diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBClassName.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBClassName.php
index a2f381f4c..7b7689f7c 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBClassName.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBClassName.php
@@ -109,6 +109,21 @@ class DBClassName extends DBEnum
         return DataObject::class;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the base name of the current class
+     * Useful as a non-fully qualified CSS Class name in templates.
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getShortName()
+    {
+        $value = $this->getValue();
+        if (empty($value) || !ClassInfo::exists($value)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return ClassInfo::shortName($value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Assign the base class
      *
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/DBClassNameTest.php b/tests/php/ORM/DBClassNameTest.php
index 91bad680b..08fea60e2 100644
--- a/tests/php/ORM/DBClassNameTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/DBClassNameTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBClassName;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 use SilverStripe\Dev\SapphireTest;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\DBField;
 
 /**
  * @skipUpgrade
@@ -119,4 +120,21 @@ class DBClassNameTest extends SapphireTest
         $this->assertEquals(DBClassNameTest\CustomDefault::class, $field7->getBaseClass());
         $this->assertEquals(DBClassNameTest\CustomDefaultSubclass::class, $field7->getDefault());
     }
+
+    public function testShortName()
+    {
+        $test1 = new DBClassNameTest\TestObject();
+        $test2 = new DBClassNameTest\ObjectSubSubClass();
+        $this->assertEquals('TestObject', $test1->obj('ClassName')->getShortName());
+        $this->assertEquals('ObjectSubSubClass', $test2->obj('ClassName')->getShortName());
+
+        $test3 = DBField::create_field('DBClassName', \stdClass::class);
+        $this->assertEquals('stdClass', $test3->getShortName());
+
+        $test4 = DBField::create_field('DBClassName', null);
+        $this->assertNull($test4->getShortName());
+
+        $test5 = DBField::create_field('DBClassName', 'not a class');
+        $this->assertNull($test5->getShortName());
+    }
 }