diff --git a/matlab/@dprior/dprior.m b/matlab/@dprior/dprior.m
index a5739ba42..d53c6012e 100644
--- a/matlab/@dprior/dprior.m
+++ b/matlab/@dprior/dprior.m
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ classdef dprior < handle
         p11 = [];                        % Prior median
         lb = [];                         % Truncated prior lower bound.
         ub = [];                         % Truncated prior upper bound.
+        name = {};                       % Name of the parameter
         iduniform = [];                  % Index for the uniform priors.
         idgaussian = [];                 % Index for the gaussian priors.
         idgamma = [];                    % Index for the gamma priors.
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ classdef dprior < handle
             if isfield(BayesInfo, 'p11')
                 o.p11 = BayesInfo.p11;
             end
+            if isfield(BayesInfo, 'name')
+                o.name = BayesInfo.name;
+            end
             bounds = prior_bounds(BayesInfo, PriorTrunc);
             o.lb = bounds.lb;
             o.ub = bounds.ub;