diff --git a/libobs/obs-encoder.c b/libobs/obs-encoder.c
index b900a2e04..f54a637aa 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-encoder.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-encoder.c
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ void obs_encoder_destroy(obs_encoder_t encoder)
 	}
 }
 
+const char *obs_encoder_getname(obs_encoder_t encoder)
+{
+	return encoder ? encoder->context.name : NULL;
+}
+
 static inline obs_data_t get_defaults(const struct obs_encoder_info *info)
 {
 	obs_data_t settings = obs_data_create();
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index ca43b1c07..012d9a025 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ EXPORT obs_encoder_t obs_audio_encoder_create(const char *id, const char *name,
 /** Destroys an encoder context */
 EXPORT void obs_encoder_destroy(obs_encoder_t encoder);
 
+EXPORT const char *obs_encoder_getname(obs_encoder_t encoder);
+
 /** Returns the codec of the encoder */
 EXPORT const char *obs_encoder_get_codec(obs_encoder_t encoder);