diff --git a/cyassl/internal.h b/cyassl/internal.h
index 0bd444b84..785743275 100644
--- a/cyassl/internal.h
+++ b/cyassl/internal.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ void c32to24(word32 in, word24 out);
 /* used by ssl.c */
 const char* const* GetCipherNames(void);
 int GetCipherNamesSize(void);
+const char* GetCipherName(int);
 
 /* Define or comment out the cipher suites you'd like to be compiled in
    make sure to use at least one BUILD_SSL_xxx or BUILD_TLS_xxx is defined
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 6752c2d9a..78bf19f07 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8259,6 +8259,11 @@ const char* const* GetCipherNames(void)
 {
     return cipher_names;
 }
+/* returns the cipher at the specified index of cipher_names */
+const char* GetCipherName(int index)
+{
+    return cipher_names[index];
+}
 /* returns the size of the cipher_names array */
 int GetCipherNamesSize(void)
 {