diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index b8414b5d09..be4dae19df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
       throw new SparkException("An application name must be set in your configuration")
     }
 
+    // log out spark.app.name in the Spark driver logs
+    logInfo(s"Submitted application: $appName")
+
     // System property spark.yarn.app.id must be set if user code ran by AM on a YARN cluster
     if (master == "yarn" && deployMode == "cluster" && !_conf.contains("spark.yarn.app.id")) {
       throw new SparkException("Detected yarn cluster mode, but isn't running on a cluster. " +