diff --git a/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/route/RouteFetcher.java b/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/route/RouteFetcher.java
index 4e8634f9bd4..82a61b8dca7 100644
--- a/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/route/RouteFetcher.java
+++ b/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/route/RouteFetcher.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ private NavigationRoute.Builder buildRequestFromLocation(Location location, Rout
     }
     addDestination(remainingWaypoints, builder);
     addWaypoints(remainingWaypoints, builder);
+    addWaypointNames(progress, builder);
     return builder;
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +115,13 @@ private void addWaypoints(List<Point> remainingCoordinates, NavigationRoute.Buil
     }
   }
 
+  private void addWaypointNames(RouteProgress progress, NavigationRoute.Builder builder) {
+    String[] remainingWaypointNames = routeUtils.calculateRemainingWaypointNames(progress);
+    if (remainingWaypointNames != null) {
+      builder.addWaypointNames(remainingWaypointNames);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void executeRouteCall(NavigationRoute.Builder builder) {
     if (builder != null) {
       builder.accessToken(accessToken);
diff --git a/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/utils/RouteUtils.java b/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/utils/RouteUtils.java
index 75187a223aa..c9ce611a9b9 100644
--- a/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/utils/RouteUtils.java
+++ b/libandroid-navigation/src/main/java/com/mapbox/services/android/navigation/v5/utils/RouteUtils.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import com.mapbox.api.directions.v5.models.DirectionsRoute;
 import com.mapbox.api.directions.v5.models.LegStep;
 import com.mapbox.api.directions.v5.models.RouteLeg;
+import com.mapbox.api.directions.v5.models.RouteOptions;
 import com.mapbox.api.directions.v5.models.VoiceInstructions;
 import com.mapbox.core.utils.TextUtils;
 import com.mapbox.geojson.Point;
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@
 import com.mapbox.services.android.navigation.v5.milestone.Milestone;
 import com.mapbox.services.android.navigation.v5.routeprogress.RouteProgress;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ public class RouteUtils {
 
   private static final String FORCED_LOCATION = "Forced Location";
   private static final int FIRST_COORDINATE = 0;
-  private static final int ZERO_INSTRUCTIONS = 0;
   private static final int FIRST_INSTRUCTION = 0;
+  private static final String SEMICOLON = ";";
   private static final Set<String> VALID_PROFILES = new HashSet<String>() {
     {
       add(DirectionsCriteria.PROFILE_DRIVING_TRAFFIC);
@@ -136,6 +138,25 @@ public List<Point> calculateRemainingWaypoints(RouteProgress routeProgress) {
     return coordinates;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Given a {@link RouteProgress}, this method will calculate the remaining waypoint names
+   * along the given route based on route option waypoint names and the progress remaining coordinates.
+   *
+   * @param routeProgress for route waypoint names and remaining coordinates
+   * @return String array of remaining waypoint names
+   * @since 0.19.0
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public String[] calculateRemainingWaypointNames(RouteProgress routeProgress) {
+    RouteOptions routeOptions = routeProgress.directionsRoute().routeOptions();
+    if (routeOptions == null || TextUtils.isEmpty(routeOptions.waypointNames())) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    String waypointNames = routeOptions.waypointNames();
+    String[] names = waypointNames.split(SEMICOLON);
+    return Arrays.copyOfRange(names, FIRST_COORDINATE, routeProgress.remainingWaypoints());
+  }
+
   /**
    * If navigation begins, a location update is sometimes needed to force a
    * progress change update as soon as navigation is started.