diff --git a/include/mbedtls/cipher.h b/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
index 9c9a2e8..7921f4d 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
@@ -415,6 +415,82 @@
                                               const mbedtls_cipher_mode_t mode );
 
 /**
+ * \brief               Retrieve the identifier for a cipher info structure.
+ *
+ * \param[in] info      The cipher info structure to query.
+ *                      This may be \c NULL.
+ *
+ * \return              The full cipher identifier (\c MBEDTLS_CIPHER_xxx).
+ * \return              #MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NONE if \p info is \c NULL.
+ */
+static inline mbedtls_cipher_type_t mbedtls_cipher_info_get_type(
+    const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info )
+{
+    if( info == NULL )
+        return( MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NONE );
+    else
+        return( info->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(type) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief               Retrieve the operation mode for a cipher info structure.
+ *
+ * \param[in] info      The cipher info structure to query.
+ *                      This may be \c NULL.
+ *
+ * \return              The cipher mode (\c MBEDTLS_MODE_xxx).
+ * \return              #MBEDTLS_MODE_NONE if \p info is \c NULL.
+ */
+static inline mbedtls_cipher_mode_t mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode(
+    const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info )
+{
+    if( info == NULL )
+        return( MBEDTLS_MODE_NONE );
+    else
+        return( info->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(mode) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief               Retrieve the key size for a cipher info structure.
+ *
+ * \param[in] info      The cipher info structure to query.
+ *                      This may be \c NULL.
+ *
+ * \return              The key length in bits.
+ *                      For variable-sized ciphers, this is the default length.
+ *                      For DES, this includes the parity bits.
+ * \return              \c 0 if \p info is \c NULL.
+ */
+static inline size_t mbedtls_cipher_info_get_key_bitlen(
+    const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info )
+{
+    if( info == NULL )
+        return( 0 );
+    else
+        return( info->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(key_bitlen) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief               Retrieve the human-readable name for a
+ *                      cipher info structure.
+ *
+ * \param[in] info      The cipher info structure to query.
+ *                      This may be \c NULL.
+ *
+ * \return              The cipher name, which is a human readable string,
+ *                      with static storage duration.
+ * \return              \c NULL if \c info is \p NULL.
+ */
+static inline const char *mbedtls_cipher_info_get_name(
+    const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info )
+{
+    if( info == NULL )
+        return( NULL );
+    else
+        return( info->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(name) );
+}
+
+/**
  * \brief               This function initializes a \p cipher_context as NONE.
  *
  * \param ctx           The context to be initialized. This must not be \c NULL.
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
index 674349f..94ea88f 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
@@ -13,6 +13,38 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_CIPHER_AUTH_CRYPT
 #endif
 
+/* Check the internal consistency of a cipher info structure, and
+ * check it against mbedtls_cipher_info_from_xxx(). */
+static int check_cipher_info( mbedtls_cipher_type_t type,
+                              const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info )
+{
+    size_t key_bitlen;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( info != NULL );
+    TEST_EQUAL( type, mbedtls_cipher_info_get_type( info ) );
+    TEST_EQUAL( type, info->type );
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( type ) == info );
+
+    TEST_EQUAL( info->mode, mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( info ) );
+
+    /* Insist that get_name() return the string from the structure and
+     * not a copy. A copy would have an unknown storage duration. */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_info_get_name( info ) == info->name );
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_info_from_string( info->name ) == info );
+
+    key_bitlen = mbedtls_cipher_info_get_key_bitlen( info );
+    TEST_ASSERT( key_bitlen % 8 == 0 );
+    /* All current and plausible supported ciphers use a 64-bit, 128-bit
+     * or 256-bit key, except XTS which uses a double AES key. */
+    TEST_ASSERT( key_bitlen >= 64 );
+    TEST_ASSERT( key_bitlen <= 512 );
+
+    return( 1 );
+
+exit:
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_CIPHER_AUTH_CRYPT)
 /* Helper for resetting key/direction
  *
@@ -81,7 +113,13 @@
     const int *cipher_type;
 
     for( cipher_type = mbedtls_cipher_list(); *cipher_type != 0; cipher_type++ )
-        TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( *cipher_type ) != NULL );
+    {
+        const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *info =
+            mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( *cipher_type );
+        mbedtls_test_set_step( *cipher_type );
+        if( ! check_cipher_info( *cipher_type, info ) )
+            goto exit;
+    }
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
@@ -309,6 +347,8 @@
     cipher_info = mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( cipher_id );
     TEST_ASSERT( NULL != cipher_info );
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_info_from_string( cipher_string ) == cipher_info );
+    TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( mbedtls_cipher_info_get_name( cipher_info ),
+                         cipher_string ) == 0 );
 
     /* Initialise enc and dec contexts */
     TEST_ASSERT( 0 == mbedtls_cipher_setup( &ctx_dec, cipher_info ) );