diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index e71db958..d2893fa3 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -2112,7 +2112,8 @@ static void copyadvanceafter(char ch, char **param, char **buf)
 	*(dst_b++) = '\0';
 }
 
-static bool pooldetails(char *param, char **url, char **user, char **pass)
+static bool pooldetails(char *param, char **url, char **user, char **pass,
+			char **name, char **desc, char **algo)
 {
 	char *ptr, *buf;
 
@@ -2121,24 +2122,31 @@ static bool pooldetails(char *param, char **url, char **user, char **pass)
 		quit(1, "Failed to malloc pooldetails buf");
 
 	*url = buf;
-
-	// copy url
 	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
-
 	if (!(*param)) // missing user
 		goto exitsama;
 
 	*user = buf;
-
-	// copy user
 	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
-
 	if (!*param) // missing pass
 		goto exitsama;
 
 	*pass = buf;
+	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
+	if (!*param) // missing name
+		goto exitsama;
+
+	*name = buf;
+	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
+	if (!*param) // missing desc
+		goto exitsama;
+
+	*desc = buf;
+	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
+	if (!*param) // missing algo
+		goto exitsama;
 
-	// copy pass
+	*algo = buf;
 	copyadvanceafter(',', &param, &buf);
 
 	return true;
@@ -2151,6 +2159,7 @@ exitsama:
 static void addpool(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, char *param, bool isjson, __maybe_unused char group)
 {
 	char *url, *user, *pass;
+	char *name, *desc, *algo;
 	struct pool *pool;
 	char *ptr;
 
@@ -2159,7 +2168,8 @@ static void addpool(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, char *
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!pooldetails(param, &url, &user, &pass)) {
+	if (!pooldetails(param, &url, &user, &pass,
+			 &name, &desc, &algo)) {
 		ptr = escape_string(param, isjson);
 		message(io_data, MSG_INVPDP, 0, ptr, isjson);
 		if (ptr != param)
@@ -2170,7 +2180,7 @@ static void addpool(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, char *
 
 	pool = add_pool();
 	detect_stratum(pool, url);
-	add_pool_details(pool, true, url, user, pass);
+	add_pool_details(pool, true, url, user, pass, name, desc, algo);
 
 	ptr = escape_string(url, isjson);
 	message(io_data, MSG_ADDPOOL, 0, ptr, isjson);
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index 1b89d01f..7db088fd 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ extern bool detect_stratum(struct pool *pool, char *url);
 extern void print_summary(void);
 extern void adjust_quota_gcd(void);
 extern struct pool *add_pool(void);
-extern bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char *pass);
+extern bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char *pass, char *name, char *desc, char *algo);
 
 #define MAX_GPUDEVICES 16
 #define MAX_DEVICES 4096
diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index 66735da8..52ee9dc1 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -7515,7 +7515,7 @@ static void *test_pool_thread(void *arg)
 /* Always returns true that the pool details were added unless we are not
  * live, implying this is the only pool being added, so if no pools are
  * active it returns false. */
-bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char *pass)
+bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char *pass, char *name, char *desc, char *algo)
 {
 	size_t siz;
 
@@ -7524,6 +7524,10 @@ bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char
 	pool->rpc_url = url;
 	pool->rpc_user = user;
 	pool->rpc_pass = pass;
+	pool->name = name;
+	pool->description = desc;
+	strcpy(pool->algorithm.name, algo);
+
 	siz = strlen(pool->rpc_user) + strlen(pool->rpc_pass) + 2;
 	pool->rpc_userpass = (char *)malloc(siz);
 	if (!pool->rpc_userpass)
@@ -7547,23 +7551,26 @@ bool add_pool_details(struct pool *pool, bool live, char *url, char *user, char
 static bool input_pool(bool live)
 {
 	char *url = NULL, *user = NULL, *pass = NULL;
+	char *name = NULL, *desc = NULL, *algo = NULL;
 	struct pool *pool;
 	bool ret = false;
 
 	immedok(logwin, true);
 	wlogprint("Input server details.\n");
 
+	/* Get user input */
 	url = curses_input("URL");
-	if (!url)
-		goto out;
-
-	user = curses_input("Username");
-	if (!user)
-		goto out;
-
+	if (!url) goto out;
+	user = curses_input("User name");
+	if (!user) goto out;
 	pass = curses_input("Password");
-	if (!pass)
-		goto out;
+	if (!pass) goto out;
+	name = curses_input("Pool name (optional)");
+	if (strcmp(name, "-1") == 0) strcpy(name, "");
+	desc = curses_input("Description (optional)");
+	if (strcmp(desc, "-1") == 0) strcpy(desc, "");
+	algo = curses_input("Algorithm (optional)");
+	if (strcmp(name, "-1") == 0) strcpy(algo, "");
 
 	pool = add_pool();
 
@@ -7580,7 +7587,8 @@ static bool input_pool(bool live)
 		url = httpinput;
 	}
 
-	ret = add_pool_details(pool, live, url, user, pass);
+	ret = add_pool_details(pool, live, url, user, pass,
+			       name, desc, algo);
 out:
 	immedok(logwin, false);
 
@@ -7591,6 +7599,12 @@ out:
 			free(user);
 		if (pass)
 			free(pass);
+		if (name)
+			free(name);
+		if (desc)
+			free(desc);
+		if (algo)
+			free(algo);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }