diff --git a/fairmq/Transports.h b/fairmq/Transports.h
index 554fb262..0ecae844 100644
--- a/fairmq/Transports.h
+++ b/fairmq/Transports.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <fairmq/tools/Strings.h>
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <ostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ try {
     throw TransportError(tools::ToString("Unknown transport provided: ", transport));
 }
 
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Transport& transport)
+{
+    return os << TransportName(transport);
+}
+
 } // namespace fair::mq
 
 #endif /* FAIR_MQ_TRANSPORTS_H */