diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop/handlers.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
index be8688bc395..76ed6f29ad9 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ fn to_lsp_runnable(
     runnable: Runnable,
 ) -> Result<lsp_ext::Runnable> {
     let spec = CargoTargetSpec::for_file(world, file_id)?;
+    let target = spec.as_ref().map(|s| s.target.clone());
     let (args, extra_args) = CargoTargetSpec::runnable_args(spec, &runnable.kind)?;
     let line_index = world.analysis().file_line_index(file_id)?;
     let label = match &runnable.kind {
@@ -1018,7 +1019,9 @@ fn to_lsp_runnable(
         RunnableKind::TestMod { path } => format!("test-mod {}", path),
         RunnableKind::Bench { test_id } => format!("bench {}", test_id),
         RunnableKind::DocTest { test_id, .. } => format!("doctest {}", test_id),
-        RunnableKind::Bin => "run binary".to_string(),
+        RunnableKind::Bin => {
+            target.map_or_else(|| "run binary".to_string(), |t| format!("run binary '{}'", t))
+        }
     };
     Ok(lsp_ext::Runnable {
         range: to_proto::range(&line_index, runnable.range),
diff --git a/editors/code/src/debug.ts b/editors/code/src/debug.ts
index 966019883dd..1f93a2b7ec4 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/debug.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/debug.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ export async function getDebugConfiguration(ctx: Ctx, config: ra.Runnable): Prom
     }
 
     if (debugConfig.name === "run binary") {
-        // A workaround for multiple binaries. It would be better to get proper names on the LSP side.
-        debugConfig.name = `run binary [${path.basename(executable)}]`;
+        // The LSP side: crates\rust-analyzer\src\main_loop\handlers.rs,
+        // fn to_lsp_runnable(...) with RunnableKind::Bin
+        debugConfig.name = `run binary '${path.basename(executable)}'`;
     }
 
     if (debugConfig.cwd) {