3 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 8d260f0..47f9c7e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ class MesonMain(InterpreterObject):
                              'add_postconf_script' : self.add_postconf_script_method,
                              'install_dependency_manifest': self.install_dependency_manifest_method,
                              'project_version': self.project_version_method,
+                             'project_name' : self.project_name_method,
                             })
 
     def add_install_script_method(self, args, kwargs):
@@ -933,6 +934,9 @@ class MesonMain(InterpreterObject):
     def project_version_method(self, args, kwargs):
         return self.build.dep_manifest[self.interpreter.active_projectname]['version']
 
+    def project_name_method(self, args, kwargs):
+        return self.interpreter.active_projectname
+
 class Interpreter():
 
     def __init__(self, build, backend, subproject='', subdir='', subproject_dir='subprojects'):
diff --git a/test cases/common/49 subproject/meson.build b/test cases/common/49 subproject/meson.build
index 1e05ddf..c6ec116 100644
--- a/test cases/common/49 subproject/meson.build
+++ b/test cases/common/49 subproject/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ project('subproj user', 'c',
   version : '2.3.4',
   license : 'mylicense')
 
+assert(meson.project_name() == 'subproj user', 'Incorrect project name')
+
 sub = subproject('sublib', version : '1.0.0')
 
 if meson.project_version() != '2.3.4'
diff --git a/test cases/common/49 subproject/subprojects/sublib/meson.build b/test cases/common/49 subproject/subprojects/sublib/meson.build
index 3da031b..269f815 100644
--- a/test cases/common/49 subproject/subprojects/sublib/meson.build
+++ b/test cases/common/49 subproject/subprojects/sublib/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ if not meson.is_subproject()
   error('Claimed to be master project even though we are a subproject.')
 endif
 
+assert(meson.project_name() == 'subproject', 'Incorrect subproject name')
+
 if meson.project_version() != '1.0.0'
   error('Incorrect version string in subproject.')
 endif