diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed489d72..eac8dfd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The **"Breaking Changes"** listed below are changes that have been made in the d
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- Add `getMetatileBehaviorName` and `setMetatileBehaviorName` to the API.
 - Add `metatile_behaviors`, `num_primary_palettes`, and `num_secondary_palettes` to `constants` in the API.
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/docsrc/manual/scripting-capabilities.rst b/docsrc/manual/scripting-capabilities.rst
index 9507b048..fe47f67f 100644
--- a/docsrc/manual/scripting-capabilities.rst
+++ b/docsrc/manual/scripting-capabilities.rst
@@ -1069,6 +1069,26 @@ All tileset functions are callable via the global ``map`` object.
    :param behavior: the behavior
    :type behavior: number
 
+.. js:function:: map.getMetatileBehaviorName(metatileId)
+
+   Gets the behavior name for the specified metatile. Returns an empty string if the metatile's behavior value has no name.
+
+   :param metatileId: id of target metatile
+   :type metatileId: number
+   :returns: the behavior name
+   :rtype: string
+
+.. js:function:: map.setMetatileBehaviorName(metatileId, behavior)
+
+   Sets the behavior name for the specified metatile. Does nothing if there is no metatile behavior define with the specified name.
+
+   **Warning:** This function writes directly to the tileset. There is no undo for this.
+
+   :param metatileId: id of target metatile
+   :type metatileId: number
+   :param behavior: the behavior name
+   :type behavior: string
+
 .. js:function:: map.getMetatileAttributes(metatileId)
 
    Gets the raw attributes value for the specified metatile.
diff --git a/include/mainwindow.h b/include/mainwindow.h
index 8eb9cefb..bc6dface 100644
--- a/include/mainwindow.h
+++ b/include/mainwindow.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void setMetatileTerrainType(int metatileId, int terrainType);
     Q_INVOKABLE int getMetatileBehavior(int metatileId);
     Q_INVOKABLE void setMetatileBehavior(int metatileId, int behavior);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString getMetatileBehaviorName(int metatileId);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setMetatileBehaviorName(int metatileId, QString behavior);
     Q_INVOKABLE int getMetatileAttributes(int metatileId);
     Q_INVOKABLE void setMetatileAttributes(int metatileId, int attributes);
     Q_INVOKABLE QJSValue getMetatileTile(int metatileId, int tileIndex);
diff --git a/src/scriptapi/apimap.cpp b/src/scriptapi/apimap.cpp
index 6fb436d2..3741092e 100644
--- a/src/scriptapi/apimap.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptapi/apimap.cpp
@@ -687,6 +687,25 @@ void MainWindow::setMetatileBehavior(int metatileId, int behavior) {
     this->saveMetatileAttributesByMetatileId(metatileId);
 }
 
+QString MainWindow::getMetatileBehaviorName(int metatileId) {
+    Metatile * metatile = this->getMetatile(metatileId);
+    if (!metatile || !this->editor->project)
+        return QString();
+    return this->editor->project->metatileBehaviorMapInverse.value(metatile->behavior(), QString());
+}
+
+void MainWindow::setMetatileBehaviorName(int metatileId, QString behavior) {
+    Metatile * metatile = this->getMetatile(metatileId);
+    if (!metatile || !this->editor->project)
+        return;
+    if (!this->editor->project->metatileBehaviorMap.contains(behavior)) {
+        logError(QString("Unknown metatile behavior '%1'").arg(behavior));
+        return;
+    }
+    metatile->setBehavior(this->editor->project->metatileBehaviorMap.value(behavior));
+    this->saveMetatileAttributesByMetatileId(metatileId);
+}
+
 int MainWindow::getMetatileAttributes(int metatileId) {
     Metatile * metatile = this->getMetatile(metatileId);
     if (!metatile)