diff --git a/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.h b/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.h
index 1c825c1502af..a25824cad602 100644
--- a/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.h
+++ b/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ class Symbol {
   std::vector<std::string> ListOutputs() const;
   /*! \return get the descriptions of auxiliary data for this symbol */
   std::vector<std::string> ListAuxiliaryStates() const;
+  /*! \return get the name of the symbol */
+  std::string GetName() const;
   /*!
   * \brief infer and construct all the arrays to bind to executor by providing
   * some known arrays.
diff --git a/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.hpp b/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.hpp
index 11590fad6041..b82e060ca8da 100644
--- a/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.hpp
+++ b/cpp-package/include/mxnet-cpp/symbol.hpp
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ inline std::vector<std::string> Symbol::ListAuxiliaryStates() const {
   return ret;
 }
 
+inline std::string Symbol::GetName() const {
+  int success;
+  const char* out_name;
+  CHECK_EQ(MXSymbolGetName(GetHandle(), &out_name, &success), 0);
+  CHECK_EQ(success, 1);
+  return std::string(out_name);
+}
+
 inline void Symbol::InferShape(
     const std::map<std::string, std::vector<mx_uint> > &arg_shapes,
     std::vector<std::vector<mx_uint> > *in_shape,