diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
index b3f0c376a6..894c4298aa 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ public:
 			m_Unit->SetEntitySelection(key, selection);
 	}
 
+	virtual std::string GetAnimationName()
+	{
+		return m_AnimName;
+	}
+
 	virtual void SelectAnimation(const std::string& name, bool once, fixed speed, const std::wstring& soundgroup)
 	{
 		m_AnimRunThreshold = fixed::Zero();
diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.cpp
index 5f96630929..a0f1854aab 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 BEGIN_INTERFACE_WRAPPER(Visual)
 DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD_2("SetVariant", void, ICmpVisual, SetVariant, CStr, CStr)
+DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD_0("GetAnimationName", std::string, ICmpVisual, GetAnimationName)
 DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD_4("SelectAnimation", void, ICmpVisual, SelectAnimation, std::string, bool, fixed, std::wstring)
 DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD_1("SelectMovementAnimation", void, ICmpVisual, SelectMovementAnimation, fixed)
 DEFINE_INTERFACE_METHOD_1("ResetMoveAnimation", void, ICmpVisual, ResetMoveAnimation, std::string)
diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.h b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.h
index e135fc1a19..12d08f13b7 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/ICmpVisual.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void SetVariant(const CStr& key, const CStr& selection) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the currently played animation.
+	 */
+	virtual std::string GetAnimationName() = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * Start playing the given animation. If there are multiple possible animations then it will
 	 * pick one at random (not network-synchronised).