diff --git a/common/widgets/mathplot.cpp b/common/widgets/mathplot.cpp
index a46145807c..cd8076e566 100644
--- a/common/widgets/mathplot.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/mathplot.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void mpInfoLegend::Plot( wxDC& dc, mpWindow& w )
 
             if( layer->GetLayerType() == mpLAYER_PLOT && layer->IsVisible() )
             {
-                label = layer->GetName();
+                label = layer->GetDisplayName();
                 dc.GetTextExtent( label, &tmpX, &tmpY );
                 textX = ( textX > tmpX + baseWidth ) ? textX : tmpX + baseWidth + mpLEGEND_MARGIN;
                 textY += tmpY;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void mpInfoLegend::Plot( wxDC& dc, mpWindow& w )
 
                 if( layer->GetLayerType() == mpLAYER_PLOT && layer->IsVisible() )
                 {
-                    label   = layer->GetName();
+                    label   = layer->GetDisplayName();
                     lpen    = layer->GetPen();
                     dc.GetTextExtent( label, &tmpX, &tmpY );
                     dc.SetPen( lpen );
diff --git a/eeschema/sim/sim_plot_panel.h b/eeschema/sim/sim_plot_panel.h
index 67bc5492e4..3000a63ae9 100644
--- a/eeschema/sim/sim_plot_panel.h
+++ b/eeschema/sim/sim_plot_panel.h
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ public:
         SetContinuity( true );
         SetDrawOutsideMargins( false );
         ShowName( false );
+
+        SetName( aName );
+    }
+
+    void SetName( const wxString& aName ) override
+    {
+        mpFXYVector::SetName( aName );
+
+        if( m_type & SPT_AC_MAG )
+            m_displayName = aName + _( " (mag)" );
+        else if( m_type & SPT_AC_PHASE )
+            m_displayName = aName + _( " (phase)" );
+        else
+            m_displayName = aName;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/widgets/mathplot.h b/include/widgets/mathplot.h
index a5d2a8696c..8fc784fead 100644
--- a/include/widgets/mathplot.h
+++ b/include/widgets/mathplot.h
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ public:
      */
     const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name; }
 
+    const wxString& GetDisplayName() const
+    {
+        return m_displayName.IsEmpty() ? m_name : m_displayName;
+    }
+
     /** Get font set for this layer.
      *  @return Font
      */
@@ -264,7 +269,7 @@ public:
     /** Set layer name
      *  @param name Name, will be copied to internal class member
      */
-    void SetName( wxString name ) { m_name = name; }
+    virtual void SetName( const wxString& name ) { m_name = name; }
 
     /** Set layer font
      *  @param font Font, will be copied to internal class member
@@ -311,15 +316,17 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-    wxFont m_font;                  // !< Layer's font
-    wxPen m_pen;                    // !< Layer's pen
-    wxBrush m_brush;                // !< Layer's brush
-    wxString    m_name;             // !< Layer's name
-    bool    m_continuous;           // !< Specify if the layer will be plotted as a continuous line or a set of points.
-    bool    m_showName;             // !< States whether the name of the layer must be shown (default is true).
-    bool    m_drawOutsideMargins;   // !< select if the layer should draw only inside margins or over all DC
-    mpLayerType m_type;             // !< Define layer type, which is assigned by constructor
-    bool m_visible;                 // !< Toggles layer visibility
+    wxFont      m_font;               // !< Layer's font
+    wxPen       m_pen;                // !< Layer's pen
+    wxBrush     m_brush;              // !< Layer's brush
+    wxString    m_name;               // !< Layer's name
+    wxString    m_displayName;
+    bool        m_continuous;         // !< Specify if the layer will be plotted as a continuous line or a set of points.
+    bool        m_showName;           // !< States whether the name of the layer must be shown (default is true).
+    bool        m_drawOutsideMargins; // !< select if the layer should draw only inside margins or over all DC
+    mpLayerType m_type;               // !< Define layer type, which is assigned by constructor
+    bool        m_visible;            // !< Toggles layer visibility
+
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS( mpLayer )
 };