diff --git a/python/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.sip b/python/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.sip
index 0aa9c61980c..6db8fc3cc88 100644
--- a/python/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.sip
+++ b/python/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.sip
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class QgsComposerAttributeTableV2 : QgsComposerTableV2
 
     QgsComposerAttributeTableV2( QgsComposition* composition /TransferThis/, bool createUndoCommands );
     ~QgsComposerAttributeTableV2();
+    
+    virtual QString displayName() const;
 
     /**Writes properties specific to attribute tables
      * @param elem an existing QDomElement in which to store the attribute table's properties.
diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.cpp b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.cpp
index 3dcb9fbeb7e..917481b3dd5 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.cpp
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ QgsComposerAttributeTableV2::~QgsComposerAttributeTableV2()
 {
 }
 
+QString QgsComposerAttributeTableV2::displayName() const
+{
+  return tr( "<attribute table>" );
+}
+
 void QgsComposerAttributeTableV2::setVectorLayer( QgsVectorLayer* layer )
 {
   if ( layer == mVectorLayer )
diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.h b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.h
index be5299638a3..90af76b46ce 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.h
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetablev2.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposerAttributeTableV2: public QgsComposerTableV2
     QgsComposerAttributeTableV2( QgsComposition* composition, bool createUndoCommands );
     ~QgsComposerAttributeTableV2();
 
+    virtual QString displayName() const;
+
     /**Writes properties specific to attribute tables
      * @param elem an existing QDomElement in which to store the attribute table's properties.
      * @param doc QDomDocument for the destination xml.