diff --git a/src/wayland-server-core.h b/src/wayland-server-core.h
index 43e76fb1..c0d25e9e 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server-core.h
+++ b/src/wayland-server-core.h
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ int
 wl_resource_instance_of(struct wl_resource *resource,
 			const struct wl_interface *interface,
 			const void *implementation);
+const char *
+wl_resource_get_class(struct wl_resource *resource);
 
 void
 wl_resource_add_destroy_listener(struct wl_resource *resource,
diff --git a/src/wayland-server.c b/src/wayland-server.c
index b44ec9c1..e2212e2e 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server.c
+++ b/src/wayland-server.c
@@ -690,6 +690,18 @@ wl_resource_get_destroy_listener(struct wl_resource *resource,
 	return wl_signal_get(&resource->destroy_signal, notify);
 }
 
+/** Retrieve the interface name (class) of a resource object.
+ *
+ * \param resource The resource object
+ *
+ * \memberof wl_resource
+ */
+WL_EXPORT const char *
+wl_resource_get_class(struct wl_resource *resource)
+{
+	return resource->object.interface->name;
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT void
 wl_client_add_destroy_listener(struct wl_client *client,
 			       struct wl_listener *listener)