diff --git a/include/net/tap.h b/include/net/tap.h
index a994f20..c3eb85a 100644
--- a/include/net/tap.h
+++ b/include/net/tap.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void tap_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn,
 void tap_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
 int tap_enable(NetClientState *nc);
 int tap_disable(NetClientState *nc);
+int tap_get_ifname(NetClientState *nc, char *ifname);
 
 int tap_get_fd(NetClientState *nc);
 
diff --git a/net/tap-aix.c b/net/tap-aix.c
index 66e0574..0e1eac3 100644
--- a/net/tap-aix.c
+++ b/net/tap-aix.c
@@ -69,3 +69,8 @@ int tap_fd_disable(int fd)
 {
     return -1;
 }
+
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/tap-bsd.c b/net/tap-bsd.c
index 5ed2d16..4f22109 100644
--- a/net/tap-bsd.c
+++ b/net/tap-bsd.c
@@ -155,3 +155,8 @@ int tap_fd_disable(int fd)
 {
     return -1;
 }
+
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/tap-haiku.c b/net/tap-haiku.c
index 0f1b1fe..b3b5fbb 100644
--- a/net/tap-haiku.c
+++ b/net/tap-haiku.c
@@ -69,3 +69,8 @@ int tap_fd_disable(int fd)
 {
     return -1;
 }
+
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index 42376cc..3b21662 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -260,3 +260,17 @@ int tap_fd_disable(int fd)
 
     return ret;
 }
+
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname)
+{
+    struct ifreq ifr;
+
+    if (ioctl(fd, TUNGETIFF, &ifr) != 0) {
+        error_report("TUNGETIFF ioctl() failed: %s",
+                     strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    pstrcpy(ifname, sizeof(ifr.ifr_name), ifr.ifr_name);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/net/tap-solaris.c b/net/tap-solaris.c
index cc08e9e..214d95e 100644
--- a/net/tap-solaris.c
+++ b/net/tap-solaris.c
@@ -235,3 +235,8 @@ int tap_fd_disable(int fd)
 {
     return -1;
 }
+
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
diff --git a/net/tap_int.h b/net/tap_int.h
index ca1c21b..125f83d 100644
--- a/net/tap_int.h
+++ b/net/tap_int.h
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn, int ufo);
 void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
 int tap_fd_enable(int fd);
 int tap_fd_disable(int fd);
+int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_TAP_H */