diff --git a/project/interface.go b/project/interface.go
index 3356407c2..136904146 100644
--- a/project/interface.go
+++ b/project/interface.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type APIProject interface {
 	Load(bytes []byte) error
 	Containers(ctx context.Context, filter Filter, services ...string) ([]string, error)
 
+	GetName() string
 	GetServiceConfig(service string) (*config.ServiceConfig, bool)
 }
 
diff --git a/project/project.go b/project/project.go
index ef783120a..bb48d2b14 100644
--- a/project/project.go
+++ b/project/project.go
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ func (p *Project) Notify(eventType events.EventType, serviceName string, data ma
 	}
 }
 
+// GetName returns the name of the project.
+func (p *Project) GetName() string {
+	return p.Name
+}
+
 // GetServiceConfig looks up a service config for a given service name, returning the ServiceConfig
 // object and a bool flag indicating whether it was found
 func (p *Project) GetServiceConfig(name string) (*config.ServiceConfig, bool) {