diff --git a/reflection/serverreflection.go b/reflection/serverreflection.go
index e0857e56..e9d0cc13 100644
--- a/reflection/serverreflection.go
+++ b/reflection/serverreflection.go
@@ -129,3 +129,13 @@ func (s *serverReflectionServer) nameForType(st reflect.Type) (string, error) {
 func (s *serverReflectionServer) nameForPointer(i interface{}) (string, error) {
 	return s.nameForType(reflect.TypeOf(i).Elem())
 }
+
+func (s *serverReflectionServer) filenameForType(st reflect.Type) (string, error) {
+	fd, _, err := s.fileDescForType(st)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return fd.GetName(), nil
+}
+
+// TODO filenameForMethod and Service
diff --git a/reflection/serverreflection_test.go b/reflection/serverreflection_test.go
index 94126cdc..70c2b79b 100644
--- a/reflection/serverreflection_test.go
+++ b/reflection/serverreflection_test.go
@@ -71,3 +71,19 @@ func TestNameForPointer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFilenameForType(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		st   reflect.Type
+		want string
+	}{
+		{reflect.TypeOf(pb.SearchResponse{}), "test.proto"},
+		{reflect.TypeOf(pb.SearchResponse_Result{}), "test.proto"},
+	} {
+		r, err := s.filenameForType(test.st)
+		t.Logf("filenameForType(%q) = %q, %v", test.st, r, err)
+		if err != nil || r != test.want {
+			t.Fatalf("filenameForType(%q) = %q, %v, want %q, <nil>", test.st, r, err, test.want)
+		}
+	}
+}