diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index c7c295c9..3e1fcaae 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,21 @@ qboolean COM_IsSafeFileToDownload( const char *filename )
 	return true;
 }
 
+const char *COM_GetResourceTypeName( resourcetype_t restype )
+{
+	switch( restype )
+	{
+		case t_decal: return "decal";
+		case t_eventscript: return "eventscript";
+		case t_generic: return "generic";
+		case t_model: return "model";
+		case t_skin: return "skin";
+		case t_sound: return "sound";
+		case t_world: return "world";
+		default: return "unknown";
+	}
+}
+
 char *_copystring( poolhandle_t mempool, const char *s, const char *filename, int fileline )
 {
 	char	*b;
diff --git a/engine/common/common.h b/engine/common/common.h
index 7835891d..10e1b06c 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.h
+++ b/engine/common/common.h
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ void COM_HexConvert( const char *pszInput, int nInputLength, byte *pOutput );
 int COM_SaveFile( const char *filename, const void *data, int len );
 byte* COM_LoadFileForMe( const char *filename, int *pLength );
 qboolean COM_IsSafeFileToDownload( const char *filename );
+const char *COM_GetResourceTypeName( resourcetype_t restype );
 cvar_t *pfnCVarGetPointer( const char *szVarName );
 int pfnDrawConsoleString( int x, int y, char *string );
 void pfnDrawSetTextColor( float r, float g, float b );