diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/libressl/mod.rs b/openssl-sys/src/libressl/mod.rs
index aa258a02..4825309c 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/libressl/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/libressl/mod.rs
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn X509_NAME_entry_count(n: *mut ::X509_NAME) -> c_int;
     pub fn X509_NAME_get_entry(n: *mut ::X509_NAME, loc: c_int) -> *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY;
     pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(ne: *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_STRING;
+    pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(ne: *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_OBJECT;
     pub fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_chain(ctx: *mut ::X509_STORE_CTX) -> *mut stack_st_X509;
     pub fn X509V3_EXT_nconf_nid(
         conf: *mut ::CONF,
diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v10x.rs b/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v10x.rs
index 0b28820d..92ad295c 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v10x.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v10x.rs
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn X509_NAME_entry_count(n: *mut ::X509_NAME) -> c_int;
     pub fn X509_NAME_get_entry(n: *mut ::X509_NAME, loc: c_int) -> *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY;
     pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(ne: *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_STRING;
+    pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(ne: *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_OBJECT;
     pub fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_chain(ctx: *mut ::X509_STORE_CTX) -> *mut stack_st_X509;
     pub fn X509V3_EXT_nconf_nid(
         conf: *mut ::CONF,
diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v110.rs b/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v110.rs
index 73fb9278..404a5d96 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v110.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/openssl/v110.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn X509_NAME_entry_count(n: *const ::X509_NAME) -> c_int;
     pub fn X509_NAME_get_entry(n: *const ::X509_NAME, loc: c_int) -> *mut ::X509_NAME_ENTRY;
     pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(ne: *const ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_STRING;
+    pub fn X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(ne: *const ::X509_NAME_ENTRY) -> *mut ::ASN1_OBJECT;
     pub fn X509V3_EXT_nconf_nid(
         conf: *mut ::CONF,
         ctx: *mut ::X509V3_CTX,
diff --git a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
index b0519856..697aba6f 100644
--- a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
@@ -895,6 +895,19 @@ impl X509NameEntryRef {
             Asn1StringRef::from_ptr(data)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the `Asn1Object` value of an `X509NameEntry`.
+    /// This is useful for finding out about the actual `Nid` when iterating over all `X509NameEntries`.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object`].
+    ///
+    /// [`X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object`]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.0/crypto/X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object.html
+    pub fn object(&self) -> &Asn1ObjectRef {
+        unsafe {
+            let object = ffi::X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(self.as_ptr());
+            Asn1ObjectRef::from_ptr(object)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A builder used to construct an `X509Req`.
diff --git a/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs b/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
index 3e2ead9d..bfc50899 100644
--- a/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
@@ -87,12 +87,15 @@ fn test_nameref_iterator() {
     let mut all_entries = subject.all_entries();
 
     let email = all_entries.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(email.object().nid().as_raw(), Nid::PKCS9_EMAILADDRESS.as_raw());
     assert_eq!(email.data().as_slice(), b"test@example.com");
 
     let cn = all_entries.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(cn.object().nid().as_raw(), Nid::COMMONNAME.as_raw());
     assert_eq!(cn.data().as_slice(), b"example.com");
 
     let friendly = all_entries.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(friendly.object().nid().as_raw(), Nid::FRIENDLYNAME.as_raw());
     assert_eq!(&**friendly.data().as_utf8().unwrap(), "Example");
 
     if let Some(_) = all_entries.next() {