diff --git a/src/calls-manager.c b/src/calls-manager.c
index d34c82b..2afd900 100644
--- a/src/calls-manager.c
+++ b/src/calls-manager.c
@@ -153,31 +153,6 @@ update_state_flags (CallsManager *self)
 }
 
 
-static CallsOrigin *
-lookup_origin_by_id (CallsManager *self,
-                     const char   *origin_id)
-{
-  uint n_origins;
-
-  g_assert (CALLS_IS_MANAGER (self));
-
-  if (!origin_id || !*origin_id)
-    goto out;
-
-  n_origins = g_list_model_get_n_items (G_LIST_MODEL (self->origins));
-  for (uint i = 0; i < n_origins; i++) {
-    g_autoptr (CallsOrigin) origin =
-      g_list_model_get_item (G_LIST_MODEL (self->origins), i);
-    g_autofree char *id = calls_origin_get_id (origin);
-
-    if (g_strcmp0 (id, origin_id) == 0)
-      return origin;
-  }
- out:
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-
 static void
 on_dial_protocol_activated (GSimpleAction *action,
                             GVariant      *parameter,
@@ -189,7 +164,7 @@ on_dial_protocol_activated (GSimpleAction *action,
   g_autofree char *origin_id = NULL;
 
   g_variant_get (parameter, "(ss)", &target, &origin_id);
-  origin = lookup_origin_by_id (self, origin_id);
+  origin = calls_manager_get_origin_by_id (self, origin_id);
 
   if (origin) {
     calls_origin_dial (origin, target);
@@ -1132,3 +1107,32 @@ calls_manager_get_settings (CallsManager *self)
 
   return self->settings;
 }
+
+/**
+ * calls_manager_get_origin_by_id:
+ * @self: The #CallsManager
+ * @origin_id: The id to use for the lookup
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): The #CallsOrigin if found, %NULL otherwise
+ */
+CallsOrigin *
+calls_manager_get_origin_by_id (CallsManager *self,
+                                const char   *origin_id)
+{
+  uint n_origins;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_MANAGER (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (origin_id && *origin_id, NULL);
+
+  n_origins = g_list_model_get_n_items (G_LIST_MODEL (self->origins));
+  for (uint i = 0; i < n_origins; i++) {
+    g_autoptr (CallsOrigin) origin =
+      g_list_model_get_item (G_LIST_MODEL (self->origins), i);
+    g_autofree char *id = calls_origin_get_id (origin);
+
+    if (g_strcmp0 (id, origin_id) == 0)
+      return origin;
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/calls-manager.h b/src/calls-manager.h
index 0e33def..9d1c986 100644
--- a/src/calls-manager.h
+++ b/src/calls-manager.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ GListModel            *calls_manager_get_origins              (CallsManager *sel
 GList                 *calls_manager_get_calls                (CallsManager *self);
 GListModel            *calls_manager_get_suitable_origins     (CallsManager *self,
                                                                const char   *target);
+CallsOrigin           *calls_manager_get_origin_by_id         (CallsManager *self,
+                                                               const char   *origin_id);
 const gchar           *calls_manager_get_contact_name         (CallsCall    *call);
 gboolean               calls_manager_has_active_call          (CallsManager *self);
 void                   calls_manager_hang_up_all_calls        (CallsManager *self);
diff --git a/src/calls-ui-call-data.c b/src/calls-ui-call-data.c
index 80432f4..b6ae061 100644
--- a/src/calls-ui-call-data.c
+++ b/src/calls-ui-call-data.c
@@ -714,6 +714,28 @@ calls_ui_call_data_get_origin_id (CallsUiCallData *self)
   return self->origin_id;
 }
 
+/**
+ * calls_ui_call_data_dup_origin_name:
+ * @self: a #CallsUiCallData
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): The name of the origin this call was placed from
+ * or %NULL, if unknown.
+ */
+char *
+calls_ui_call_data_dup_origin_name (CallsUiCallData *self)
+{
+  CallsOrigin *origin;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_UI_CALL_DATA (self), NULL);
+
+  origin = calls_manager_get_origin_by_id (calls_manager_get_default (),
+                                           self->origin_id);
+
+  if (origin)
+    return calls_origin_get_name (origin);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * calls_call_state_to_cui_call_state:
  * @state: A #CallsCallState
diff --git a/src/calls-ui-call-data.h b/src/calls-ui-call-data.h
index 018fa84..4e1d5ad 100644
--- a/src/calls-ui-call-data.h
+++ b/src/calls-ui-call-data.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ gboolean                 calls_ui_call_data_get_silenced      (CallsUiCallData *
 gboolean                 calls_ui_call_data_get_ui_active     (CallsUiCallData *self);
 CallsCallType            calls_ui_call_data_get_call_type     (CallsUiCallData *self);
 const char              *calls_ui_call_data_get_origin_id     (CallsUiCallData *self);
+char                    *calls_ui_call_data_dup_origin_name   (CallsUiCallData *self);
 
 CuiCallState             calls_call_state_to_cui_call_state   (CallsCallState   state);