diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
index 23d7fb9..880099b 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
@@ -202,6 +202,21 @@
                    const mbedtls_x509_crt *crt );
 
 /**
+ * \brief          Returns an informational string about the
+ *                 verification status of a certificate.
+ *
+ * \param buf      Buffer to write to
+ * \param size     Maximum size of buffer
+ * \param prefix   A line prefix
+ * \param flags    Verification flags created by mbedtls_x509_crt_verify()
+ *
+ * \return         The amount of data written to the buffer, or -1 in
+ *                 case of an error.
+ */
+int mbedtls_x509_crt_verify_info( char *buf, size_t size, const char *prefix,
+                          int flags );
+
+/**
  * \brief          Verify the certificate signature
  *
  *                 The verify callback is a user-supplied callback that
@@ -218,6 +233,9 @@
  *                 are also returned to the application. The function should
  *                 return 0 for anything but a fatal error.
  *
+ * \note           In case verification failed, the results can be displayed
+ *                 using \c mbedtls_x509_crt_verify_info()
+ *
  * \param crt      a certificate to be verified
  * \param trust_ca the trusted CA chain
  * \param ca_crl   the CRL chain for trusted CA's
@@ -228,12 +246,9 @@
  * \param p_vrfy   verification parameter
  *
  * \return         0 if successful or MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED
- *                 in which case *flags will have one or more of
- *                 the following values set:
- *                      MBEDTLS_BADCERT_EXPIRED --
- *                      MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_REVOKED --
- *                      MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_CN_MISMATCH --
- *                      MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_NOT_TRUSTED
+ *                 in which case *flags will have one or more
+ *                 MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_XXX or MBEDTLS_X509_BADCRL_XXX flags
+ *                 set,
  *                 or another error in case of a fatal error encountered
  *                 during the verification process.
  */