diff --git a/include/freerdp/settings.h b/include/freerdp/settings.h
index e9006c2bf..6907c7022 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/settings.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/settings.h
@@ -2209,6 +2209,14 @@ extern "C"
 	 */
 	FREERDP_API const char* freerdp_rdp_version_string(UINT32 version);
 
+	/** \brief Returns a string representation of \b RDPDR_DTYP_*
+	 *
+	 *  \param type The integer of the \b RDPDR_DTYP_* to stringify
+	 *
+	 *  \return A string representation of the \b RDPDR_DTYP_* or "RDPDR_DTYP_UNKNOWN"
+	 */
+	FREERDP_API const char* freerdp_rdpdr_dtyp_string(UINT32 type);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libfreerdp/common/settings.c b/libfreerdp/common/settings.c
index 9b7d61299..f9cb4a4ba 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/common/settings.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/common/settings.c
@@ -2057,3 +2057,22 @@ WCHAR* freerdp_settings_get_string_as_utf16(const rdpSettings* settings, size_t
 		return NULL;
 	return ConvertUtf8ToWCharAlloc(str, pCharLen);
 }
+
+const char* freerdp_rdpdr_dtyp_string(UINT32 type)
+{
+	switch (type)
+	{
+		case RDPDR_DTYP_FILESYSTEM:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_FILESYSTEM";
+		case RDPDR_DTYP_PARALLEL:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_PARALLEL";
+		case RDPDR_DTYP_PRINT:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_PRINT";
+		case RDPDR_DTYP_SERIAL:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_SERIAL";
+		case RDPDR_DTYP_SMARTCARD:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_SMARTCARD";
+		default:
+			return "RDPDR_DTYP_UNKNOWN";
+	}
+}