diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index b85094d91..00d9caf10 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -2742,6 +2742,7 @@ void VersionSet::GetLiveFilesMetaData(std::vector<LiveFileMetaData>* metadata) {
     for (int level = 0; level < cfd->NumberLevels(); level++) {
       for (const auto& file : cfd->current()->files_[level]) {
         LiveFileMetaData filemetadata;
+        filemetadata.column_family_name = cfd->GetName();
         filemetadata.name = TableFileName("", file->number);
         filemetadata.level = level;
         filemetadata.size = file->file_size;
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/db.h b/include/rocksdb/db.h
index 158864715..a0cbc9f8c 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/db.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class Env;
 
 // Metadata associated with each SST file.
 struct LiveFileMetaData {
-  std::string name;        // Name of the file
+  std::string column_family_name;  // Name of the column family
+  std::string name;                // Name of the file
   int level;               // Level at which this file resides.
   size_t size;             // File size in bytes.
   std::string smallestkey; // Smallest user defined key in the file.