diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
index 7ad010ec1..c58ca3461 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeScene.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RuntimeScene.java,v 1.1 2001/11/12 20:56:56 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RuntimeScene.java,v 1.2 2002/06/20 22:10:55 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public interface RuntimeScene
      */
     public int getId ();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the human readable name of this scene.
+     */
+    public String getName ();
+
     /**
      * Returns the version number of this scene.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
index 8dde2db34..e349ceb61 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/RuntimeSceneImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RuntimeSceneImpl.java,v 1.1 2001/11/12 20:56:56 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RuntimeSceneImpl.java,v 1.2 2002/06/20 22:10:56 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ public class RuntimeSceneImpl implements RuntimeScene
         return _model.sceneId;
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited
+    public String getName ()
+    {
+        return _model.sceneName;
+    }
+
     // documentation inherited
     public int getVersion ()
     {