diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/interest.hpp b/include/ndn-cpp/interest.hpp
index f05d575..2c9688a 100644
--- a/include/ndn-cpp/interest.hpp
+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/interest.hpp
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@
   void 
   set(const struct ndn_Interest& interestStruct);
   
+  void
+  setName(const Name& name) { name_ = name; }
+  
   void 
   setMinSuffixComponents(int value) { minSuffixComponents_ = value; }