diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index cac72fc4d..b8c493916 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -102,7 +102,14 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::AddPlatformDefinitions(cmMakefile* mf)
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::WriteSLNHeader(std::ostream& fout)
 {
   fout << "Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00\n";
-  fout << "# Visual Studio 2010\n";
+  if (this->ExpressEdition)
+    {
+    fout << "# Visual C++ Express 2010\n";
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    fout << "# Visual Studio 2010\n";
+    }
 }
 
 ///! Create a local generator appropriate to this Global Generator
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
index b6d7d0452..299aaa8b9 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator::WriteSLNHeader(std::ostream& fout)
 {
   fout << "Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00\n";
-  fout << "# Visual Studio 11\n";
+  if (this->ExpressEdition)
+    {
+    fout << "# Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop\n";
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    fout << "# Visual Studio 2012\n";
+    }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------