diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 04187e96d..f9aa89a5c 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
             else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--version") == 0) {
                 mShowVersion = true;
                 mExitAfterPrint = true;
+                mSettings->loadCppcheckCfg();
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index 182852303..e2b5341d7 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -109,12 +109,16 @@ bool CppCheckExecutor::parseFromArgs(CppCheck *cppcheck, int argc, const char* c
 
     if (success) {
         if (parser.getShowVersion() && !parser.getShowErrorMessages()) {
-            const char * const extraVersion = CppCheck::extraVersion();
-            if (*extraVersion != 0)
-                std::cout << "Cppcheck " << CppCheck::version() << " ("
-                          << extraVersion << ')' << std::endl;
-            else
-                std::cout << "Cppcheck " << CppCheck::version() << std::endl;
+            if (!settings.cppcheckCfgProductName.empty()) {
+                std::cout << settings.cppcheckCfgProductName << std::endl;
+            } else {
+                const char * const extraVersion = CppCheck::extraVersion();
+                if (*extraVersion != 0)
+                    std::cout << "Cppcheck " << CppCheck::version() << " ("
+                              << extraVersion << ')' << std::endl;
+                else
+                    std::cout << "Cppcheck " << CppCheck::version() << std::endl;
+            }
         }
 
         if (parser.getShowErrorMessages()) {
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 815a19ccf..c5078bf1f 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(TranslationHandler* th, QSettings* settings) :
     mExiting(false),
     mIsLogfileLoaded(false)
 {
+    {
+        Settings tempSettings;
+        tempSettings.loadCppcheckCfg();
+        mCppcheckCfgProductName = QString::fromStdString(tempSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName);
+        mCppcheckCfgAbout = QString::fromStdString(tempSettings.cppcheckCfgAbout);
+    }
+
     mUI.setupUi(this);
     mThread = new ThreadHandler(this);
     mThread->setDataDir(getDataDir());
@@ -1356,8 +1363,18 @@ void MainWindow::toggleAllChecked(bool checked)
 
 void MainWindow::about()
 {
-    AboutDialog *dlg = new AboutDialog(CppCheck::version(), CppCheck::extraVersion(), this);
-    dlg->exec();
+    if (!mCppcheckCfgAbout.isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox msg(QMessageBox::Information,
+                        tr("About"),
+                        mCppcheckCfgAbout,
+                        QMessageBox::Ok,
+                        this);
+        msg.exec();
+    }
+    else {
+        AboutDialog *dlg = new AboutDialog(CppCheck::version(), CppCheck::extraVersion(), this);
+        dlg->exec();
+    }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showLicense()
@@ -1445,6 +1462,9 @@ void MainWindow::formatAndSetTitle(const QString &text)
         nameWithVersion += " (" + extraVersion + ")";
     }
 
+    if (!mCppcheckCfgProductName.isEmpty())
+        nameWithVersion = mCppcheckCfgProductName;
+
     QString title;
     if (text.isEmpty())
         title = nameWithVersion;
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index 0ebc13d5f..60da50eab 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ private:
      * List of MRU menu actions. Needs also to store the separator.
      */
     QAction *mRecentProjectActs[MaxRecentProjects + 1];
+
+    QString mCppcheckCfgAbout;
+    QString mCppcheckCfgProductName;
 };
 /// @}
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index b580577b6..7c12974de 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ void Settings::loadCppcheckCfg(const std::string &executable)
     if (!picojson::get_last_error().empty())
         return;
     picojson::object obj = json.get<picojson::object>();
+    if (obj.count("productName") && obj["productName"].is<std::string>())
+        cppcheckCfgProductName = obj["productName"].get<std::string>();
+    if (obj.count("about") && obj["about"].is<std::string>())
+        cppcheckCfgAbout = obj["about"].get<std::string>();
     if (obj.count("addons") && obj["addons"].is<picojson::array>()) {
         for (const picojson::value &v : obj["addons"].get<picojson::array>()) {
             const std::string &s = v.get<std::string>();
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index fd1d0951a..9f05d11ac 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ public:
     /** @brief include paths excluded from checking the configuration */
     std::set<std::string> configExcludePaths;
 
+    /** cppcheck.cfg: Custom product name */
+    std::string cppcheckCfgProductName;
+
+    /** cppcheck.cfg: About text */
+    std::string cppcheckCfgAbout;
+
     /** @brief Are we running from DACA script? */
     bool daca;