diff --git a/doc/classes/AudioServer.xml b/doc/classes/AudioServer.xml
index 6830c632cf9..4a207361643 100644
--- a/doc/classes/AudioServer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/AudioServer.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
 				Returns the volume of the bus at index [param bus_idx] in dB.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get_driver_name" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="String" />
+			<description>
+				Returns the name of the current audio driver. The default usually depends on the operating system, but may be overridden via the [code]--audio-driver[/code] [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/editor/command_line_tutorial.html]command line argument[/url]. [code]--headless[/code] also automatically sets the audio driver to [code]Dummy[/code]. See also [member ProjectSettings.audio/driver/driver].
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_input_device_list">
 			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
 			<description>
diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index 1e571e58a17..75a7644fce8 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@
 		<member name="audio/driver/driver" type="String" setter="" getter="">
 			Specifies the audio driver to use. This setting is platform-dependent as each platform supports different audio drivers. If left empty, the default audio driver will be used.
 			The [code]Dummy[/code] audio driver disables all audio playback and recording, which is useful for non-game applications as it reduces CPU usage. It also prevents the engine from appearing as an application playing audio in the OS' audio mixer.
+			To query the value that is being used at run-time (which may be overridden by command-line arguments or headless mode), use [method AudioServer.get_driver_name].
 			[b]Note:[/b] The driver in use can be overridden at runtime via the [code]--audio-driver[/code] [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/editor/command_line_tutorial.html]command line argument[/url].
 		</member>
 		<member name="audio/driver/enable_input" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="false">
diff --git a/servers/audio_server.cpp b/servers/audio_server.cpp
index 70ef88e36dd..17b573ab7be 100644
--- a/servers/audio_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio_server.cpp
@@ -1440,6 +1440,10 @@ uint64_t AudioServer::get_mixed_frames() const {
 	return mix_frames;
 }
 
+String AudioServer::get_driver_name() const {
+	return AudioDriver::get_singleton()->get_name();
+}
+
 void AudioServer::notify_listener_changed() {
 	for (CallbackItem *ci : listener_changed_callback_list) {
 		ci->callback(ci->userdata);
@@ -1947,6 +1951,8 @@ void AudioServer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_speaker_mode"), &AudioServer::get_speaker_mode);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_mix_rate"), &AudioServer::get_mix_rate);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_driver_name"), &AudioServer::get_driver_name);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_output_device_list"), &AudioServer::get_output_device_list);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_output_device"), &AudioServer::get_output_device);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_output_device", "name"), &AudioServer::set_output_device);
diff --git a/servers/audio_server.h b/servers/audio_server.h
index 16fcc029b3a..d4e1aa99952 100644
--- a/servers/audio_server.h
+++ b/servers/audio_server.h
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ public:
 	uint64_t get_mix_count() const;
 	uint64_t get_mixed_frames() const;
 
+	String get_driver_name() const;
+
 	void notify_listener_changed();
 
 	virtual void init();