diff --git a/include/osmocom/crypt/gprs_cipher.h b/include/osmocom/crypt/gprs_cipher.h
index d6edefaf4..9d98f88ac 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/crypt/gprs_cipher.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/crypt/gprs_cipher.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
 
 #define GSM0464_CIPH_MAX_BLOCK	1523
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ enum gprs_cipher_direction {
 	GPRS_CIPH_SGSN2MS,
 };
 
+extern const struct value_string gprs_cipher_names[];
+
 /* An implementation of a GPRS cipher */
 struct gprs_cipher_impl {
 	struct llist_head list;
diff --git a/src/gsm/gprs_cipher_core.c b/src/gsm/gprs_cipher_core.c
index e4fac04bc..8f020b388 100644
--- a/src/gsm/gprs_cipher_core.c
+++ b/src/gsm/gprs_cipher_core.c
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ static LLIST_HEAD(gprs_ciphers);
 
 static struct gprs_cipher_impl *selected_ciphers[_GPRS_ALGO_NUM];
 
+const struct value_string gprs_cipher_names[] = {
+	{ GPRS_ALGO_GEA0, "GEA0" },
+	{ GPRS_ALGO_GEA1, "GEA1" },
+	{ GPRS_ALGO_GEA2, "GEA2" },
+	{ GPRS_ALGO_GEA3, "GEA3" },
+	{ GPRS_ALGO_GEA4, "GEA4" },
+	{ 0, NULL },
+};
+
 /* register a cipher with the core */
 int gprs_cipher_register(struct gprs_cipher_impl *ciph)
 {
diff --git a/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map b/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
index ea2101c9a..ebeabcdcd 100644
--- a/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
+++ b/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ gprs_cipher_gen_input_ui;
 gprs_cipher_load;
 gprs_cipher_register;
 gprs_cipher_run;
+gprs_cipher_names;
 gprs_cipher_supported;
 gprs_cipher_key_length;
 gprs_tlli_type;