diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer-plugin.h b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer-plugin.h
index 82ef9134..f1455d30 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer-plugin.h
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer-plugin.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ typedef struct
 
         void (*close_input_source)(ply_renderer_backend_t      *backend,
                                    ply_renderer_input_source_t *input_source);
+
+        const char * (*get_device_name)(ply_renderer_backend_t *backend);
 } ply_renderer_plugin_interface_t;
 
 #endif /* PLY_RENDERER_PLUGIN_H */
diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer.c b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer.c
index 16957d7f..b9059ef3 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer.c
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-renderer.c
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ ply_renderer_load_plugin (ply_renderer_t *renderer,
                 return false;
         }
 
+        if (renderer->plugin_interface->get_device_name != NULL) {
+                free (renderer->device_name);
+                renderer->device_name = strdup (renderer->plugin_interface->get_device_name (renderer->backend));
+        }
+
         return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/renderers/frame-buffer/plugin.c b/src/plugins/renderers/frame-buffer/plugin.c
index 418855ab..41ad6cdc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/renderers/frame-buffer/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/renderers/frame-buffer/plugin.c
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ open_device (ply_renderer_backend_t *backend)
         return true;
 }
 
+static const char *
+get_device_name (ply_renderer_backend_t *backend)
+{
+        return backend->device_name;
+}
+
 static void
 close_device (ply_renderer_backend_t *backend)
 {
@@ -732,7 +738,8 @@ ply_renderer_backend_get_interface (void)
                 .get_input_source             = get_input_source,
                 .open_input_source            = open_input_source,
                 .set_handler_for_input_source = set_handler_for_input_source,
-                .close_input_source           = close_input_source
+                .close_input_source           = close_input_source,
+                .get_device_name              = get_device_name
         };
 
         return &plugin_interface;