diff --git a/interface.c b/interface.c
index 662552d..3811679 100644
--- a/interface.c
+++ b/interface.c
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ const char *interface_name(struct interface *iface)
 {
 	return iface->name;
 }
+
+void interface_set_name(struct interface *iface, const char *name)
+{
+	strncpy(iface->name, name, MAX_IFNAME_SIZE);
+}
diff --git a/interface.h b/interface.h
index 371185d..5f449ae 100644
--- a/interface.h
+++ b/interface.h
@@ -53,5 +53,11 @@ const char *interface_label(struct interface *iface);
  */
 const char *interface_name(struct interface *iface);
 
-#endif
+/**
+ * Set the name of a given interface.
+ * @param iface  The interface of interest.
+ * @param name   The desired name for the interface.
+ */
+void interface_set_name(struct interface *iface, const char *name);
 
+#endif