diff --git a/include/exppp/exppp.h b/include/exppp/exppp.h
index eb0a9ef9..f6159cbf 100644
--- a/include/exppp/exppp.h
+++ b/include/exppp/exppp.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT char * exppp_output_filename;        /**< force output fi
 extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT bool exppp_output_filename_reset;    /**< if true, force output filename */
 extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT bool exppp_print_to_stdout;          /**< if true, print to stdout */
 extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT bool exppp_aggressively_wrap_consts; /**< for constants, print one item per line */
+extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT bool exppp_tail_comment;             /**< print tail comment, such as END_ENTITY; --entity_name */
 
 SC_EXPPP_EXPORT void EXPRESSout( Express e );
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ SC_EXPPP_EXPORT int TYPEbody_to_buffer( Type t, char * buffer, int length );
 SC_EXPPP_EXPORT int WHEREto_buffer( Linked_List w, char * buffer, int length );
 
 SC_EXPPP_EXPORT int EXPRlength( Expression e );
+extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT void tail_comment( const char * name );
 extern SC_EXPPP_EXPORT int count_newlines( char * s );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/exppp/exppp-main.c b/src/exppp/exppp-main.c
index 561d795a..079f0885 100644
--- a/src/exppp/exppp-main.c
+++ b/src/exppp/exppp-main.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ static void exppp_usage( void ) {
     fprintf( stderr, "usage: %s [-v] [-d #] [-p <object_type>] {-w|-i <warning>} [-l <length>] [-c] [-o [file|--]] express_file\n", EXPRESSprogram_name );
     fprintf( stderr, "\t-v produces a version description\n" );
     fprintf( stderr, "\t-l specifies line length hint for output\n" );
+    fprintf( stderr, "\t-t enable tail comment for declarations - i.e. END_TYPE; -- axis2_placement\n" );
     fprintf( stderr, "\t-c for constants, print one item per line (YMMV!)\n" );
     fprintf( stderr, "\t-o specifies the name of the output file (-- for stdout)\n" );
     fprintf( stderr, "\t-d turns on debugging (\"-d 0\" describes this further\n" );
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ int Handle_Exppp_Args( int i, char * arg ) {
     } else if( tolower( ( char )i ) == 'c' ) {
         exppp_aggressively_wrap_consts = true;
         return 0;
+    } else if( tolower( ( char )i ) == 't' ) {
+        exppp_tail_comment = true;
+        return 0;
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -57,6 +61,6 @@ void EXPRESSinit_init( void ) {
     exppp_alphabetize = true;
     EXPRESSbackend = EXPRESSout;
     ERRORusage_function = exppp_usage;
-    strcat( EXPRESSgetopt_options, "o:l:c" );
+    strcat( EXPRESSgetopt_options, "o:l:ct" );
     EXPRESSgetopt = Handle_Exppp_Args;
 }
diff --git a/src/exppp/exppp.c b/src/exppp/exppp.c
index d144c3d1..51eb38b9 100644
--- a/src/exppp/exppp.c
+++ b/src/exppp/exppp.c
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ bool exppp_output_filename_reset = true;    /* if true, force output filename */
 bool exppp_print_to_stdout = false;
 bool exppp_alphabetize = true;
 bool exppp_aggressively_wrap_consts = false;
-
 bool exppp_terse = false;
-
 bool exppp_reference_info = false;   /* if true, add commentary about where things came from */
+bool exppp_tail_comment = false;
 
 FILE * exppp_fp = NULL;         /* output file */
 char * exppp_buf = 0;           /* output buffer */
@@ -80,6 +79,18 @@ unsigned int exppp_buflen = 0;  /* remaining space in expppbuf */
 char * exppp_bufp = 0;          /* pointer to write position in expppbuf,
                                  * should usually be pointing to a "\0" */
 
+/** used to print a comment containing the name of a  structure at the
+ * end of the structure's declaration, if exppp_tail_comment (-t) is true
+ *
+ * prints a newline regardless
+ */
+void tail_comment( const char * name ) {
+    if( exppp_tail_comment ) {
+        raw( " -- %s", name );
+    }
+    raw( "\n" );
+}
+
 /** count newlines in a string */
 int count_newlines( char * s ) {
     int count = 0;
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_entity.c b/src/exppp/pretty_entity.c
index d36e226e..33eb0024 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_entity.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_entity.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ void ENTITY_out( Entity e, int level ) {
     WHERE_out( TYPEget_where( e ), level );
 
     level -= exppp_nesting_indent;
-    raw( "%*sEND_ENTITY; -- %s\n", level, "", e->symbol.name );
+    raw( "%*sEND_ENTITY;", level, "" );
+    tail_comment( e->symbol.name );
 }
 
 void ENTITYunique_out( Linked_List u, int level ) {
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_func.c b/src/exppp/pretty_func.c
index 9312bd15..4129d785 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_func.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_func.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ void FUNC_out( Function fn, int level ) {
     ALGscope_out( fn, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
     STMTlist_out( fn->u.proc->body, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
 
-    raw( "\n%*sEND_FUNCTION; -- %s\n", level, "", fn->symbol.name );
+    raw( "\n%*sEND_FUNCTION;", level, "" );
+    tail_comment( fn->symbol.name );
 }
 
 char * FUNCto_string( Function f ) {
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_proc.c b/src/exppp/pretty_proc.c
index 7434f475..ee16d685 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_proc.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_proc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void PROC_out( Procedure p, int level ) {
     ALGscope_out( p, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
     STMTlist_out( p->u.proc->body, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
 
-    raw( "\n%*sEND_PROCEDURE; -- %s\n", level, "", p->symbol.name );
+    raw( "\n%*sEND_PROCEDURE;", level, "" );
+    tail_comment( p->symbol.name );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_rule.c b/src/exppp/pretty_rule.c
index b6636fbd..82945e91 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_rule.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_rule.c
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ void RULE_out( Rule r, int level ) {
     raw( "\n" );
     WHERE_out( RULEget_where( r ), level );
 
-    raw( "\n%*sEND_RULE; -- %s\n", level, "", r->symbol.name );
+    raw( "\n%*sEND_RULE;", level, "" );
+    tail_comment( r->symbol.name );
 }
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_schema.c b/src/exppp/pretty_schema.c
index 56180304..ba43f821 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_schema.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_schema.c
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ char * SCHEMAout( Schema s ) {
     SCOPEentities_out( s, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
     SCOPEalgs_out( s, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
 
-    raw( "\nEND_SCHEMA; -- %s\n", s->symbol.name );
+    raw( "\nEND_SCHEMA;");
+    tail_comment( s->symbol.name );
 
     fclose( exppp_fp );
 
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_stmt.c b/src/exppp/pretty_stmt.c
index d1dfef59..7694577e 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_stmt.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_stmt.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ void STMT_out( Statement s, int level ) {
                  /* should be generalized reference */
                  s->u.alias->variable->name->symbol.name );
             STMTlist_out( s->u.alias->statements, level + exppp_nesting_indent );
-            raw( "%*sEND_ALIAS; -- %s\n", level, "", s->symbol.name );
+            raw( "%*sEND_ALIAS;", level, "" );
+            tail_comment( s->symbol.name );
             break;
         case STMT_SKIP:
             raw( "%*sSKIP;\n", level, "" );
diff --git a/src/exppp/pretty_type.c b/src/exppp/pretty_type.c
index c413144f..68ebfcde 100644
--- a/src/exppp/pretty_type.c
+++ b/src/exppp/pretty_type.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void TYPE_out( Type t, int level ) {
 
     WHERE_out( t->where, level );
 
-    raw( "%*sEND_TYPE; -- %s\n", level, "", t->symbol.name );
+    raw( "%*sEND_TYPE;", level, "" );
+    tail_comment( t->symbol.name );
 }
 
 /** prints type description (preceded by a space).