diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
index 54c4ff4cc8..c4455b3234 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void RunLoop(bool enable) = 0;
 
 	virtual std::string GetName() = 0;
+	virtual std::string GetDisplayName() { return GetName(); }
 
 	virtual void ShowConfig(void*) {}
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
index b2fe32cb65..024b4b87ae 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ VideoConfigDiag::VideoConfigDiag(wxWindow* parent, const std::string &title, con
 			it = g_available_video_backends.begin(),
 			itend = g_available_video_backends.end();
 	for (; it != itend; ++it)
-		choice_backend->AppendString(wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr((*it)->GetName())));
+		choice_backend->AppendString(wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr((*it)->GetDisplayName())));
 
-	choice_backend->SetStringSelection(wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr(g_video_backend->GetName())));
+	choice_backend->SetStringSelection(wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr(g_video_backend->GetDisplayName())));
 	choice_backend->Bind(wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICE_SELECTED, &VideoConfigDiag::Event_Backend, this);
 
 	szr_basic->Add(label_backend, 1, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL, 5);
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/VideoBackend.h
index ef3a9f5a51..5b7c54d326 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/VideoBackend.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendHardware
 	void Shutdown();
 
 	std::string GetName();
+	std::string GetDisplayName();
 
 	void Video_Prepare();
 	void Video_Cleanup();
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
index 04ea2077fc..4b4fc6608e 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/main.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ std::string VideoBackend::GetName()
 	return "Direct3D9";
 }
 
+std::string VideoBackend::GetDisplayName()
+{
+	return "Direct3D9 (deprecated)";
+}
+
 void InitBackendInfo()
 {
 	DX9::D3D::Init();