diff --git a/cups/http.c b/cups/http.c
index c827099cb..669195e60 100644
--- a/cups/http.c
+++ b/cups/http.c
@@ -639,6 +639,18 @@ httpFieldValue(const char *name)	// I - String name
   return (HTTP_FIELD_UNKNOWN);
 }
 
+//
+// 'httpFieldString()' - Return the field name for a HTTP field enumeration.
+//
+
+const char *				// O - Field name
+httpFieldString(http_field_t field)	// I - Field index
+{
+  if (field >= HTTP_FIELD_ACCEPT && field < HTTP_FIELD_MAX)
+    return (http_fields[field]);
+  else
+    return (NULL);
+}
 
 //
 // 'httpFlush()' - Flush data read from a HTTP connection.
diff --git a/cups/http.h b/cups/http.h
index 543b13117..b2fc464da 100644
--- a/cups/http.h
+++ b/cups/http.h
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ extern char		*httpDecode64(char *out, size_t *outlen, const char *in, const char
 extern char		*httpEncode64(char *out, size_t outlen, const char *in, size_t inlen, bool url) _CUPS_PUBLIC;
 
 extern http_field_t	httpFieldValue(const char *name) _CUPS_PUBLIC;
+extern const char	*httpFieldString(http_field_t field) _CUPS_PUBLIC;
 extern void		httpFlush(http_t *http) _CUPS_PUBLIC;
 extern int		httpFlushWrite(http_t *http) _CUPS_PUBLIC;
 
diff --git a/cups/libcups3.def b/cups/libcups3.def
index 5dd05acf7..2923542cd 100644
--- a/cups/libcups3.def
+++ b/cups/libcups3.def
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ httpCopyPeerCredentials
 httpDecode64
 httpEncode64
 httpFieldValue
+httpFieldString
 httpFlush
 httpFlushWrite
 httpGetActivity