diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
index 06822d4db6..31c505000e 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
@@ -1286,10 +1286,28 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool eolian_class_dtor_enable_get(const Eolian_Class *klass);
  *
  * You have to delete the stringshare manually.
  *
+ * @see eolian_class_c_name_get
+ *
  * @ingroup Eolian
  */
 EAPI Eina_Stringshare *eolian_class_c_get_function_name_get(const Eolian_Class *klass);
 
+/*
+ * @brief Get the C name of the class.
+ *
+ * @param[in] klass the class
+ * @return the C name
+ *
+ * The C name is the name of the macro the class is accessed through, in format
+ * CLASS_NAME_SUFFIX where SUFFIX is CLASS, MIXIN or INTERFACE. You're responsible
+ * for the stringshare afterwards.
+ *
+ * @see eolian_class_c_get_function_name_get
+ *
+ * @ingroup Eolian
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Stringshare *eolian_class_c_name_get(const Eolian_Class *klass);
+
 /*
  * @brief Get an alias type declaration by name. Supports namespaces.
  *
diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/database_class_api.c b/src/lib/eolian/database_class_api.c
index 30ebc6a699..244d33daec 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/database_class_api.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/database_class_api.c
@@ -210,3 +210,32 @@ eolian_class_c_get_function_name_get(const Eolian_Class *cl)
    eina_strbuf_free(buf);
    return ret;
 }
+
+EAPI Eina_Stringshare *
+eolian_class_c_name_get(const Eolian_Class *cl)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(cl, NULL);
+   Eina_Stringshare *ret;
+   Eina_Strbuf *buf = eina_strbuf_new();
+   char *bufp;
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, cl->full_name);
+   switch (cl->type)
+     {
+      case EOLIAN_CLASS_INTERFACE:
+        eina_strbuf_append(buf, "_INTERFACE");
+        break;
+      case EOLIAN_CLASS_MIXIN:
+        eina_strbuf_append(buf, "_MIXIN");
+        break;
+      default:
+        eina_strbuf_append(buf, "_CLASS");
+        break;
+     }
+   eina_strbuf_replace_all(buf, ".", "_");
+   bufp = eina_strbuf_string_steal(buf);
+   eina_str_toupper(&bufp);
+   ret = eina_stringshare_add(bufp);
+   free(bufp);
+   eina_strbuf_free(buf);
+   return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c b/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
index d10dcdd087..fa2abee06b 100644
--- a/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
+++ b/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ START_TEST(eolian_simple_parsing)
    fail_if(strcmp(string, "class_simple_class_get"));
    eina_stringshare_del(string);
 
+   /* c name */
+   fail_if(!(string = eolian_class_c_name_get(class)));
+   fail_if(strcmp(string, "CLASS_SIMPLE_CLASS"));
+   eina_stringshare_del(string);
+
    /* Property */
    fail_if(!(fid = eolian_class_function_get_by_name(class, "a", EOLIAN_PROPERTY)));
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_function_name_get(fid), "a"));