diff --git a/res/res_agi.c b/res/res_agi.c
index ae19c4bf4e..a80198bf30 100644
--- a/res/res_agi.c
+++ b/res/res_agi.c
@@ -1830,6 +1830,11 @@ static int agi_handle_command(struct ast_channel *chan, AGI *agi, char *buf)
 	parse_args(buf, &argc, argv);
 	c = find_command(argv, 0);
 	if (c) {
+		/* If the AGI command being executed is an actual application (using agi exec)
+		the app field will be updated in pbx_exec via handle_exec */
+		if (chan->cdr && !ast_check_hangup(chan) && strcasecmp(argv[0], "EXEC"))
+			ast_cdr_setapp(chan->cdr, "AGI", buf);
+
 		res = c->handler(chan, agi, argc, argv);
 		switch(res) {
 		case RESULT_SHOWUSAGE: