diff --git a/example_generated_test.go b/example_generated_test.go
index 7ded496..2519dbe 100644
--- a/example_generated_test.go
+++ b/example_generated_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func ExampleGenerateFromInjectionChain() {
 			return 3
 		},
 		nject.GenerateFromInjectionChain(
+			"example",
 			func(before nject.Collection, after nject.Collection) (nject.Provider, error) {
 				full := before.Append("after", after)
 				inputs, outputs := full.DownFlows()
diff --git a/filler_api.go b/filler_api.go
index 0793551..bc39916 100644
--- a/filler_api.go
+++ b/filler_api.go
@@ -33,15 +33,19 @@ type postActionOption struct {
 // injection chain to replace itself with a regular provider.  The ReplaceSelf method will
 // be called only once.
 type generatedFromInjectionChain interface {
+	String() string
 	ReplaceSelf(chainBefore Collection, chainAfter Collection) (selfReplacement Provider, err error)
 }
 
 var _ generatedFromInjectionChain = gfic{}
 
 type gfic struct {
-	f func(chainBefore Collection, chainAfter Collection) (selfReplacement Provider, err error)
+	name string
+	f    func(chainBefore Collection, chainAfter Collection) (selfReplacement Provider, err error)
 }
 
+func (g gfic) String() string { return g.name }
+
 func (g gfic) ReplaceSelf(before Collection, after Collection) (selfReplacement Provider, err error) {
 	return g.f(before, after)
 }
@@ -53,9 +57,13 @@ func (g gfic) ReplaceSelf(before Collection, after Collection) (selfReplacement
 // parameter is a Collection representing all the providers that are later
 // in the chain from the new special provider.
 func GenerateFromInjectionChain(
+	name string,
 	f func(chainBefore Collection, chainAfter Collection) (selfReplacement Provider, err error),
 ) generatedFromInjectionChain {
-	return gfic{f}
+	return gfic{
+		name: name,
+		f:    f,
+	}
 }
 
 type ignore struct{}