diff --git a/EXE_MachMgr.cpp b/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
index 75c4fbe..ca8470d 100644
--- a/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
+++ b/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ ExeGetNextMachGroup( int nId)
    return pMachMgr->GetNextMachGroup( nId) ;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+ExeGetMachGroupNewName( string& sName)
+{
+   GseContext* pGseCtx = GetCurrGseContext() ;
+   VERIFY_CTX_MACHMGR( pGseCtx, false)
+  // recupero un nuovo nome a partire da quello passato
+   return pGseCtx->m_pMachMgr->GetMachGroupNewName( sName) ;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int
 ExeAddMachGroup( const string& sName, const string& sMachineName)
diff --git a/LUA_MachMgr.cpp b/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
index 4d357ff..8eaeed6 100644
--- a/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
+++ b/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,23 @@ LuaGetNextMachGroup( lua_State* L)
    return 1 ;
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static int
+LuaGetMachGroupNewName( lua_State* L)
+{
+  // 1 parametro : sName
+   string sName ;
+   LuaCheckParam( L, 1, sName)
+   LuaClearStack( L) ;
+  // verifico nome e se necessario lo modifico per renderlo nuovo
+   bool bOk = ExeGetMachGroupNewName( sName) ;
+   if ( bOk)
+      LuaSetParam( L, sName) ;
+   else
+      LuaSetParam( L) ;
+   return 1 ;
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static int
 LuaAddMachGroup( lua_State* L)
@@ -2651,6 +2668,7 @@ LuaInstallMachMgr( LuaMgr& luaMgr)
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetMachGroupCount", LuaGetMachGroupCount) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetFirstMachGroup", LuaGetFirstMachGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNextMachGroup", LuaGetNextMachGroup) ;
+   bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetMachGroupNewName", LuaGetMachGroupNewName) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtAddMachGroup", LuaAddMachGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtRemoveMachGroup", LuaRemoveMachGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetMachGroupName", LuaGetMachGroupName) ;