diff --git a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
index 5775e82c4e..c66507fe8f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *qemu_plugin_get_hwaddr(qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info,
 bool qemu_plugin_hwaddr_is_io(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *haddr);
 uint64_t qemu_plugin_hwaddr_device_offset(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *haddr);
 
+/*
+ * Returns a string representing the device. The string is valid for
+ * the lifetime of the plugin.
+ */
+const char *qemu_plugin_hwaddr_device_name(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *h);
+
 typedef void
 (*qemu_plugin_vcpu_mem_cb_t)(unsigned int vcpu_index,
                              qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info, uint64_t vaddr,
diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
index bbdc5a4eb4..5dc8e6f934 100644
--- a/plugins/api.c
+++ b/plugins/api.c
@@ -303,6 +303,26 @@ uint64_t qemu_plugin_hwaddr_device_offset(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *haddr
     return 0;
 }
 
+const char *qemu_plugin_hwaddr_device_name(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *h)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+    if (h && h->is_io) {
+        MemoryRegionSection *mrs = h->v.io.section;
+        if (!mrs->mr->name) {
+            unsigned long maddr = 0xffffffff & (uintptr_t) mrs->mr;
+            g_autofree char *temp = g_strdup_printf("anon%08lx", maddr);
+            return g_intern_string(temp);
+        } else {
+            return g_intern_string(mrs->mr->name);
+        }
+    } else {
+        return g_intern_static_string("RAM");
+    }
+#else
+    return g_intern_static_string("Invalid");
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Queries to the number and potential maximum number of vCPUs there
  * will be. This helps the plugin dimension per-vcpu arrays.