diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationScheme.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationScheme.cs
index 77bd9e6d35..7969877550 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationScheme.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationScheme.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
         /// Constructor.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name for the authentication scheme.</param>
+        /// <param name="displayName">The display name for the authentication scheme.</param>
         /// <param name="handlerType">The <see cref="IAuthenticationHandler"/> type that handles this scheme.</param>
-        public AuthenticationScheme(string name, Type handlerType)
+        public AuthenticationScheme(string name, string displayName, Type handlerType)
         {
             if (name == null)
             {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
 
             Name = name;
             HandlerType = handlerType;
+            DisplayName = displayName;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -41,6 +43,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
         /// </summary>
         public string Name { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The display name for the scheme. Null is valid and used for non user facing schemes.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DisplayName { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="IAuthenticationHandler"/> type that handles this scheme.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationSchemeBuilder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationSchemeBuilder.cs
index e1ea0cbc4a..30e843c028 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationSchemeBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions/AuthenticationSchemeBuilder.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
         /// </summary>
         public string Name { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The display name for the scheme being built.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DisplayName { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="IAuthenticationHandler"/> type responsible for this scheme.
         /// </summary>
@@ -33,6 +38,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication
         /// Builds the <see cref="AuthenticationScheme"/> instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public AuthenticationScheme Build() => new AuthenticationScheme(Name, HandlerType);
+        public AuthenticationScheme Build() => new AuthenticationScheme(Name, DisplayName, HandlerType);
     }
 }