diff --git a/src/driver-etekcity.c b/src/driver-etekcity.c
index 831c5b56..67f099b5 100644
--- a/src/driver-etekcity.c
+++ b/src/driver-etekcity.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ etekcity_read_button(struct ratbag_button *button)
 				  button->index, button->profile->index,
 				  rc < 0 ? strerror(-rc) : "not read enough", rc);
 		} else {
-			ratbag_button_set_macro(button);
+			ratbag_button_set_macro(button, macro->name);
 			log_raw(device->ratbag,
 				"macro on button %d of profile %d is named '%s', and contains %d events:\n",
 				button->index, button->profile->index,
diff --git a/src/libratbag-private.h b/src/libratbag-private.h
index 8dd263a0..45e4a659 100644
--- a/src/libratbag-private.h
+++ b/src/libratbag-private.h
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ struct ratbag_macro_event {
 
 #define MAX_MACRO_EVENTS 64
 struct ratbag_macro {
-	const char *name;
-	const char *group;
+	char *name;
+	char *group;
 	struct ratbag_macro_event events[MAX_MACRO_EVENTS];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libratbag.c b/src/libratbag.c
index 0c240865..982a9914 100644
--- a/src/libratbag.c
+++ b/src/libratbag.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,11 @@ static void
 ratbag_button_destroy(struct ratbag_button *button)
 {
 	list_remove(&button->link);
-	if (button->action.macro)
+	if (button->action.macro) {
+		if (button->action.macro->name)
+			free(button->action.macro->name);
 		free(button->action.macro);
+	}
 	free(button);
 }
 
@@ -1288,16 +1291,20 @@ ratbag_resolution_get_user_data(const struct ratbag_resolution *ratbag_resolutio
 }
 
 LIBRATBAG_EXPORT int
-ratbag_button_set_macro(struct ratbag_button *button)
+ratbag_button_set_macro(struct ratbag_button *button, const char *name)
 {
 	struct ratbag_macro *macro;
 
 	if (!button->action.macro)
 		button->action.macro = zalloc(sizeof(*macro));
-	else
+	else {
+		if (button->action.macro->name)
+			free(button->action.macro->name);
 		memset(button->action.macro, 0, sizeof(*macro));
+	}
 
 	button->action.type = RATBAG_BUTTON_ACTION_TYPE_MACRO;
+	button->action.macro->name = name ? strdup(name) : NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1380,3 +1387,12 @@ ratbag_button_get_macro_event_timeout(struct ratbag_button *button, unsigned int
 
 	return macro->events[index].event.timeout;
 }
+
+LIBRATBAG_EXPORT const char *
+ratbag_button_get_macro_name(struct ratbag_button *button)
+{
+	if (button->action.type != RATBAG_BUTTON_ACTION_TYPE_MACRO)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return  button->action.macro->name;
+}
diff --git a/src/libratbag.h b/src/libratbag.h
index 11d50b38..f15c90f6 100644
--- a/src/libratbag.h
+++ b/src/libratbag.h
@@ -1269,6 +1269,22 @@ enum ratbag_macro_event_type {
 	RATBAG_MACRO_EVENT_WAIT,
 };
 
+/**
+ * @ingroup button
+ *
+ * If a button's action is @ref RATBAG_BUTTON_ACTION_TYPE_MACRO,
+ * this function returns the macro name.
+ *
+ * If the button's action type is not @ref RATBAG_BUTTON_ACTION_TYPE_MACRO,
+ * this function returns NULL.
+ *
+ * @param button A previously initialized ratbag button
+ *
+ * @return The name of the macro associated to the button.
+ */
+const char *
+ratbag_button_get_macro_name(struct ratbag_button *button);
+
 /**
  * @ingroup button
  *
@@ -1334,7 +1350,7 @@ ratbag_button_get_macro_event_timeout(struct ratbag_button *button, unsigned int
  * allocates the required memory to store the macro.
  */
 int
-ratbag_button_set_macro(struct ratbag_button *button);
+ratbag_button_set_macro(struct ratbag_button *button, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup button
diff --git a/src/libratbag.sym b/src/libratbag.sym
index 1b1cda5d..291f51b2 100644
--- a/src/libratbag.sym
+++ b/src/libratbag.sym
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ global:
 	ratbag_button_get_macro_event_type;
 	ratbag_button_get_macro_event_key;
 	ratbag_button_get_macro_event_timeout;
+	ratbag_button_get_macro_name;
 	ratbag_button_get_special;
 	ratbag_button_get_user_data;
 	ratbag_button_has_action_type;
diff --git a/tools/shared.c b/tools/shared.c
index 56273f42..280975fc 100644
--- a/tools/shared.c
+++ b/tools/shared.c
@@ -158,10 +158,13 @@ char *
 button_action_macro_to_str(struct ratbag_button *button)
 {
 	char str[4096] = {0};
+	const char *name;
 	int offset;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	offset = snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "macro:");
+	name = ratbag_button_get_macro_name(button);
+	offset = snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "macro \"%s\":",
+			  name ? name : "UNKNOWN");
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_MACRO_EVENTS; i++) {
 		enum ratbag_macro_event_type type = ratbag_button_get_macro_event_type(button, i);
 		int key = ratbag_button_get_macro_event_key(button, i);