diff --git a/src/refobject.c b/src/refobject.c
index 12fc7aa7..243819bb 100644
--- a/src/refobject.c
+++ b/src/refobject.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define TO_BASE(x) ((refobject_base_t*)(x))
 #endif
 
-refobject_t     refobject_new(size_t len, refobject_free freecb, void *userdata)
+refobject_t     refobject_new(size_t len, refobject_free_t freecb, void *userdata, const char *name, refobject_t parent)
 {
     refobject_base_t *ret = NULL;
 
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ refobject_t     refobject_new(size_t len, refobject_free freecb, void *userdata)
 
     thread_mutex_create(&(ret->lock));
 
+    if (name) {
+        ret->name = strdup(name);
+        if (!ret->name) {
+            refobject_unref(ret);
+            return (refobject_t)(refobject_base_t*)NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (TO_BASE(parent) != NULL) {
+        if (refobject_ref(parent) != 0) {
+            refobject_unref(ret);
+            return (refobject_t)(refobject_base_t*)NULL;
+        }
+
+        ret->parent = parent;
+    }
+
     return (refobject_t)ret;
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +91,9 @@ int             refobject_unref(refobject_t self)
     if (base->userdata)
         free(base->userdata);
 
+    if (base->name)
+        free(base->name);
+
     thread_mutex_unlock(&(base->lock));
     thread_mutex_destroy(&(base->lock));
 
@@ -105,3 +125,31 @@ int             refobject_set_userdata(refobject_t self, void *userdata)
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+const char *    refobject_get_name(refobject_t self)
+{
+    const char *ret;
+
+    if (TO_BASE(self) == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    thread_mutex_lock(&(TO_BASE(self)->lock));
+    ret = TO_BASE(self)->name;
+    thread_mutex_unlock(&(TO_BASE(self)->lock));
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+refobject_t     refobject_get_parent(refobject_t self)
+{
+    refobject_t ret;
+
+    if (TO_BASE(self) == NULL)
+        return (refobject_t)(refobject_base_t*)NULL;
+
+    thread_mutex_lock(&(TO_BASE(self)->lock));
+    ret = TO_BASE(self)->parent;
+    thread_mutex_unlock(&(TO_BASE(self)->lock));
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/refobject.h b/src/refobject.h
index 4bb66050..4055a36d 100644
--- a/src/refobject.h
+++ b/src/refobject.h
@@ -14,19 +14,23 @@
 #include "icecasttypes.h"
 #include "compat.h"
 
-typedef void (*refobject_free)(refobject_t self, void **userdata);
+typedef void (*refobject_free_t)(refobject_t self, void **userdata);
 
 struct refobject_base_tag {
     size_t refc;
     mutex_t lock;
     void *userdata;
-    refobject_free freecb;
+    refobject_free_t freecb;
+    char *name;
+    refobject_t parent;
 };
 
-refobject_t     refobject_new(size_t len, refobject_free freecb, void *userdata);
+refobject_t     refobject_new(size_t len, refobject_free_t freecb, void *userdata, const char *name, refobject_t parent);
 int             refobject_ref(refobject_t self);
 int             refobject_unref(refobject_t self);
 void *          refobject_get_userdata(refobject_t self);
 int             refobject_set_userdata(refobject_t self, void *userdata);
+const char *    refobject_get_name(refobject_t self);
+refobject_t     refobject_get_parent(refobject_t self);
 
 #endif