diff --git a/crates/bevy_window/src/window.rs b/crates/bevy_window/src/window.rs
index 611371b586..31fb061b61 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_window/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_window/src/window.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,21 @@ pub struct Window {
     pub resolution: WindowResolution,
     /// Stores the title of the window.
     pub title: String,
+    /// Stores the application ID (on **`Wayland`**), `WM_CLASS` (on **`X11`**) or window class name (on **`Windows`**) of the window.
+    ///
+    /// For details about application ID conventions, see the [Desktop Entry Spec](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html#desktop-file-id).
+    /// For details about `WM_CLASS`, see the [X11 Manual Pages](https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/man/man3/XAllocClassHint.3.xhtml).
+    /// For details about **`Windows`**'s window class names, see [About Window Classes](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winmsg/about-window-classes).
+    ///
+    /// ## Platform-specific
+    ///
+    /// - **`Windows`**: Can only be set while building the window, setting the window's window class name.
+    /// - **`Wayland`**: Can only be set while building the window, setting the window's application ID.
+    /// - **`X11`**: Can only be set while building the window, setting the window's `WM_CLASS`.
+    /// - **`macOS`**, **`iOS`**, **`Android`**, and **`Web`**: not applicable.
+    ///
+    /// Notes: Changing this field during runtime will have no effect for now.
+    pub name: Option<String>,
     /// How the alpha channel of textures should be handled while compositing.
     pub composite_alpha_mode: CompositeAlphaMode,
     /// The limits of the window's logical size
@@ -242,6 +257,7 @@ impl Default for Window {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             title: "App".to_owned(),
+            name: None,
             cursor: Default::default(),
             present_mode: Default::default(),
             mode: Default::default(),
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
index 484a7669f4..48757887b8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,60 @@ impl WinitWindows {
             .with_transparent(window.transparent)
             .with_visible(window.visible);
 
+        #[cfg(any(
+            target_os = "linux",
+            target_os = "dragonfly",
+            target_os = "freebsd",
+            target_os = "netbsd",
+            target_os = "openbsd",
+            target_os = "windows"
+        ))]
+        if let Some(name) = &window.name {
+            #[cfg(all(
+                feature = "wayland",
+                any(
+                    target_os = "linux",
+                    target_os = "dragonfly",
+                    target_os = "freebsd",
+                    target_os = "netbsd",
+                    target_os = "openbsd"
+                )
+            ))]
+            {
+                winit_window_builder = winit::platform::wayland::WindowBuilderExtWayland::with_name(
+                    winit_window_builder,
+                    name.clone(),
+                    "",
+                );
+            }
+
+            #[cfg(all(
+                feature = "x11",
+                any(
+                    target_os = "linux",
+                    target_os = "dragonfly",
+                    target_os = "freebsd",
+                    target_os = "netbsd",
+                    target_os = "openbsd"
+                )
+            ))]
+            {
+                winit_window_builder = winit::platform::x11::WindowBuilderExtX11::with_name(
+                    winit_window_builder,
+                    name.clone(),
+                    "",
+                );
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+            {
+                winit_window_builder =
+                    winit::platform::windows::WindowBuilderExtWindows::with_class_name(
+                        winit_window_builder,
+                        name.clone(),
+                    );
+            }
+        }
+
         let constraints = window.resize_constraints.check_constraints();
         let min_inner_size = LogicalSize {
             width: constraints.min_width,
diff --git a/examples/window/window_settings.rs b/examples/window/window_settings.rs
index 77e24cef1f..31ea347e64 100644
--- a/examples/window/window_settings.rs
+++ b/examples/window/window_settings.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
             DefaultPlugins.set(WindowPlugin {
                 primary_window: Some(Window {
                     title: "I am a window!".into(),
+                    name: Some("bevy.app".into()),
                     resolution: (500., 300.).into(),
                     present_mode: PresentMode::AutoVsync,
                     // Tells wasm not to override default event handling, like F5, Ctrl+R etc.