diff --git a/ui/qt/widgets/packet_list_header.cpp b/ui/qt/widgets/packet_list_header.cpp
index 8981f38643..7d12440fdb 100644
--- a/ui/qt/widgets/packet_list_header.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/widgets/packet_list_header.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ void PacketListHeader::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
     contextMenu->addSeparator();
 
     for (int cnt = 0; cnt < prefs.num_cols; cnt++) {
-        QAction *action = new QAction(get_column_title(cnt), this);
+        QString title(get_column_title(cnt));
+        if (get_column_format(cnt) == COL_CUSTOM) {
+            title.append(QString("\t(%1)").arg(get_column_custom_fields(cnt)));
+        }
+        QAction *action = new QAction(title, this);
         action->setCheckable(true);
         action->setChecked(get_column_visible(cnt));
         action->setData(QVariant::fromValue(cnt));