diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index 2cbd39b8f6..2aa857ebb1 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -614,7 +614,8 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_compute_local_ranks(orte_job_t *jdata)
     orte_vpid_t minv, minv2;
     orte_local_rank_t local_rank;
     orte_job_map_t *map;
-    
+    orte_app_context_t *app;
+
     OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((5, orte_rmaps_base.rmaps_output,
                          "%s rmaps:base:compute_usage",
                          ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
@@ -684,6 +685,24 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_compute_local_ranks(orte_job_t *jdata)
         }
     }
 
+    /* compute app_rank */
+    for (i=0; i < jdata->apps->size; i++) {
+        if (NULL == (app = (orte_app_context_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(jdata->apps, i))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        k=0;
+        /* loop thru all procs in job to find those from this app_context */
+        for (j=0; j < jdata->procs->size; j++) {
+            if (NULL == (proc = (orte_proc_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(jdata->procs, j))) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (proc->app_idx != app->idx) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            proc->app_rank = k++;
+        }
+    }
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
index 1320339458..56f7086309 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ int orte_dt_print_proc(char **output, char *prefix, orte_proc_t *src, opal_data_
 
     asprintf(&tmp, "\n%sData for proc: %s", pfx2, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&src->name));
     
-    asprintf(&tmp2, "%s\n%s\tPid: %ld\tLocal rank: %lu\tNode rank: %lu", tmp, pfx2,
-             (long)src->pid, (unsigned long)src->local_rank, (unsigned long)src->node_rank);
+    asprintf(&tmp2, "%s\n%s\tPid: %ld\tLocal rank: %lu\tNode rank: %lu\tApp rank: %d", tmp, pfx2,
+             (long)src->pid, (unsigned long)src->local_rank, (unsigned long)src->node_rank, src->app_rank);
     free(tmp);
     tmp = tmp2;
     
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index 8dabdc0236..073605d204 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ static void orte_proc_construct(orte_proc_t* proc)
     proc->pid = 0;
     proc->local_rank = ORTE_LOCAL_RANK_INVALID;
     proc->node_rank = ORTE_NODE_RANK_INVALID;
+    proc->app_rank = -1;
     proc->last_errmgr_state = ORTE_PROC_STATE_UNDEF;
     proc->state = ORTE_PROC_STATE_UNDEF;
     proc->app_idx = 0;
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
index 38476353be..ff51640888 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ struct orte_proc_t {
      * know which static IP port to use
      */
     orte_node_rank_t node_rank;
+    /* rank of this proc within its app context - this
+     * will just equal its vpid for single app_context
+     * applications
+     */
+    int32_t app_rank;
     /* Last state used to trigger the errmgr for this proc */
     orte_proc_state_t last_errmgr_state;
     /* process state */