diff --git a/script.c b/script.c
index 5b2cc9c6..3dfa8e46 100644
--- a/script.c
+++ b/script.c
@@ -522,3 +522,42 @@
         return 0;
       }
    }   
+/*----------------------- get object descriptor name -------------------------------
+  get the name of the object descriptor
+*/
+  
+  int SICSDescriptor(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
+               int argc, char *argv[])
+  {
+     CommandList *pCom = NULL;
+     Dummy *pDum = NULL;
+     char pBueffel[132];
+     
+     
+     assert(pCon);
+     assert(pSics);
+     
+     /* is there a parameter anyway */
+     if(argc < 2)
+     {
+       SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: no object specified!",eError);
+       return 0;
+     }
+     
+     pCom = FindCommand(pSics,argv[1]);
+     if(pCom)
+     {
+       pDum = (Dummy *)pCom->pData;
+       if(pDum)
+       {
+         SCWrite(pCon,pDum->pDescriptor->name,eValue);
+         return 1;
+       }
+       SCWrite(pCon,"empty",eValue);
+       return 1;
+     }
+      
+     SCWrite(pCon,"notfound",eValue);
+     return 1; 
+  }             
+               
diff --git a/script.h b/script.h
index e88e086f..29cbafad 100644
--- a/script.h
+++ b/script.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    int SicsPrompt(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
                   int argc, char *argv[]);                    
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+   int SICSDescriptor(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
+                  int argc, char *argv[]);
 #endif