diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf.h b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
index 64b8d884a..1f20e994b 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
@@ -1064,6 +1064,15 @@ const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *spdk_nvmf_get_transport_opts(struct spdk_
  */
 spdk_nvme_transport_type_t spdk_nvmf_get_transport_type(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
 
+/**
+ * Get the transport name for a given transport.
+ *
+ * \param transport The transport to query
+ *
+ * \return the transport name for the given transport
+ */
+const char *spdk_nvmf_get_transport_name(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
+
 /**
  * Function to be called once transport add is complete
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index d41757edb..b28b57d7b 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ spdk_nvmf_get_transport_type(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
 	return transport->ops->type;
 }
 
+const char *
+spdk_nvmf_get_transport_name(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
+{
+	return transport->ops->name;
+}
+
 struct spdk_nvmf_transport *
 spdk_nvmf_transport_create(const char *transport_name, struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts)
 {