diff --git a/framework/base/BaseObject.php b/framework/base/BaseObject.php
index 2f9448efc17..84e88730485 100644
--- a/framework/base/BaseObject.php
+++ b/framework/base/BaseObject.php
@@ -282,4 +282,14 @@ public function hasMethod($name)
     {
         return method_exists($this, $name);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
+     *
+     * @return string the fully qualified name of this class.
+     */
+    public static function className(): string
+    {
+        return static::class;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/framework/base/BaseObjectTest.php b/tests/framework/base/BaseObjectTest.php
index a35603f3cd6..eea3725518b 100644
--- a/tests/framework/base/BaseObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/base/BaseObjectTest.php
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ public function testReadingWriteOnlyProperty()
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Getting write-only property: yiiunit\framework\base\NewObject::writeOnly');
         $this->object->writeOnly;
     }
+
+    public function testClassName(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(NewObject::class, $this->object::className());
+    }
 }