diff --git a/src/navigator/index.ts b/src/navigator/index.ts
index b1d4c864e..7971862ba 100644
--- a/src/navigator/index.ts
+++ b/src/navigator/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * * [setlocked](#setlocked)
  * * [isLocked](#islocked)
  * * [setName](#setname)
+ * * [getName](#getname)
  * * [getLayerData](#getlayerdata)
  *
  * [Page]: page.html
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ export default class LayerManager extends Module<typeof defaults> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Update the layer name state of the component.
+   * Update the layer name of the component.
    * @param {[Component]} component Component to update
    * @param {String} value New name
    */
@@ -232,6 +233,15 @@ export default class LayerManager extends Module<typeof defaults> {
     component.set('custom-name', value);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the layer name of the component.
+   * @param {[Component]} component
+   * @returns {String} Component layer name
+   */
+  getName(component: Component) {
+    return component.getName();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get layer data from a component.
    * @param {[Component]} component Component from which you want to read layer data.