diff --git a/storage/country.hpp b/storage/country.hpp
index b1634d5d38..21e9876e80 100644
--- a/storage/country.hpp
+++ b/storage/country.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace storage
       : m_fileName(fName), m_remoteSize(remoteSize), m_price(price) {}
 
     string GetFileWithExt() const { return m_fileName + DATA_FILE_EXTENSION; }
+    string const & GetFileWithoutExt() const { return m_fileName; }
 
     uint32_t GetFileSize() const;
 
diff --git a/storage/storage.cpp b/storage/storage.cpp
index db13247913..b3a3fdfcbc 100644
--- a/storage/storage.cpp
+++ b/storage/storage.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ namespace storage
     return NodeFromIndex(m_countries, index).Value().Flag();
   }
 
+  string const & Storage::CountryFileName(TIndex const & index) const
+  {
+    return NodeFromIndex(m_countries, index).Value().GetFile().GetFileWithoutExt();
+  }
+
   LocalAndRemoteSizeT Storage::CountrySizeInBytes(TIndex const & index) const
   {
     return CountryByIndex(index).Size();
diff --git a/storage/storage.hpp b/storage/storage.hpp
index 1e838e81d3..169414197d 100644
--- a/storage/storage.hpp
+++ b/storage/storage.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ namespace storage
     size_t CountriesCount(TIndex const & index) const;
     string const & CountryName(TIndex const & index) const;
     string const & CountryFlag(TIndex const & index) const;
+    //country file name without extension
+    string const & CountryFileName(TIndex const & index) const;
     LocalAndRemoteSizeT CountrySizeInBytes(TIndex const & index) const;
     TStatus CountryStatus(TIndex const & index) const;
     //m2::RectD CountryBounds(TIndex const & index) const;