diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7040aeb34..4717ca7c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ Environment variables (will overwrite other server configs)
 | HMD_LDAP_SEARCHFILTER | (uid={{username}}) | LDAP filter to search with |
 | HMD_LDAP_SEARCHATTRIBUTES | no example | LDAP attributes to search with |
 | HMD_LDAP_TLS_CA | no example | Root CA for LDAP TLS in PEM format |
+| HMD_LDAP_PROVIDERNAME | My institution | Optional name to be displayed at login form indicating the LDAP provider | 
 | HMD_IMGUR_CLIENTID | no example | Imgur API client id |
 | HMD_EMAIL | `true` or `false` | set to allow email register and signin |
 | HMD_IMAGE_UPLOAD_TYPE | `imgur`, `s3` or `filesystem` | Where to upload image. For S3, see our [S3 Image Upload Guide](docs/guides/s3-image-upload.md) |
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 2f6792b71..6b2ba0b6c 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ var ldap = config.ldap || (
     process.env.HMD_LDAP_TOKENSECRET ||
     process.env.HMD_LDAP_SEARCHBASE ||
     process.env.HMD_LDAP_SEARCHFILTER ||
-    process.env.HMD_LDAP_SEARCHATTRIBUTES
+    process.env.HMD_LDAP_SEARCHATTRIBUTES ||
+    process.env.HMD_LDAP_PROVIDERNAME
 ) || false;
 if (ldap == true)
     ldap = {};
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ if (process.env.HMD_LDAP_TLS_CA) {
     }
     ldap.tlsOptions = ldap.tlsOptions ? Object.assign(ldap.tlsOptions, ca) : ca
 }
+if (process.env.HMD_LDAP_PROVIDERNAME) {
+    ldap.providerName = process.env.HMD_LDAP_PROVIDERNAME;
+}
 var imgur = process.env.HMD_IMGUR_CLIENTID || config.imgur || false;
 var email = process.env.HMD_EMAIL ? (process.env.HMD_EMAIL === 'true') : !!config.email;
 
diff --git a/public/views/signin-modal.ejs b/public/views/signin-modal.ejs
index 7c52e0f37..e9c54b33c 100644
--- a/public/views/signin-modal.ejs
+++ b/public/views/signin-modal.ejs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                 <hr>
                 <% }%>
                 <% if(ldap) { %>
-                <h4>Via LDAP</h4>
+                <h4>Via <% if (ldap.providerName) { %> <%- ldap.providerName %> (LDAP) <% } else { %> LDAP <% } %></h4>
                 <form data-toggle="validator" role="form" class="form-horizontal" method="post" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded">
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <div class="col-sm-12">