diff --git a/examples/emcute/Makefile b/examples/emcute_mqttsn/Makefile
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/emcute/Makefile
rename to examples/emcute_mqttsn/Makefile
index 6c14d11ac6..dfd543147b 100644
--- a/examples/emcute/Makefile
+++ b/examples/emcute_mqttsn/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # name of your application
-APPLICATION = emcute_example
+APPLICATION = emcute_mqttsn
 
 # If no BOARD is found in the environment, use this default:
 BOARD ?= native
diff --git a/examples/emcute/README.md b/examples/emcute_mqttsn/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/emcute/README.md
rename to examples/emcute_mqttsn/README.md
diff --git a/examples/emcute/main.c b/examples/emcute_mqttsn/main.c
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/emcute/main.c
rename to examples/emcute_mqttsn/main.c
index 2a7a770406..f8b3ddec85 100644
--- a/examples/emcute/main.c
+++ b/examples/emcute_mqttsn/main.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Example application for demonstrating the RIOT network stack
+ * @brief       Example application for demonstrating RIOT's MQTT-SN library
+ *              emCute
  *
  * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
  *