diff --git a/src/security/security_manager.c b/src/security/security_manager.c
index c82ef1449f26b5817bb9f905ff529a348ff4cea8..2a044abc99cc15ae83ca94223eedf1d39c081ce2 100644
--- a/src/security/security_manager.c
+++ b/src/security/security_manager.c
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ virSecurityManagerGetVirtDriver(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr)
 }
 
 
+const char *
+virSecurityManagerGetDriver(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr)
+{
+    return mgr->drv->name;
+}
+
+
 const char *
 virSecurityManagerGetDOI(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr)
 {
diff --git a/src/security/security_manager.h b/src/security/security_manager.h
index 306de9297871567d978ad0df6d21be00409f1706..f835356b7e177d1a552f9bdd12d2a60fd7c9e78e 100644
--- a/src/security/security_manager.h
+++ b/src/security/security_manager.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void virSecurityManagerTransactionAbort(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);
 
 void *virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);
 
+const char *virSecurityManagerGetDriver(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);
 const char *virSecurityManagerGetVirtDriver(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);
 const char *virSecurityManagerGetDOI(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);
 const char *virSecurityManagerGetModel(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr);