS_URL_LABEL="URL (%s)"
 PLG_FIELDS_URL_PARAMS_RELATIVE_LABEL="Relative URLs"
 PLG_FIELDS_URL_PARAMS_SCHEMES_LABEL="Schemes"
 PLG_FIELDS_URL_PARAMS_SHOW_URL="Show URL"
+PLG_FIELDS_URL_PARAMS_SHOW_NAME_LABEL="Display name"
 PLG_FIELDS_URL_XML_DESCRIPTION="This plugin lets you create new fields of type 'URL' in any extensions where custom fields are supported."
diff --git a/plugins/fields/url/params/url.xml b/plugins/fields/url/params/url.xml
index 45f32ea62b4d7..34bbfac2ca0b9 100644
--- a/plugins/fields/url/params/url.xml
+++ b/plugins/fields/url/params/url.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 			</field>
+
+			<field
+				name="show_name"
+				type="text"
+				label="PLG_FIELDS_URL_PARAMS_SHOW_NAME_LABEL"
+				showon="show_url:0"
+			 />
 		</fieldset>
 	</fields>
 </form>
diff --git a/plugins/fields/url/tmpl/url.php b/plugins/fields/url/tmpl/url.php
index 81dc67000ae42..974e79bee4dc9 100644
--- a/plugins/fields/url/tmpl/url.php
+++ b/plugins/fields/url/tmpl/url.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 if ($fieldParams->get('show_url', 0)) {
     $text = htmlspecialchars($value);
+} elseif ($name = $fieldParams->get('show_name', '')) {
+    $text = $name;
 }
 
 echo sprintf(