diff --git a/ospfd/ospfd.c b/ospfd/ospfd.c
index b12fa63723..5058886f36 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospfd.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospfd.c
@@ -2173,3 +2173,11 @@ const char *ospf_vrf_id_to_name(vrf_id_t vrf_id)
 
 	return vrf ? vrf->name : "NIL";
 }
+
+const char *ospf_get_name(const struct ospf *ospf)
+{
+	if (ospf->name)
+		return ospf->name;
+	else
+		return VRF_DEFAULT_NAME;
+}
diff --git a/ospfd/ospfd.h b/ospfd/ospfd.h
index b31ad30375..937d363b4c 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospfd.h
+++ b/ospfd/ospfd.h
@@ -572,4 +572,5 @@ extern void ospf_vrf_unlink(struct ospf *ospf, struct vrf *vrf);
 const char *ospf_vrf_id_to_name(vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 int ospf_area_nssa_no_summary_set(struct ospf *, struct in_addr);
 
+const char *ospf_get_name(const struct ospf *ospf);
 #endif /* _ZEBRA_OSPFD_H */