diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index fc9f2bd0c2..e59a236596 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
       "name": "spring.application.name",
       "type": "java.lang.String",
       "sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.context.ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer",
-      "description": "Application name."
+      "description": "Application name. Typically used with logging to help identify the application."
     },
     {
       "name": "spring.banner.charset",