diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 4275a9181d..030f203d26 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -2447,6 +2447,7 @@ UniValue getwalletinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "Returns an object containing various wallet state info.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "{\n"
+            "  \"walletname\": xxxxx,             (string) the wallet name\n"
             "  \"walletversion\": xxxxx,          (numeric) the wallet version\n"
             "  \"balance\": xxxxxxx,              (numeric) the total confirmed balance of the wallet in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "\n"
             "  \"unconfirmed_balance\": xxx,      (numeric) the total unconfirmed balance of the wallet in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "\n"
@@ -2469,6 +2470,7 @@ UniValue getwalletinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
     size_t kpExternalSize = pwallet->KeypoolCountExternalKeys();
+    obj.push_back(Pair("walletname", pwallet->GetName()));
     obj.push_back(Pair("walletversion", pwallet->GetVersion()));
     obj.push_back(Pair("balance",       ValueFromAmount(pwallet->GetBalance())));
     obj.push_back(Pair("unconfirmed_balance", ValueFromAmount(pwallet->GetUnconfirmedBalance())));