diff --git a/classes/Product.php b/classes/Product.php
index bc48efa6a..8c4ca7b62 100644
--- a/classes/Product.php
+++ b/classes/Product.php
@@ -3886,5 +3886,51 @@ class ProductCore extends ObjectModel
 		return $anchor;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name of a given product, in the given lang
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.5.0
+	 * @param int $id_product
+	 * @param int $id_product_attribute Optional
+	 * @param int $id_lang Optional
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function getProductName($id_product, $id_product_attribute = null, $id_lang = null)
+	{
+		// use the lang in the context if $id_lang is not defined
+		if (!$id_lang)
+			$id_lang = (int)Context::getContext()->language->id;
+
+		// creates the query object
+		$query = new DbQuery();
+
+		// selects different names, if it is a combination
+		if ($id_product_attribute)
+			$query->select('IFNULL(CONCAT(pl.name, \' : \', GROUP_CONCAT(agl.`name`, \' - \', al.name SEPARATOR \', \')),pl.name) as name');
+		else
+			$query->select('DISTINCT pl.name as name');
+
+		// queries different tables if it is a combination
+		if ($id_product_attribute)
+			$query->from('product_attribute pa');
+		else
+			$query->from('product_lang pl');
+
+		// adds joins & where clauses for combinations
+		if ($id_product_attribute)
+		{
+			$query->innerJoin('product_lang pl ON (pl.id_product = pa.id_product AND pl.id_lang = '.(int)$id_lang.')');
+			$query->leftJoin('product_attribute_combination pac ON (pac.id_product_attribute = pa.id_product_attribute)');
+			$query->leftJoin('attribute atr ON (atr.id_attribute = pac.id_attribute)');
+			$query->leftJoin('attribute_lang al ON (al.id_attribute = atr.id_attribute AND al.id_lang = '.(int)$id_lang.')');
+			$query->leftJoin('attribute_group_lang agl ON (agl.id_attribute_group = atr.id_attribute_group AND agl.id_lang = '.(int)$id_lang.')');
+			$query->where('pa.id_product = '.(int)$id_product.' AND pa.id_product_attribute = '.(int)$id_product_attribute);
+		}
+		else // or just adds a 'where' clause for a simple product
+			$query->where('pl.id_product = '.(int)$id_product);
+
+		return Db::getInstance()->getValue($query);
+	}
+
 }