diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AppBuilderBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AppBuilderBase.cs
index 5afbb444ee..e7ef6dcbaa 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AppBuilderBase.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AppBuilderBase.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a method to call the initialize the runtime platform services (e. g. AssetLoader)
         /// </summary>
-        public Action RuntimePlatformServices { get; set; }
+        public Action RuntimePlatformServicesInitializer { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="Application"/> instance being initialized.
@@ -31,12 +31,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a method to call the initialize the windowing subsystem.
         /// </summary>
-        public Action WindowingSubsystem { get; set; }
+        public Action WindowingSubsystemInitializer { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the windowing subsystem to use.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string WindowingSubsystemName { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a method to call the initialize the windowing subsystem.
         /// </summary>
-        public Action RenderingSubsystem { get; set; }
+        public Action RenderingSubsystemInitializer { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the rendering subsystem to use.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string RenderingSubsystemName { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a method to call before <see cref="Start{TMainWindow}"/> is called on the
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         protected AppBuilderBase(IRuntimePlatform platform, Action platformSevices)
         {
             RuntimePlatform = platform;
-            RuntimePlatformServices = platformSevices;
+            RuntimePlatformServicesInitializer = platformSevices;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -85,7 +95,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <returns>An <typeparamref name="TAppBuilder"/> instance.</returns>
         public TAppBuilder BeforeStarting(Action<TAppBuilder> callback)
         {
-            BeforeStartCallback = callback;
+            var oldCallback = BeforeStartCallback;
+            BeforeStartCallback = builder =>
+            {
+                oldCallback?.Invoke(builder);
+                callback(builder);
+            };
             return Self;
         }
 
@@ -121,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <returns>An <typeparamref name="TAppBuilder"/> instance.</returns>
         public TAppBuilder UseWindowingSubsystem(Action initializer)
         {
-            WindowingSubsystem = initializer;
+            WindowingSubsystemInitializer = initializer;
             return Self;
         }
 
@@ -139,7 +154,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <returns>An <typeparamref name="TAppBuilder"/> instance.</returns>
         public TAppBuilder UseRenderingSubsystem(Action initializer)
         {
-            RenderingSubsystem = initializer;
+            RenderingSubsystemInitializer = initializer;
             return Self;
         }
 
@@ -170,25 +185,25 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("No App instance configured.");
             }
 
-            if (RuntimePlatformServices == null)
+            if (RuntimePlatformServicesInitializer == null)
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("No runtime platform services configured.");
             }
 
-            if (WindowingSubsystem == null)
+            if (WindowingSubsystemInitializer == null)
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("No windowing system configured.");
             }
 
-            if (RenderingSubsystem == null)
+            if (RenderingSubsystemInitializer == null)
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("No rendering system configured.");
             }
 
             Instance.RegisterServices();
-            RuntimePlatformServices();
-            WindowingSubsystem();
-            RenderingSubsystem();
+            RuntimePlatformServicesInitializer();
+            WindowingSubsystemInitializer();
+            RenderingSubsystemInitializer();
             Instance.Initialize();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.DotNetFrameworkRuntime/AppBuilder.cs b/src/Avalonia.DotNetFrameworkRuntime/AppBuilder.cs
index 5dc36865ee..508a23866c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.DotNetFrameworkRuntime/AppBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.DotNetFrameworkRuntime/AppBuilder.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ namespace Avalonia
             {
                 UseRenderingSubsystem("Avalonia.Cairo");
                 UseWindowingSubsystem("Avalonia.Gtk");
+                WindowingSubsystemName = "Gtk";
+                RenderingSubsystemName = "Cairo";
             }
             else
             {
                 UseRenderingSubsystem("Avalonia.Direct2D1");
                 UseWindowingSubsystem("Avalonia.Win32");
+                WindowingSubsystemName = "Win32";
+                RenderingSubsystemName = "Direct2D1";
             }
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
index 6606ed4aef..493416d15f 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseCairo<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.RenderingSubsystem = Avalonia.Cairo.CairoPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemInitializer = Cairo.CairoPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemName = "Cairo";
             return builder;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/GtkPlatform.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/GtkPlatform.cs
index 455aa67405..b54b6d3e71 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/GtkPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk/GtkPlatform.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseGtk<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.WindowingSubsystem = Avalonia.Gtk.GtkPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemInitializer = Gtk.GtkPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemName = "Gtk";
             return builder;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/SkiaPlatform.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/SkiaPlatform.cs
index 3f9e49d3c3..3523af0b35 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/SkiaPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/SkiaPlatform.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseSkia<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.RenderingSubsystem = Avalonia.Skia.SkiaPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemInitializer = Avalonia.Skia.SkiaPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemName = "Skia";
             return builder;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
index 10f32861e8..8d94ebd1e9 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseDirect2D1<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.RenderingSubsystem = Avalonia.Direct2D1.Direct2D1Platform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemInitializer = Avalonia.Direct2D1.Direct2D1Platform.Initialize;
+            builder.RenderingSubsystemName = "Direct2D1";
             return builder;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32Platform.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32Platform.cs
index a7597ffb86..5c6309b17a 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32Platform.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseWin32<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.WindowingSubsystem = Avalonia.Win32.Win32Platform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemInitializer = Win32.Win32Platform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemName = "Win32";
             return builder;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/iOSPlatform.cs b/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/iOSPlatform.cs
index 26c7c4b913..6a14904b35 100644
--- a/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/iOSPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/iOS/Avalonia.iOS/iOSPlatform.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
     {
         public static T UseiOS<T>(this T builder) where T : AppBuilderBase<T>, new()
         {
-            builder.WindowingSubsystem = Avalonia.iOS.iOSPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemInitializer = iOSPlatform.Initialize;
+            builder.WindowingSubsystemName = "iOS";
             return builder;
         }