diff --git a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 7adf8e1a4e..53089a946b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -184,6 +184,38 @@ function has_nav_menu( $location ) {
 	return apply_filters( 'has_nav_menu', $has_nav_menu, $location );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the name of a navigation menu.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param string $location Menu location identifier.
+ * @return string Menu name.
+ */
+function wp_get_nav_menu_name( $location ) {
+	$menu_name = '';
+
+	$locations = get_nav_menu_locations();
+
+	if ( isset( $locations[ $location ] ) ) {
+		$menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $locations[ $location ] );
+
+		if ( $menu && $menu->name ) {
+			$menu_name = $menu->name;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the navigation menu name being returned.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $menu_name Menu name.
+	 * @param string $location  Menu location identifier.
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_nav_menu_name', $menu_name, $location );
+}
+
 /**
  * Determines whether the given ID is a nav menu item.
  *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
index 91a68ce64a..47194f5222 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
@@ -158,6 +158,25 @@ class Test_Nav_Menus extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals( $t, $menu_items[0]->object_id );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 13910
+	 */
+	function test_wp_get_nav_menu_name() {
+		// Register a nav menu location.
+		register_nav_menu( 'primary', 'Primary Navigation' );
+
+		// Create a menu with a title.
+		$menu = wp_create_nav_menu( 'My Menu' );
+
+		// Assign the menu to the `primary` location.
+		$locations = get_nav_menu_locations();
+		$menu_obj = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $menu );
+		$locations['primary'] = $menu_obj->term_id;
+		set_theme_mod( 'nav_menu_locations', $locations );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 'My Menu', wp_get_nav_menu_name( 'primary' ) );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 29460
 	 */