diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 3fd77667..29675b33 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ type Command struct {
 	commandsMaxNameLen        int
 	// commandsAreSorted defines, if command slice are sorted or not.
 	commandsAreSorted bool
+	// commandCalledAs is the name or alias value used to call this command.
+	commandCalledAs struct {
+		name   string
+		called bool
+	}
 
 	// args is actual args parsed from flags.
 	args []string
@@ -557,6 +562,7 @@ func (c *Command) findNext(next string) *Command {
 	matches := make([]*Command, 0)
 	for _, cmd := range c.commands {
 		if cmd.Name() == next || cmd.HasAlias(next) {
+			cmd.commandCalledAs.name = next
 			return cmd
 		}
 		if EnablePrefixMatching && cmd.hasNameOrAliasPrefix(next) {
@@ -567,6 +573,7 @@ func (c *Command) findNext(next string) *Command {
 	if len(matches) == 1 {
 		return matches[0]
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -828,6 +835,11 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 		return c, err
 	}
 
+	cmd.commandCalledAs.called = true
+	if cmd.commandCalledAs.name == "" {
+		cmd.commandCalledAs.name = cmd.Name()
+	}
+
 	err = cmd.execute(flags)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Always show help if requested, even if SilenceErrors is in
@@ -1135,14 +1147,25 @@ func (c *Command) HasAlias(s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// CalledAs returns the command name or alias that was used to invoke
+// this command or an empty string if the command has not been called.
+func (c *Command) CalledAs() string {
+	if c.commandCalledAs.called {
+		return c.commandCalledAs.name
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // hasNameOrAliasPrefix returns true if the Name or any of aliases start
 // with prefix
 func (c *Command) hasNameOrAliasPrefix(prefix string) bool {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(c.Name(), prefix) {
+		c.commandCalledAs.name = c.Name()
 		return true
 	}
 	for _, alias := range c.Aliases {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(alias, prefix) {
+			c.commandCalledAs.name = alias
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index d3dde152..d874a9a5 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -1563,3 +1563,66 @@ func TestUpdateName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("c.Name() should be updated on changed c.Use")
 	}
 }
+
+type calledAsTestcase struct {
+	args []string
+	call string
+	want string
+	epm  bool
+	tc   bool
+}
+
+func (tc *calledAsTestcase) test(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(ov bool) { EnablePrefixMatching = ov }(EnablePrefixMatching)
+	EnablePrefixMatching = tc.epm
+
+	var called *Command
+	run := func(c *Command, _ []string) { t.Logf("called: %q", c.Name()); called = c }
+
+	parent := &Command{Use: "parent", Run: run}
+	child1 := &Command{Use: "child1", Run: run, Aliases: []string{"this"}}
+	child2 := &Command{Use: "child2", Run: run, Aliases: []string{"that"}}
+
+	parent.AddCommand(child1)
+	parent.AddCommand(child2)
+	parent.SetArgs(tc.args)
+
+	output := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	parent.SetOutput(output)
+
+	parent.Execute()
+
+	if called == nil {
+		if tc.call != "" {
+			t.Errorf("missing expected call to command: %s", tc.call)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if called.Name() != tc.call {
+		t.Errorf("called command == %q; Wanted %q", called.Name(), tc.call)
+	} else if got := called.CalledAs(); got != tc.want {
+		t.Errorf("%s.CalledAs() == %q; Wanted: %q", tc.call, got, tc.want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalledAs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]calledAsTestcase{
+		"find/no-args":            {nil, "parent", "parent", false, false},
+		"find/real-name":          {[]string{"child1"}, "child1", "child1", false, false},
+		"find/full-alias":         {[]string{"that"}, "child2", "that", false, false},
+		"find/part-no-prefix":     {[]string{"thi"}, "", "", false, false},
+		"find/part-alias":         {[]string{"thi"}, "child1", "this", true, false},
+		"find/conflict":           {[]string{"th"}, "", "", true, false},
+		"traverse/no-args":        {nil, "parent", "parent", false, true},
+		"traverse/real-name":      {[]string{"child1"}, "child1", "child1", false, true},
+		"traverse/full-alias":     {[]string{"that"}, "child2", "that", false, true},
+		"traverse/part-no-prefix": {[]string{"thi"}, "", "", false, true},
+		"traverse/part-alias":     {[]string{"thi"}, "child1", "this", true, true},
+		"traverse/conflict":       {[]string{"th"}, "", "", true, true},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, tc.test)
+	}
+}