diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff566a9..a76e2db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ Example: full manifest
 {
   "$schema": "https://open-plugins.com/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json",
   "name": "plugin-name",
+  "displayName": "Plugin Name",
   "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Brief plugin description",
   "author": {
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ Example: full manifest
 | Field     | Type   | Description                                                  |
 | --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `$schema` | string | Canonical plugin manifest schema identifier defined in §5.2. |
-| `name`    | string | Human-readable plugin name.                                  |
+| `name`    | string | Plugin identifier name (see §5.5 constraints).               |
 
 If a required field is missing, has the wrong type, is empty, or otherwise violates its requirements, the manifest is invalid. Hosts MUST reject the plugin and MUST NOT discover or execute any of its components. Hosts SHOULD report which required field is invalid.
 
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ If a required field is missing, has the wrong type, is empty, or otherwise viola
 | `repository`  | string   | Source repository URL.                                                |
 | `license`     | string   | License identifier (SPDX identifier RECOMMENDED).                     |
 | `keywords`    | string[] | Search and discovery tags.                                            |
+| `displayName` | string   | Optional human-readable display name.                                 |
 
 The `author` object MAY contain only the `name`, `email`, and `url` fields, each with a string value. Any other field or value type makes the manifest invalid.
 
@@ -268,6 +270,10 @@ Invalid names: `My-Plugin` (uppercase), `-start` (leading hyphen), `has--double`
 
 The optional `extensions` field contains client-specific manifest data keyed by extension namespace. See §8 for processing rules.
 
+### 5.7 Display Name field
+
+The optional `displayName` field is a human-readable name for the plugin. If present, it MUST be a string. Hosts MAY use `displayName` in user interfaces instead of `name`. If absent, hosts MUST use `name` as the display name.
+
 ## 6. Component discovery
 
 > **See also:** [§4 Plugin package model](#4-plugin-package-model) for directory layout conventions.
diff --git a/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json b/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json
index 99b095e..7bdf641 100644
--- a/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
       "additionalProperties": {
         "type": "object"
       }
+    },
+    "displayName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Optional human-readable display name. If present, hosts MAY use this in user interfaces instead of `name`. If absent, hosts MUST use `name` as the display name."
     }
   },
   "required": ["$schema", "name"],