diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index bdf64f557..8e1bdcfc2 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -5577,10 +5577,14 @@ void linphone_core_set_preferred_video_size_by_name(LinphoneCore *lc, const char
  *
  * @ingroup media_parameters
 **/
-MSVideoSize linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size(LinphoneCore *lc){
+MSVideoSize linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size(const LinphoneCore *lc){
 	return lc->video_conf.vsize;
 }
 
+char * linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size_name(const LinphoneCore *lc) {
+	return ms_strdup(video_size_get_name(lc->video_conf.vsize));
+}
+
 /**
  * Set the preferred frame rate for video.
  * Based on the available bandwidth constraints and network conditions, the video encoder
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index c35b7187a..99fe701ea 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -2627,7 +2627,14 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_preferred_video_size(LinphoneCore *lc, MS
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_preview_video_size(LinphoneCore *lc, MSVideoSize vsize);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_preview_video_size_by_name(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *name);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC MSVideoSize linphone_core_get_preview_video_size(const LinphoneCore *lc);
-LINPHONE_PUBLIC MSVideoSize linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size(LinphoneCore *lc);
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC MSVideoSize linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size(const LinphoneCore *lc);
+
+/**
+ * Get the name of the current preferred video size for sending.
+ * @param[in] lc #LinphoneCore object.
+ * @returns A string containing the name of the current preferred video size (to be freed with ms_free()).
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC char * linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size_name(const LinphoneCore *lc);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_preferred_video_size_by_name(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *name);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_preferred_framerate(LinphoneCore *lc, float fps);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC float linphone_core_get_preferred_framerate(LinphoneCore *lc);