diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
index e71d838188706..eca88feb4a393 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -960,8 +960,12 @@ describe("DesktopBackendConfiguration", () => {
         DesktopBackendConfiguration.DesktopBackendConfiguration,
       );
       // oxlint-disable-next-line t3code/no-manual-effect-runtime-in-tests -- Same reason: this is the synchronous resolution the IPC handler performs.
-      const label = Effect.runSync(configuration.resolvePrimaryLabel);
-      assert.equal(typeof label, "string");
+      const label = Effect.runSync(
+        configuration.resolvePrimaryLabel.pipe(
+          Effect.provideService(HostProcess.Hostname, "DESKTOP-PC"),
+        ),
+      );
+      assert.equal(label, "DESKTOP-PC");
     } finally {
       await runtime.dispose();
     }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
index abadf58f3f02f..fa2222c3626a2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
 
 import { parsePersistedServerObservabilitySettings } from "@t3tools/shared/serverSettings";
 import { currentDesktopBootstrapToken } from "@t3tools/shared/desktopBootstrapToken";
+import { wslEnvironmentLabel } from "@t3tools/shared/environmentLabel";
 import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
 import * as Clock from "effect/Clock";
 import * as Context from "effect/Context";
@@ -831,10 +832,11 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
     }).pipe(Effect.withSpan("desktop.backendConfiguration.resolvePrimary")),
     resolvePrimaryLabel: Effect.gen(function* () {
       const { useWsl, distro } = yield* describePrimary;
+      const hostname = yield* HostProcess.Hostname;
       if (!useWsl) {
-        return environment.platform === "win32" ? "Windows" : "Local environment";
+        return environment.platform === "win32" ? hostname : "Local environment";
       }
-      return distro ? `WSL (${distro})` : "WSL";
+      return wslEnvironmentLabel(hostname, distro);
     }).pipe(Effect.withSpan("desktop.backendConfiguration.resolvePrimaryLabel")),
     // The span options depend on each request's port and distro.
     resolveWsl: Effect.fnUntraced(
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.test.ts
index 2ddc672891755..213409da27322 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const readyWslConfig: DesktopBackendManager.DesktopBackendStartConfig = {
 
 const defaultWslInstance: DesktopBackendManager.DesktopBackendInstance = {
   id: DesktopBackendManager.BackendInstanceId("wsl:default"),
-  label: Effect.succeed("WSL (default distro)"),
+  label: Effect.succeed("DESKTOP-PC WSL"),
   start: Effect.void,
   stop: () => Effect.void,
   currentConfig: Effect.succeedSome(readyWslConfig),
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ const backendConfigurationLayer = Layer.succeed(
 );
 
 const bootstrapsLayer = (instances: ReadonlyArray<DesktopBackendManager.DesktopBackendInstance>) =>
-  Layer.merge(DesktopBackendPool.layerTest([...instances]), backendConfigurationLayer);
+  Layer.mergeAll(
+    DesktopBackendPool.layerTest([...instances]),
+    backendConfigurationLayer,
+    Layer.succeed(HostProcess.Hostname, "DESKTOP-PC"),
+  );
 
 describe("getLocalEnvironmentBootstraps", () => {
   it.effect("hands out the current window's token to a backend launched with the secret", () =>
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ describe("getLocalEnvironmentBootstraps", () => {
       assert.deepEqual(result, [
         {
           id: "wsl:default",
-          label: "WSL (Ubuntu)",
+          label: "DESKTOP-PC WSL (Ubuntu)",
           runningDistro: "Ubuntu",
           httpBaseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:3774/",
           wsBaseUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:3774/",
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ describe("getLocalEnvironmentBootstraps", () => {
       assert.deepEqual(result, [
         {
           id: "wsl:default",
-          label: "WSL (default distro)",
+          label: "DESKTOP-PC WSL",
           runningDistro: null,
           httpBaseUrl: null,
           wsBaseUrl: null,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts
index 2833abca43859..c471762706fd9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/window.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { PROJECT_FAVICON_EXTENSIONS } from "@t3tools/shared/projectFavicon";
 import { resolveEditorCommand } from "@t3tools/shared/editor";
+import { wslEnvironmentLabel } from "@t3tools/shared/environmentLabel";
 import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
 import { isRelayTracingEnabled } from "@t3tools/shared/otelEnvironment";
 import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
@@ -151,7 +152,10 @@ export const getLocalEnvironmentBootstraps = DesktopIpc.makeSyncIpcMethod({
       const runningDistro = config.value.runningDistro ?? null;
       bootstraps.push({
         id: instance.id,
-        label: runningDistro === null ? yield* instance.label : `WSL (${runningDistro})`,
+        label:
+          runningDistro === null
+            ? yield* instance.label
+            : wslEnvironmentLabel(yield* HostProcess.Hostname, runningDistro),
         runningDistro,
         httpBaseUrl: httpBaseUrl.href,
         wsBaseUrl: toWebSocketBaseUrl(httpBaseUrl),
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts b/apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts
index e77d896be2469..5cacdf232ccdb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import * as Option from "effect/Option";
 import * as Ref from "effect/Ref";
 import * as Semaphore from "effect/Semaphore";
 
+import { wslEnvironmentLabel } from "@t3tools/shared/environmentLabel";
+import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
 import * as NetService from "@t3tools/shared/Net";
 
 import * as DesktopObservability from "../app/DesktopObservability.ts";
@@ -38,9 +40,6 @@ const resolveTargetInstanceId = (distro: string | null): DesktopBackendPool.Back
 const isWslInstanceId = (id: DesktopBackendPool.BackendInstanceId): boolean =>
   id.startsWith(WSL_INSTANCE_ID_PREFIX);
 
-const buildLabel = (distro: string | null): string =>
-  distro === null ? "WSL (default distro)" : `WSL (${distro})`;
-
 // WSL auto-forwards loopback ports, so only IPv4 loopback availability matters.
 const scanForWslPort = Effect.fn("desktop.wslBackend.scanForWslPort")(function* (
   startPort: number,
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
     const wslEnvironment = yield* DesktopWslEnvironment.DesktopWslEnvironment;
     const appSettings = yield* DesktopAppSettings.DesktopAppSettings;
     const net = yield* NetService.NetService;
+    const hostname = yield* HostProcess.Hostname;
     // Serialize bootstrap and IPC reconciles so concurrent reads cannot register competing WSL instances.
     const reconcileMutex = yield* Semaphore.make(1);
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
       const instance = yield* pool
         .register({
           id: targetId,
-          label: Effect.succeed(buildLabel(input.distro)),
+          label: Effect.succeed(wslEnvironmentLabel(hostname, input.distro)),
           configResolve: configuration.resolveWsl({ port: allocatedPort, distro: input.distro }),
           onPreflightFailed: (failure) =>
             Ref.set(preflightErrorRef, Option.some(failure.reason)).pipe(Effect.as(false)),
diff --git a/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.test.ts b/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a937a9d57763c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { expect, it } from "@effect/vitest";
+import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
+import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
+import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
+import * as Layer from "effect/Layer";
+import * as ChildProcessSpawner from "effect/process/ChildProcessSpawner";
+
+import * as ProcessRunner from "../processRunner.ts";
+import { resolveServerEnvironmentLabel } from "./ServerEnvironmentLabel.ts";
+
+const resolveLinuxLabel = (input: {
+  readonly kernelRelease: string;
+  readonly env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+}) =>
+  resolveServerEnvironmentLabel({ cwdBaseName: "project" }).pipe(
+    Effect.provideService(
+      ProcessRunner.ProcessRunner,
+      ProcessRunner.ProcessRunner.of({
+        run: () =>
+          Effect.succeed({
+            stdout: "",
+            stderr: "",
+            code: ChildProcessSpawner.ExitCode(1),
+            timedOut: false,
+            stdoutTruncated: false,
+            stderrTruncated: false,
+            stdoutInvalidUtf8: false,
+            stderrInvalidUtf8: false,
+          }),
+      }),
+    ),
+    Effect.provide(
+      Layer.mergeAll(
+        FileSystem.layerNoop({
+          exists: () => Effect.succeed(false),
+          readFileString: (path) =>
+            path === "/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease"
+              ? Effect.succeed(input.kernelRelease)
+              : Effect.die(`unexpected read: ${path}`),
+        }),
+        Layer.succeed(HostProcess.Platform, "linux"),
+        Layer.succeed(HostProcess.Hostname, "DESKTOP-PC"),
+        Layer.succeed(HostProcess.Environment, input.env),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+it.effect("labels a WSL server with its host and distro", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const label = yield* resolveLinuxLabel({
+      kernelRelease: "6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2\n",
+      env: { WSL_DISTRO_NAME: "Ubuntu" },
+    });
+    expect(label).toBe("DESKTOP-PC WSL (Ubuntu)");
+  }),
+);
+
+it.effect("labels a WSL server without a distro name by its host", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const label = yield* resolveLinuxLabel({
+      kernelRelease: "6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2\n",
+      env: {},
+    });
+    expect(label).toBe("DESKTOP-PC WSL");
+  }),
+);
+
+it.effect("keeps the hostname for non-WSL Linux", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const label = yield* resolveLinuxLabel({
+      kernelRelease: "6.8.0-45-generic\n",
+      env: { WSL_DISTRO_NAME: "Ubuntu" },
+    });
+    expect(label).toBe("DESKTOP-PC");
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.ts b/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.ts
index 73ff4a7639103..1a56801a57fac 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironmentLabel.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { wslEnvironmentLabel } from "@t3tools/shared/environmentLabel";
 import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
 import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
 import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
@@ -179,15 +180,31 @@ const resolveFriendlyHostLabel = Effect.fn("resolveFriendlyHostLabel")(function*
   return null;
 });
 
+const isWsl = Effect.fn("isWsl")(function* () {
+  if ((yield* HostProcess.Platform) !== "linux") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const fileSystem = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
+  const kernelRelease = yield* fileSystem
+    .readFileString("/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease")
+    .pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => ""));
+  return kernelRelease.toLowerCase().includes("microsoft");
+});
+
 export const resolveServerEnvironmentLabel = Effect.fn("resolveServerEnvironmentLabel")(function* (
   input: ResolveServerEnvironmentLabelInput,
 ) {
+  const hostname = normalizeLabel(yield* HostProcess.Hostname);
+  if (hostname && (yield* isWsl())) {
+    const distro = normalizeLabel((yield* HostProcess.Environment).WSL_DISTRO_NAME);
+    return wslEnvironmentLabel(hostname, distro);
+  }
+
   const friendlyHostLabel = yield* resolveFriendlyHostLabel();
   if (friendlyHostLabel) {
     return friendlyHostLabel;
   }
 
-  const hostname = normalizeLabel(yield* HostProcess.Hostname);
   if (hostname) {
     return hostname;
   }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/connection/platform.ts b/apps/web/src/connection/platform.ts
index dcd50342f1c91..b62956ac0da9d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/connection/platform.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/connection/platform.ts
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ const loadSecondaryConnectionRegistration = Effect.fn(
   }).pipe(Effect.mapError(mapRemoteEnvironmentError));
   // Desktop operations need the pool backend id to reach the owning instance; RPC uses the environment id.
   const connectionId = desktopLocalConnectionId(entry.id);
-  const label = entry.label || descriptor.label;
+  const label = descriptor.label || entry.label;
   return {
     registration: new BearerConnectionRegistration({
       target: new BearerConnectionTarget({
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index 67426ca8d8a02..f4b5bef8c7204 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
       "types": "./src/observability.ts",
       "import": "./src/observability.ts"
     },
+    "./environmentLabel": {
+      "types": "./src/environmentLabel.ts",
+      "import": "./src/environmentLabel.ts"
+    },
     "./otelEnvironment": {
       "types": "./src/otelEnvironment.ts",
       "import": "./src/otelEnvironment.ts"
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/environmentLabel.ts b/packages/shared/src/environmentLabel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c5a6759acde4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/environmentLabel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// WSL inherits the Windows hostname; distinguish the environments on every client.
+export function wslEnvironmentLabel(hostname: string, distro: string | null): string {
+  return distro ? `${hostname} WSL (${distro})` : `${hostname} WSL`;
+}