diff --git a/src/values/enums.rs b/src/values/enums.rs
index 875a547347c..969b499e73d 100644
--- a/src/values/enums.rs
+++ b/src/values/enums.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::values::{
 };
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 
 use super::AnyValue;
@@ -231,6 +232,18 @@ impl<'ctx> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Get the name of the `BasicValueEnum`.
+    pub fn get_name(&self) -> &CStr {
+        match self {
+            BasicValueEnum::ArrayValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+            BasicValueEnum::IntValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+            BasicValueEnum::FloatValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+            BasicValueEnum::PointerValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+            BasicValueEnum::StructValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+            BasicValueEnum::VectorValue(v) => v.get_name(),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Set name of the `BasicValueEnum`.
     pub fn set_name(&self, name: &str) {
         match self {