diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.cpp
index 83c6df2b959..dbe975fec41 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ Backend::Factory::factories = NULL;
 int
 Backend::Factory::ref = 0;
 
-Backend::Factory::Factory ( const std::string& name_ )
+Backend::Factory::Factory ( const std::string& name_, const std::string& description_ )
 {
 	string name(name_);
 	strlwr ( &name[0] );
 	if ( !ref++ )
 		factories = new map<string,Factory*>;
 	(*factories)[name] = this;
+	m_name = name;
+	m_description = description_;
 }
 
 Backend::Factory::~Factory ()
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.h b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.h
index b8b6db4128a..b71d91e3041 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.h
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/backend.h
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ public:
 	{
 		static std::map<std::string,Factory*>* factories;
 		static int ref;
+		std::string m_name;
+		std::string m_description;
 
 	protected:
 
-		Factory ( const std::string& name_ );
+		Factory ( const std::string& name_, const std::string& description_ );
 		virtual ~Factory();
 
 		virtual Backend* operator() ( Project&,
@@ -45,6 +47,19 @@ public:
 		static Backend* Create ( const std::string& name,
 		                         Project& project,
 		                         Configuration& configuration );
+
+		static std::map<std::string,Factory*>::iterator map_begin(void)
+		{
+			return factories->begin();
+		}
+
+		static std::map<std::string,Factory*>::iterator map_end(void)
+		{
+			return factories->end();
+		}
+
+		const char *Name(void) { return m_name.c_str(); }
+		const char *Description(void) { return m_description.c_str(); }
 	};
 
 protected:
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/devcpp/devcpp.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/devcpp/devcpp.cpp
index a2328cb9385..a33ee719aea 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/devcpp/devcpp.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/devcpp/devcpp.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static class DevCppFactory : public Backend::Factory
 {
 	public:
 
-		DevCppFactory() : Factory("devcpp") {}
+		DevCppFactory() : Factory("devcpp", "Dev C++") {}
 		Backend *operator() (Project &project,
 		                     Configuration& configuration)
 		{
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
index 9269ecde656..195e6da3582 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/mingw/mingw.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ v2s ( const string_list& v, int wrap_at )
 static class MingwFactory : public Backend::Factory
 {
 public:
-	MingwFactory() : Factory ( "mingw" ) {}
+	MingwFactory() : Factory ( "mingw", "Minimalist GNU Win32" ) {}
 	Backend* operator() ( Project& project,
 	                      Configuration& configuration )
 	{
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/msvc/msvc.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/msvc/msvc.cpp
index dfadc5ee4a2..418ad69547b 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/msvc/msvc.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/backend/msvc/msvc.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static class MSVCFactory : public Backend::Factory
 {
 	public:
 
-		MSVCFactory() : Factory("MSVC") {}
+		MSVCFactory() : Factory("MSVC", "Microsoft Visual C") {}
 		Backend *operator() (Project &project,
 		                     Configuration& configuration)
 		{
diff --git a/reactos/tools/rbuild/rbuild.cpp b/reactos/tools/rbuild/rbuild.cpp
index 42d50522c3c..a9def8560aa 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/rbuild/rbuild.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/rbuild/rbuild.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 #include "pch.h"
 #include <typeinfo>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -239,9 +240,13 @@ main ( int argc, char** argv )
 		printf ( "  -vs{version}  Version of MS VS project files. Default is %s.\n", MS_VS_DEF_VERSION );
 		printf ( "\n" );
 		printf ( "  buildsystem   Target build system. Can be one of:\n" );
-		printf ( "                 mingw   MinGW\n" );
-		printf ( "                 devcpp  DevC++\n" );
-		printf ( "                 msvc    MS Visual Studio\n" );
+ 
+ 		std::map<std::string,Backend::Factory*>::iterator iter;
+ 		for (iter = Backend::Factory::map_begin(); iter != Backend::Factory::map_end(); iter++)
+ 		{
+ 			Backend::Factory *factory = iter->second;
+ 			printf ( "                %-10s %s\n", factory->Name(), factory->Description());
+ 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
 	try