diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 4b8eb922..96d74377 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ exports.copyScripts = copyScripts;
 exports.copyBuildRules = copyBuildRules;
 exports.writeProjectProperties = writeProjectProperties;
 exports.prepBuildFiles = prepBuildFiles;
+exports.writeNameForAndroidStudio = writeNameForAndroidStudio;
 
 function getFrameworkDir (projectPath, shared) {
     return shared ? path.join(ROOT, 'framework') : path.join(projectPath, 'CordovaLib');
@@ -197,6 +198,19 @@ function validateProjectName (project_name) {
     return Promise.resolve();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Write the name of the app in "platforms/android/.idea/.name" so that Android Studio can show that name in the
+ * project listing. This is helpful to quickly look in the Android Studio listing if there are so many projects in
+ * Android Studio.
+ *
+ * https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/1172
+ */
+function writeNameForAndroidStudio (project_path, project_name) {
+    const ideaPath = path.join(project_path, '.idea');
+    fs.ensureDirSync(ideaPath);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ideaPath, '.name'), project_name);
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates an android application with the given options.
  *
@@ -294,6 +308,7 @@ exports.create = function (project_path, config, options, events) {
             // Link it to local android install.
             exports.writeProjectProperties(project_path, target_api);
             exports.prepBuildFiles(project_path);
+            exports.writeNameForAndroidStudio(project_path, project_name);
             events.emit('log', generateDoneMessage('create', options.link));
         }).then(() => project_path);
 };
diff --git a/spec/unit/create.spec.js b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
index 621a5314..dbe4c3ef 100644
--- a/spec/unit/create.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ describe('create', function () {
             spyOn(create, 'copyBuildRules');
             spyOn(create, 'writeProjectProperties');
             spyOn(create, 'prepBuildFiles');
+            spyOn(create, 'writeNameForAndroidStudio');
             revert_manifest_mock = create.__set__('AndroidManifest', Manifest_mock);
             spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').and.returnValue(false);
             spyOn(fs, 'copySync');
@@ -300,4 +301,24 @@ describe('create', function () {
             });
         });
     });
+
+    describe('writeNameForAndroidStudio', () => {
+        const project_path = path.join('some', 'path');
+        const appName = 'Test Cordova';
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            spyOn(fs, 'ensureDirSync');
+            spyOn(fs, 'writeFileSync');
+        });
+
+        it('should call ensureDirSync with path', () => {
+            create.writeNameForAndroidStudio(project_path, appName);
+            expect(fs.ensureDirSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join(project_path, '.idea'));
+        });
+
+        it('should call writeFileSync with content', () => {
+            create.writeNameForAndroidStudio(project_path, appName);
+            expect(fs.writeFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join(project_path, '.idea', '.name'), appName);
+        });
+    });
 });