diff --git a/src/graphics/d3d12.rs b/src/graphics/d3d12.rs
index 62c5166b..d113cc4d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/d3d12.rs
+++ b/src/graphics/d3d12.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn initialize_xr_graphics(
 
     let xr_instance = xr_entry.create_instance(
         &xr::ApplicationInfo {
-            application_name: "Ambient",
+            application_name: option_env!("CARGO_BIN_NAME").unwrap_or("bevy"),
             ..Default::default()
         },
         &enabled_extensions,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub fn initialize_xr_graphics(
     }
 
     let instance_descriptor = &wgpu_hal::InstanceDescriptor {
-        name: "Ambient",
+        name: option_env!("CARGO_BIN_NAME").unwrap_or("bevy"),
         dx12_shader_compiler: wgpu::util::dx12_shader_compiler_from_env().unwrap_or_default(),
         flags: wgpu_hal::InstanceFlags::from_bits_truncate(
             wgpu_types::InstanceFlags::from_build_config()
diff --git a/src/graphics/vulkan.rs b/src/graphics/vulkan.rs
index f6e83f55..4ba1021a 100644
--- a/src/graphics/vulkan.rs
+++ b/src/graphics/vulkan.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn initialize_xr_graphics(
 
     let xr_instance = xr_entry.create_instance(
         &xr::ApplicationInfo {
-            application_name: "Ambient",
+            application_name: option_env!("CARGO_BIN_NAME").unwrap_or("bevy"),
             ..Default::default()
         },
         &enabled_extensions,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn initialize_xr_graphics(
     let vk_instance = unsafe {
         let extensions_cchar: Vec<_> = extensions.iter().map(|s| s.as_ptr()).collect();
 
-        let app_name = CString::new("Ambient")?;
+        let app_name = CString::new(option_env!("CARGO_BIN_NAME").unwrap_or("bevy"))?;
         let vk_app_info = vk::ApplicationInfo::builder()
             .application_name(&app_name)
             .application_version(1)