diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.cpp b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.cpp
index 6836f337e..b9e848c58 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.cpp
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ eoMonitor& eoOStreamMonitor::operator()(void)
     */
 
     for (iterator it = vec.begin (); it != vec.end (); ++it) {
-        // value only
-        out << (*it)->getValue ();
+        if( print_names ) {
+            out << (*it)->longName() << name_sep;
+        }
+        out << (*it)->getValue();
         out << delim << std::left << std::setfill(fill) << std::setw(width);
     } // for it in vec
 
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
index 982c954f9..032665224 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
@@ -56,8 +56,15 @@ public :
     }
     */
 
-    eoOStreamMonitor( std::ostream & _out, std::string _delim = "\t", unsigned int _width=20, char _fill=' ' ) :
-        out(_out), delim(_delim), width(_width), fill(_fill), firsttime(true)
+    eoOStreamMonitor(
+            std::ostream & _out,
+            std::string _delim = "\t", unsigned int _width=20, char _fill=' ',
+            bool _print_names = false, std::string _name_sep = ":"
+        ) :
+        out(_out),
+        delim(_delim), width(_width), fill(_fill),
+        firsttime(true),
+        print_names(_print_names), name_sep(_name_sep)
     {}
 
     eoMonitor& operator()(void);
@@ -70,6 +77,8 @@ private :
     unsigned int width;
     char fill;
     bool firsttime;
+    bool print_names;
+    std::string name_sep;
 };
 
 #endif // _eoOStreamMonitor_h_