diff --git a/src/Datafile.cpp b/src/Datafile.cpp
index c2affe7b..716b2b87 100644
--- a/src/Datafile.cpp
+++ b/src/Datafile.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ void Datafile::initialize (const std::string& name)
 
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::string Datafile::name () const
+{
+  return _name;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::string Datafile::dump () const
 {
diff --git a/src/Datafile.h b/src/Datafile.h
index f2ae1a0c..86a0609f 100644
--- a/src/Datafile.h
+++ b/src/Datafile.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Datafile
 public:
   Datafile () = default;
   void initialize (const std::string&);
+  std::string name () const;
   std::string dump () const;
 
 private: