diff --git a/src/util/json_parser.c b/src/util/json_parser.c
index 647b3ec72d4..9d3f418e168 100644
--- a/src/util/json_parser.c
+++ b/src/util/json_parser.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,12 @@ const json_value_t *json_object_prev_value(const json_value_t *val,
 	return &list_entry(pos->prev, json_member_t, list)->value;
 }
 
+const char *json_object_value_name(const json_value_t *val,
+								   const json_object_t *obj)
+{
+	return list_entry(val, json_member_t, value)->name;
+}
+
 static const json_value_t *__json_object_insert(const char *name,
 												int type, va_list ap,
 												struct list_head *pos,
diff --git a/src/util/json_parser.h b/src/util/json_parser.h
index 4f21ebd4f90..5ca97c75a3d 100644
--- a/src/util/json_parser.h
+++ b/src/util/json_parser.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ const char *json_object_prev_name(const char *name,
 								  const json_object_t *obj);
 const json_value_t *json_object_prev_value(const json_value_t *val,
 										   const json_object_t *obj);
+const char *json_object_value_name(const json_value_t *val,
+								   const json_object_t *obj);
 const json_value_t *json_object_append(json_object_t *obj,
 									   const char *name,
 									   int type, ...);