diff --git a/prism/src/prism/DefaultModelGenerator.java b/prism/src/prism/DefaultModelGenerator.java
index 64eeda02..c898f31b 100644
--- a/prism/src/prism/DefaultModelGenerator.java
+++ b/prism/src/prism/DefaultModelGenerator.java
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ public abstract class DefaultModelGenerator implements ModelGenerator
 	@Override
 	public abstract Object getTransitionAction(int i, int offset) throws PrismException;
 
+	@Override
+	public Object getChoiceAction(int i) throws PrismException
+	{
+		return getTransitionAction(i, 0);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public abstract double getTransitionProbability(int i, int offset) throws PrismException;
 
diff --git a/prism/src/prism/ModelGenerator.java b/prism/src/prism/ModelGenerator.java
index 730b9e0d..3c354c3b 100644
--- a/prism/src/prism/ModelGenerator.java
+++ b/prism/src/prism/ModelGenerator.java
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ public interface ModelGenerator extends ModelInfo
 	 */
 	public Object getTransitionAction(int i, int offset) throws PrismException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the action label of a choice, specified by its index.
+	 * The label can be any Object, but will often be treated as a string, so it should at least
+	 * have a meaningful toString() method implemented. Absence of an action label is denoted by null.
+	 * Note: If the model has different actions for different transitions within a choice
+	 * (as can be the case for Markov chains), this method returns the action for the first transition.
+	 * So, this method is essentially equivalent to {@code getTransitionAction(i, 0)}. 
+	 */
+	public Object getChoiceAction(int i) throws PrismException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the probability/rate of a transition within a choice, specified by its index/offset.
 	 * @param i Index of the nondeterministic choice