diff --git a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.cc b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.cc
index eae5d2a2a5..6f18e8d45f 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.cc
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ OSC::register_callbacks()
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/surface/list"), "f", surface_list);
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/add_marker"), "", add_marker);
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/add_marker"), "f", add_marker);
+		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/add_marker"), "s", add_marker_name);
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/access_action"), "s", access_action);
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/loop_toggle"), "", loop_toggle);
 		REGISTER_CALLBACK (serv, X_("/loop_toggle"), "f", loop_toggle);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.h b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.h
index dfa830c240..477d22c350 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc.h
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ class OSC : public ARDOUR::ControlProtocol, public AbstractUI<OSCUIRequest>
 	void transport_speed (lo_message msg);
 	void record_enabled (lo_message msg);
 
+	void add_marker_name(const std::string &markername) {
+		add_marker(markername);
+	}
+
 	// cue
 	Sorted cue_get_sorted_stripables(boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable> aux, uint32_t id, lo_message msg);
 	int cue_parse (const char *path, const char* types, lo_arg **argv, int argc, lo_message msg);
@@ -482,6 +486,7 @@ class OSC : public ARDOUR::ControlProtocol, public AbstractUI<OSCUIRequest>
 	}
 
 	PATH_CALLBACK1(set_transport_speed,f,);
+	PATH_CALLBACK1(add_marker_name,s,&);
 	PATH_CALLBACK1(access_action,s,&);
 
 	PATH_CALLBACK1(jump_by_bars,f,);