diff --git a/hcl2template/testdata/build/named.pkr.hcl b/hcl2template/testdata/build/named.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae6dca9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcl2template/testdata/build/named.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+build {
+    name = "somebuild"
+
+    sources = [
+        "source.amazon-ebs.ubuntu-1604",
+        "source.virtualbox-iso.ubuntu-1204",
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build.go b/hcl2template/types.build.go
index 30705c55b..829038c85 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ var buildSchema = &hcl.BodySchema{
 //		post-processor "" { ... }
 //	}
 type BuildBlock struct {
+	// Name is a string representing the named build to show in the logs
+	Name string
+
 	// Sources is the list of sources that we want to start in this build block.
 	Sources []SourceRef
 
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ func (p *Parser) decodeBuildConfig(block *hcl.Block) (*BuildBlock, hcl.Diagnosti
 	build := &BuildBlock{}
 
 	var b struct {
+		Name        string   `hcl:"name,optional"`
 		FromSources []string `hcl:"sources,optional"`
 		Config      hcl.Body `hcl:",remain"`
 	}
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ func (p *Parser) decodeBuildConfig(block *hcl.Block) (*BuildBlock, hcl.Diagnosti
 		return nil, diags
 	}
 
+	build.Name = b.Name
+
 	for _, buildFrom := range b.FromSources {
 		ref := sourceRefFromString(buildFrom)
 
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build_test.go b/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
index 7d45d022d..9b3c71161 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
@@ -100,6 +100,28 @@ func TestParse_build(t *testing.T) {
 			[]packer.Build{},
 			false,
 		},
+		{"named build",
+			defaultParser,
+			parseTestArgs{"testdata/build/named.pkr.hcl", nil, nil},
+			&PackerConfig{
+				Basedir: filepath.Join("testdata", "build"),
+				Builds: Builds{
+					&BuildBlock{
+						Name: "somebuild",
+						Sources: []SourceRef{
+							{
+								Type: "amazon-ebs",
+								Name: "ubuntu-1604",
+							},
+							refVBIsoUbuntu1204,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			false, false,
+			[]packer.Build{},
+			true,
+		},
 	}
 	testParse(t, tests)
 }
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
index 2a6550b7f..81eb4bad8 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) GetBuilds(opts packer.GetBuildsOptions) ([]packer.Build
 			}
 
 			pcb := &packer.CoreBuild{
+				BuildName:      build.Name,
 				Type:           src.Ref().String(),
 				Builder:        builder,
 				Provisioners:   provisioners,
diff --git a/packer/build.go b/packer/build.go
index 53c90490f..d3bb2e806 100644
--- a/packer/build.go
+++ b/packer/build.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type Build interface {
 // multiple files, of course, but it should be for only a single provider (such
 // as VirtualBox, EC2, etc.).
 type CoreBuild struct {
+	BuildName          string
 	Type               string
 	Builder            Builder
 	BuilderConfig      interface{}
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ type CoreBuildProvisioner struct {
 
 // Returns the name of the build.
 func (b *CoreBuild) Name() string {
+	if b.BuildName != "" {
+		return b.BuildName + "." + b.Type
+	}
 	return b.Type
 }
 
diff --git a/website/pages/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/index.mdx b/website/pages/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/index.mdx
index 10e6b53ec..c05377e46 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/index.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/index.mdx
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ sidebar_title: <tt>build</tt>
 The `build` block defines what builders are started, how to `provision` them
 and if necessary what to do with their artifacts using `post-process`.
 
+To use builders in a `build` block you can either: 
+
+* Set the `sources` array of string with references to pre-defined sources.
+
+* Define [build-level `source` blocks](/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/source) or
+`sources` to use builders. This also allows you to set specific fields.
+
 `@include 'from-1.5/builds/example-block.mdx'`
 
 
@@ -20,12 +27,6 @@ Define [top-level `source` blocks](/docs/from-1.5/blocks/source) to configure
 your builders. The list of available builders can be found in the
 [builders](/docs/builders) section.
 
-To use builders in a `build` block you can either: 
-
-* Set the `sources` array of string with references to defined sources.
-
-* Define [build-level `source` blocks](/docs/from-1.5/blocks/build/source) or
-`sources` to use builders. This also allows you to set specific fields.
 
 ## Related
 
diff --git a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/builds/example-block.mdx b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/builds/example-block.mdx
index 811ca559c..4ac0af5ef 100644
--- a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/builds/example-block.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/builds/example-block.mdx
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 ```hcl
 # build.pkr.hcl
 build {
+    # use the `name` field to name a build in the logs.
+    # For example this present config will display 
+    # "buildname.amazon-ebs.example-1" and "buildname.amazon-ebs.example-2"
+    name = "buildname"
 
     sources = [
-        # use the plural `sources` block to simply use sources
+        # use the optional plural `sources` list to simply use a `source`
         # without changing any field.
-        "source.amazon-ebs.example",
+        "source.amazon-ebs.example-1",
     ]
 
-    source "source.amazon-ebs.example" {
-        # Use the singular `source` block set
-        # specific fields.
+    source "source.amazon-ebs.example-2" {
+        # Use the singular `source` block set specific fields.
         # Note that fields cannot be overwritten, in other words, you cannot 
         # set the 'output' field from the top-level source block and here.
         output = "different value"
diff --git a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/locals/example-block.mdx b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/locals/example-block.mdx
index c0cb5e663..b6adfa115 100644
--- a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/locals/example-block.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/locals/example-block.mdx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 locals {
     # locals can be bare values like:
     wee = local.baz
-    # locals can also be set with input variables :
-    baz = "Foo is '${var.foo}'"
+    # locals can also be set with other variables :
+    baz = "Foo is '${var.foo}' but not '${local.wee}'"
 }
 ```
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diff --git a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/sources/example-block.mdx b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/sources/example-block.mdx
index 05b2c5012..fcd948430 100644
--- a/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/sources/example-block.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/partials/from-1.5/sources/example-block.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ```hcl
 # sources.pkr.hcl
-source "amazon-ebs" "example" {
+source "amazon-ebs" "example-1" {
     // ...
 }
 ```
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