diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index dda5f5560..7e6ee6840 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -4737,6 +4737,11 @@ int rocksdb_livefiles_count(
   return static_cast<int>(lf->rep.size());
 }
 
+const char* rocksdb_livefiles_column_family_name(const rocksdb_livefiles_t* lf,
+                                                 int index) {
+  return lf->rep[index].column_family_name.c_str();
+}
+
 const char* rocksdb_livefiles_name(
   const rocksdb_livefiles_t* lf,
   int index) {
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index 37107e250..646ef2e8e 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -1995,6 +1995,8 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_fifo_compaction_options_destroy(
 
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API int rocksdb_livefiles_count(
     const rocksdb_livefiles_t*);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API const char* rocksdb_livefiles_column_family_name(
+    const rocksdb_livefiles_t*, int index);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API const char* rocksdb_livefiles_name(
     const rocksdb_livefiles_t*, int index);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API int rocksdb_livefiles_level(