diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
index a165b5e69..8844d2c6c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     void CVariant::convertFromJson(const QJsonObject &json)
     {
+        // Remark: Names "type" and "value" are also used for drag and drop
+        // Changing the names here requires the change for drag and drop too
         QString typeName = json.value("type").toString();
         int typeId = QMetaType::type(qPrintable(typeName));
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.h b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
index 28bb856b9..741eeb2d3 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
@@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 Private::MetaTypeHelper<Derived>::maybeRegisterMetaType();
             }
 
-            //! Returns the Qt meta type ID of this object.
+            //! Returns the Qt meta type ID of this object
+            //! \remark for CVariant this returns the id of CVariant, not of the encapsulated object. valueVariant.userType()` returns metatype of the contained object
             int getMetaTypeId() const
             {
                 return Private::MetaTypeHelper<Derived>::maybeGetMetaTypeId();
             }
 
+            //! Class name
+            QString getClassName() const
+            {
+                return QMetaType::typeName(getMetaTypeId());
+            }
+
             //! Returns true if this object is an instance of the class with the given meta type ID, or one of its subclasses.
             bool isA(int metaTypeId) const
             {
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 #       define BLACKMISC_DECLARE_USING_MIXIN_METATYPE(DERIVED)                  \
             using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<DERIVED>::registerMetadata;      \
             using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<DERIVED>::getMetaTypeId;         \
+            using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<DERIVED>::getClassName;          \
             using ::BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<DERIVED>::isA;
 
     } // Mixin