diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
index e7bd046e..f2a77cab 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -2106,6 +2106,7 @@ extern "C" {
         a: *const ASN1_OBJECT,
         no_name: c_int,
     ) -> c_int;
+    pub fn OBJ_nid2ln(nid: c_int) -> *const c_char;
     pub fn OBJ_nid2sn(nid: c_int) -> *const c_char;
     pub fn OBJ_find_sigid_algs(signid: c_int, pdig_nid: *mut c_int, ppkey_nid: *mut c_int)
         -> c_int;
diff --git a/openssl/src/nid.rs b/openssl/src/nid.rs
index 78ffac96..23068406 100644
--- a/openssl/src/nid.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/nid.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 //! A collection of numerical identifiers for OpenSSL objects.
 use ffi;
-use libc::c_int;
+use libc::{c_int,c_char};
 use std::ptr;
 
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::str;
+
+use error::ErrorStack;
+use cvt_p;
+
 /// A numerical identifier for an OpenSSL object.
 ///
 /// Objects in OpenSSL can have a short name, a long name, and
@@ -57,6 +63,28 @@ impl Nid {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Return the string representation of a `Nid` (long)
+    /// This corresponds to [`OBJ_nid2ln`]
+    ///
+    /// [`OBJ_nid2ln`]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.0/crypto/OBJ_nid2ln.html
+    pub fn long_name(&self) -> Result<&'static str, ErrorStack> {
+        unsafe {
+            cvt_p(ffi::OBJ_nid2ln(self.0) as *mut c_char)
+                .map(|nameptr| str::from_utf8(CStr::from_ptr(nameptr).to_bytes()).unwrap())
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return the string representation of a `Nid` (short)
+    /// This corresponds to [`OBJ_nid2sn`]
+    ///
+    /// [`OBJ_nid2sn`]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.0/crypto/OBJ_nid2sn.html
+    pub fn short_name(&self) -> Result<&'static str, ErrorStack> {
+        unsafe {
+            cvt_p(ffi::OBJ_nid2sn(self.0) as *mut c_char)
+                .map(|nameptr| str::from_utf8(CStr::from_ptr(nameptr).to_bytes()).unwrap())
+        }
+    }
+
     pub const UNDEF: Nid = Nid(ffi::NID_undef);
     pub const ITU_T: Nid = Nid(ffi::NID_itu_t);
     pub const CCITT: Nid = Nid(ffi::NID_ccitt);
@@ -1018,4 +1046,38 @@ mod test {
             Some(Nid::SHA256)
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_long_name_conversion() {
+        let common_name = Nid::COMMONNAME;
+        let organizational_unit_name = Nid::ORGANIZATIONALUNITNAME;
+        let aes256_cbc_hmac_sha1 = Nid::AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA1;
+        let id_cmc_lrapopwitness = Nid::ID_CMC_LRAPOPWITNESS;
+        let ms_ctl_sign = Nid::MS_CTL_SIGN;
+        let undefined_nid = Nid::from_raw(118);
+
+        assert_eq!(common_name.long_name().unwrap(), "commonName");
+        assert_eq!(organizational_unit_name.long_name().unwrap(), "organizationalUnitName");
+        assert_eq!(aes256_cbc_hmac_sha1.long_name().unwrap(), "aes-256-cbc-hmac-sha1");
+        assert_eq!(id_cmc_lrapopwitness.long_name().unwrap(), "id-cmc-lraPOPWitness");
+        assert_eq!(ms_ctl_sign.long_name().unwrap(), "Microsoft Trust List Signing");
+        assert!(undefined_nid.long_name().is_err(), "undefined_nid should not return a valid value");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_short_name_conversion() {
+        let common_name = Nid::COMMONNAME;
+        let organizational_unit_name = Nid::ORGANIZATIONALUNITNAME;
+        let aes256_cbc_hmac_sha1 = Nid::AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA1;
+        let id_cmc_lrapopwitness = Nid::ID_CMC_LRAPOPWITNESS;
+        let ms_ctl_sign = Nid::MS_CTL_SIGN;
+        let undefined_nid = Nid::from_raw(118);
+
+        assert_eq!(common_name.short_name().unwrap(), "CN");
+        assert_eq!(organizational_unit_name.short_name().unwrap(), "OU");
+        assert_eq!(aes256_cbc_hmac_sha1.short_name().unwrap(), "AES-256-CBC-HMAC-SHA1");
+        assert_eq!(id_cmc_lrapopwitness.short_name().unwrap(), "id-cmc-lraPOPWitness");
+        assert_eq!(ms_ctl_sign.short_name().unwrap(), "msCTLSign");
+        assert!(undefined_nid.short_name().is_err(), "undefined_nid should not return a valid value");
+    }
 }