diff --git a/apidocs/openapi.yaml b/apidocs/openapi.yaml
index 167b032d896..c03442ce863 100644
--- a/apidocs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/apidocs/openapi.yaml
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ components:
     PathConf:
       type: object
       properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+
         # General
         source:
           type: string
diff --git a/internal/conf/conf_test.go b/internal/conf/conf_test.go
index d9fe00e96b2..729f05099fc 100644
--- a/internal/conf/conf_test.go
+++ b/internal/conf/conf_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func TestConfFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 		pa, ok := conf.Paths["cam1"]
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 		require.Equal(t, &Path{
+			Name:                       "cam1",
 			Source:                     "publisher",
 			SourceOnDemandStartTimeout: 10 * StringDuration(time.Second),
 			SourceOnDemandCloseAfter:   10 * StringDuration(time.Second),
diff --git a/internal/conf/path.go b/internal/conf/path.go
index 75e2f7cb8d5..e3f16d8b8ed 100644
--- a/internal/conf/path.go
+++ b/internal/conf/path.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ func srtCheckPassphrase(passphrase string) error {
 
 // Path is a path configuration.
 type Path struct {
-	Regexp *regexp.Regexp `json:"-"` // filled by Check()
+	Regexp *regexp.Regexp `json:"-"`    // filled by Check()
+	Name   string         `json:"name"` // filled by Check()
 
 	// General
 	Source                     string         `json:"source"`
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ func (pconf Path) Clone() *Path {
 }
 
 func (pconf *Path) check(conf *Conf, name string) error {
+	pconf.Name = name
+
 	switch {
 	case name == "all_others", name == "all":
 		pconf.Regexp = regexp.MustCompile("^.*$")
diff --git a/internal/core/api_test.go b/internal/core/api_test.go
index 41770870bd2..4c39bbd265a 100644
--- a/internal/core/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/api_test.go
@@ -255,8 +255,10 @@ func TestAPIConfigPathsList(t *testing.T) {
 	httpRequest(t, hc, http.MethodGet, "http://localhost:9997/v3/config/paths/list", nil, &out)
 	require.Equal(t, 2, out.ItemCount)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, out.PageCount)
+	require.Equal(t, "path1", out.Items[0]["name"])
 	require.Equal(t, "myuser1", out.Items[0]["readUser"])
 	require.Equal(t, "mypass1", out.Items[0]["readPass"])
+	require.Equal(t, "path2", out.Items[1]["name"])
 	require.Equal(t, "myuser2", out.Items[1]["readUser"])
 	require.Equal(t, "mypass2", out.Items[1]["readPass"])
 }
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ func TestAPIConfigPathsGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var out map[string]interface{}
 	httpRequest(t, hc, http.MethodGet, "http://localhost:9997/v3/config/paths/get/my/path", nil, &out)
+	require.Equal(t, "my/path", out["name"])
 	require.Equal(t, "myuser", out["readUser"])
 }