diff --git a/js/id/renderer/background_source.js b/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
index cfed23294..e740525c0 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ iD.BackgroundSource.template = function(template, subdomains, scaleExtent) {
     };
 
     generator.scaleExtent = scaleExtent;
+    generator.template = template;
 
     return generator;
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js b/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
index 9eb063517..a15cd33c3 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ iD.ui.layerswitcher = function(context) {
                             var configured = d.source();
                             if (!configured) return;
                             d.source = configured;
-                            d.name = 'Custom (configured)';
+                            d.name = 'Custom (' + d.source.template + ')';
                         }
                         context.background().source(d.source);
                         context.history().imagery_used(d.name);