diff --git a/common/util.c b/common/util.c
index 983f7141b..e2603d96a 100644
--- a/common/util.c
+++ b/common/util.c
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ compute_new_value_from_arg(const char *arg, double current_value)
 }
 
 /** Lookup for a function pointer from its name
- * in the given name_func_link_t list
- * \param funcname Function name
- * \param list Function and name link list
- * \return function pointer
+ * in the given name_func_link_t list.
+ * \param funcname Function name.
+ * \param list Function and name link list.
+ * \return Function pointer.
  */
 void *
 name_func_lookup(const char *funcname, const name_func_link_t *list)
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ name_func_lookup(const char *funcname, const name_func_link_t *list)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/** Lookup for a function name from its pointer
+ * in the given name_func_link_t list.
+ * \param funcp Function pointer.
+ * \param list Function and name link list.
+ * \return Name of the function.
+ */
+const char *
+name_func_rlookup(void * funcp, const name_func_link_t *list)
+{
+    int i;
+    
+    if(funcp && list)
+        for(i = 0; list[i].name; i++)
+            if(funcp == list[i].func)
+                return list[i].name;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 position_t
 position_get_from_str(const char *pos)
 {
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index af0bc9a5b..e291b91a0 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ char * position_to_str(position_t);
 fuzzy_t fuzzy_get_from_str(const char *);
 double compute_new_value_from_arg(const char *, double);
 void *name_func_lookup(const char *, const name_func_link_t *);
+const char * name_func_rlookup(void *, const name_func_link_t *);
 void a_exec(const char *);
 
 #endif