diff --git a/common/include/villas/log.hpp b/common/include/villas/log.hpp
index a1a4d6e9c..4ab1d4853 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/log.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/log.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
 	void setLevel(const std::string &lvl);
 
 	Level getLevel() const;
+	std::string getLevelName() const;
 };
 
 } // namespace villas
diff --git a/common/lib/log.cpp b/common/lib/log.cpp
index 288d1e1ee..a284ac028 100644
--- a/common/lib/log.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/log.cpp
@@ -161,3 +161,8 @@ Log::Level Log::getLevel() const
 {
 	return level;
 }
+
+std::string Log::getLevelName() const
+{
+	return std::string(spdlog::level::to_c_str(level));
+}