diff --git a/include/cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h b/include/cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h
index 2998aaba6..1283d8df7 100644
--- a/include/cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h
+++ b/include/cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~TransportFactory() {}
 
+    //! Get the name of the transport model corresponding to the specified constant.
+    static std::string modelName(int model);
+
     //! Make one of several transport models, and return a base class pointer to it.
     /*!
      *  This method operates at the level of a  single transport property as a function of temperature
@@ -161,7 +164,6 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void initLiquidTransport(Transport* tr, thermo_t* thermo, int log_level=0);
 
-
 private:
 
     //! Static instance of the factor -> This is the only instance of this
@@ -362,6 +364,9 @@ private:
     //!   for a transport model and the integer name.
     std::map<std::string, int> m_models;
 
+    //! Inverse mapping of transport models, from integer constant to string
+    std::map<int, std::string> m_modelNames;
+
     //! Mapping between between the string name
     //! for a transport property and the integer name.
     std::map<std::string, TransportPropertyType> m_tranPropMap;
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
index b5209ca09..76644c632 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
@@ -153,9 +153,15 @@ cdef extern from "cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h":
     cdef cppclass CxxInterfaceKinetics "Cantera::InterfaceKinetics":
         void advanceCoverages(double) except +
 
+
+cdef extern from "cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h":
+    cdef string transportModelName "Cantera::TransportFactory::modelName" (int)
+
+
 cdef extern from "cantera/transport/TransportBase.h" namespace "Cantera":
     cdef cppclass CxxTransport "Cantera::Transport":
         CxxTransport(CxxThermoPhase*)
+        int model()
         double viscosity() except +
         double thermalConductivity() except +
 
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx b/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
index bfff53dd6..fe8ecc82c 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ cdef class Transport(_SolutionBase):
             self.transport = newDefaultTransportMgr(self.thermo)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    property transportModel:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return pystr(transportModelName(self.transport.model()))
+
+        def __set__(self, model):
+            cdef CxxTransport* old = self.transport
+            self.transport = newTransportMgr(stringify(model), self.thermo)
+            del old # only if the new transport manager was successfully created
+
     property viscosity:
         def __get__(self):
             return self.transport.viscosity()
diff --git a/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp b/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
index 82712cf5e..f33963929 100644
--- a/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ TransportFactory::TransportFactory() :
     m_models["Pecos"] = cPecosTransport;
     m_models["None"] = None;
     //m_models["Radiative"] = cRadiative;
+    for (map<string, int>::iterator iter = m_models.begin();
+         iter != m_models.end();
+         iter++) {
+        m_modelNames[iter->second] = iter->first;
+    }
 
     m_tranPropMap["viscosity"] = TP_VISCOSITY;
     m_tranPropMap["ionConductivity"] = TP_IONCONDUCTIVITY;
@@ -244,6 +249,17 @@ void TransportFactory::deleteFactory()
     }
 }
 
+std::string TransportFactory::modelName(int model)
+{
+    TransportFactory& f = *factory();
+    map<int, string>::iterator iter = f.m_modelNames.find(model);
+    if (iter != f.m_modelNames.end()) {
+        return iter->second;
+    } else {
+        return "";
+    }
+}
+
 /*
   make one of several transport models, and return a base class
   pointer to it.  This method operates at the level of a