diff --git a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/CookieStickySessions.cs b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/CookieStickySessions.cs
index 775ed7ce..2429e158 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/CookieStickySessions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/CookieStickySessions.cs
@@ -84,5 +84,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers
         public void Release(ServiceHostAndPort hostAndPort)
         {
         }
+
+        public string Name => GetType().Name;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/ILoadBalancer.cs b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/ILoadBalancer.cs
index 4f8ec2b7..6d74b686 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/ILoadBalancer.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/ILoadBalancer.cs
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers
         Task<Response<ServiceHostAndPort>> Lease(DownstreamContext context);
 
         void Release(ServiceHostAndPort hostAndPort);
+
+        string Name { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/LeastConnection.cs b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/LeastConnection.cs
index ee7c0fdd..24d953e2 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/LeastConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/LeastConnection.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers
             }
         }
 
+        public string Name => GetType().Name;
+
         private Lease AddConnection(Lease lease)
         {
             return new Lease(lease.HostAndPort, lease.Connections + 1);
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/NoLoadBalancer.cs b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/NoLoadBalancer.cs
index 112fd5bb..becf96b6 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/NoLoadBalancer.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/NoLoadBalancer.cs
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers
         public void Release(ServiceHostAndPort hostAndPort)
         {
         }
+
+        public string Name => GetType().Name;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/RoundRobin.cs b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/RoundRobin.cs
index 3500efe0..6be24f71 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/RoundRobin.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancers/RoundRobin.cs
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.LoadBalancer.LoadBalancers
         public void Release(ServiceHostAndPort hostAndPort)
         {
         }
+
+        public string Name => GetType().Name;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancerHouseTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancerHouseTests.cs
index 57252b2b..6f5a50c1 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancerHouseTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/LoadBalancer/LoadBalancerHouseTests.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.LoadBalancer
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
+
+            public string Name => GetType().Name;
         }
 
         private class FakeRoundRobinLoadBalancer : ILoadBalancer
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.LoadBalancer
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
+
+            public string Name => GetType().Name;
         }
     }
 }