diff --git a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
index 711409b421..e1199ca990 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ struct switch_file_handle {
 	switch_event_t *params;
 	uint32_t cur_channels;
 	uint32_t cur_samplerate;
+	char *stream_name;
 };
 
 /*! \brief Abstract interface to an asr module */
diff --git a/src/switch_core_file.c b/src/switch_core_file.c
index 547f643f0c..ca29b03bf2 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_file.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_file.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_perform_file_open(const char *file,
 		switch_copy_string(stream_name, file_path, (rhs + 1) - file_path);
 		ext = stream_name;
 		file_path = rhs + 3;
+		fh->stream_name = switch_core_strdup(fh->memory_pool, stream_name);
 		fh->file_path = switch_core_strdup(fh->memory_pool, file_path);
 		is_stream = 1;
 	} else {