diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
index a626a489c8e..f255c6bbf9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
             return p->displayName();
         if (const auto t = qobject_cast<Target *>(object()))
             return t->displayName();
-        return static_cast<ProjectConfiguration *>(object())->displayName();
+        return static_cast<ProjectConfiguration *>(object())->expandedDisplayName();
 
     }
     QString displayName() const
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ void MiniProjectTargetSelector::updateActionAndSummary()
                 deployConfig = dc->displayName();
 
             if (RunConfiguration *rc = target->activeRunConfiguration())
-                runConfig = rc->displayName();
+                runConfig = rc->expandedDisplayName();
 
             targetToolTipText = target->overlayIconToolTip();
             targetIcon = createCenteredIcon(target->icon(), target->overlayIcon());
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ void MiniProjectTargetSelector::updateSummary()
                                    activeTarget->activeDeployConfiguration()->displayName()));
             if (!m_listWidgets[RUN]->isVisibleTo(this) && activeTarget->activeRunConfiguration())
                 summary.append(tr("Run: <b>%1</b><br/>").arg(
-                                   activeTarget->activeRunConfiguration()->displayName()));
+                                   activeTarget->activeRunConfiguration()->expandedDisplayName()));
         } else if (startupProject->needsConfiguration()) {
             summary = tr("<style type=text/css>"
                          "a:link {color: rgb(128, 128, 255, 240);}</style>"
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
index e74a1c8ccab..10490df8542 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ Utils::Id ProjectExplorer::idFromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     return Utils::Id::fromSetting(map.value(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY)));
 }
+
+QString ProjectConfiguration::expandedDisplayName() const
+{
+    return m_target->macroExpander()->expand(m_displayName.value());
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
index b2161e7f1c3..eb4cc325a6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     Utils::Id id() const;
 
     QString displayName() const { return m_displayName.value(); }
+    QString expandedDisplayName() const;
     bool usesDefaultDisplayName() const { return m_displayName.usesDefaultValue(); }
     void setDisplayName(const QString &name);
     void setDefaultDisplayName(const QString &name);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationmodel.cpp
index a3a8d21e48f..9889b917da7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfigurationmodel.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ QVariant ProjectConfigurationModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) con
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
         const int row = index.row();
         if (row < m_projectConfigurations.size())
-            return m_projectConfigurations.at(row)->displayName();
+            return m_projectConfigurations.at(row)->expandedDisplayName();
     }
 
     return QVariant();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 5d7b613b23f..c79707fe682 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -429,10 +429,10 @@ QString RunConfigurationFactory::decoratedTargetName(const QString &targetName,
         if (IDevice::ConstPtr dev = DeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit())) {
             if (displayName.isEmpty()) {
                 //: Shown in Run configuration if no executable is given, %1 is device name
-                displayName = RunConfiguration::tr("Run on %1").arg(dev->displayName());
+                displayName = RunConfiguration::tr("Run on %{Device:Name}");
             } else {
                 //: Shown in Run configuration, Add menu: "name of runnable (on device name)"
-                displayName = RunConfiguration::tr("%1 (on %2)").arg(displayName, dev->displayName());
+                displayName = RunConfiguration::tr("%1 (on %{Device:Name})").arg(displayName);
             }
         }
     }