diff --git a/crypto/provider.c b/crypto/provider.c
index 4e21bfe6d7..8c9c6dae14 100644
--- a/crypto/provider.c
+++ b/crypto/provider.c
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@ int OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin(OPENSSL_CTX *libctx, const char *name,
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+const char *OSSL_PROVIDER_name(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov)
+{
+    return ossl_provider_name(prov);
+}
diff --git a/doc/man3/OSSL_PROVIDER.pod b/doc/man3/OSSL_PROVIDER.pod
index 9fe2e18a69..fec67060f0 100644
--- a/doc/man3/OSSL_PROVIDER.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/OSSL_PROVIDER.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 OSSL_PROVIDER, OSSL_PROVIDER_load, OSSL_PROVIDER_unload,
 OSSL_PROVIDER_get_param_types, OSSL_PROVIDER_get_params,
-OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin - provider routines
+OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin, OSSL_PROVIDER_name - provider routines
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin - provider routines
  int OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin(OPENSSL_CTX *, const char *name,
                                ossl_provider_init_fn *init_fn);
 
+ const char *OSSL_PROVIDER_name(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
+
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 B<OSSL_PROVIDER> is a type that holds internal information about
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ The caller must prepare the B<OSSL_PARAM> array before calling this
 function, and the variables acting as buffers for this parameter array
 should be filled with data when it returns successfully.
 
+OSSL_PROVIDER_name() returns the name of the given provider.
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 OSSL_PROVIDER_add() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.
diff --git a/include/openssl/provider.h b/include/openssl/provider.h
index c7f66645f7..722e83b14a 100644
--- a/include/openssl/provider.h
+++ b/include/openssl/provider.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ int OSSL_PROVIDER_get_params(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 int OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin(OPENSSL_CTX *, const char *name,
                               OSSL_provider_init_fn *init_fn);
 
+/* Information */
+const char *OSSL_PROVIDER_name(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
+
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 # endif
diff --git a/util/libcrypto.num b/util/libcrypto.num
index 1a8d91b2d6..3caf9b859c 100644
--- a/util/libcrypto.num
+++ b/util/libcrypto.num
@@ -4695,3 +4695,4 @@ EVP_MD_name                             4800	3_0_0	EXIST::FUNCTION:
 EVP_CIPHER_name                         4801	3_0_0	EXIST::FUNCTION:
 EVP_MD_provider                         4802	3_0_0	EXIST::FUNCTION:
 EVP_CIPHER_provider                     4803	3_0_0	EXIST::FUNCTION:
+OSSL_PROVIDER_name                      4804	3_0_0	EXIST::FUNCTION: