diff --git a/crypto/x509/x_name.c b/crypto/x509/x_name.c
index f132e6b6..78241004 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x_name.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x_name.c
@@ -539,3 +539,16 @@ int X509_NAME_ENTRY_set(const X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne)
 {
     return ne->set;
 }
+
+int X509_NAME_get0_der(X509_NAME *nm, const unsigned char **pder,
+                       size_t *pderlen)
+{
+    /* Make sure encoding is valid */
+    if (i2d_X509_NAME(nm, NULL) <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    if (pder != NULL)
+        *pder = (unsigned char *)nm->bytes->data;
+    if (pderlen != NULL)
+        *pderlen = nm->bytes->length;
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/include/openssl/x509.h b/include/openssl/x509.h
index 430ffc07..9cc497a5 100644
--- a/include/openssl/x509.h
+++ b/include/openssl/x509.h
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ OPENSSL_EXPORT X509_NAME *X509_NAME_dup(X509_NAME *xn);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT X509_NAME_ENTRY *X509_NAME_ENTRY_dup(X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int X509_NAME_ENTRY_set(const X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne);
 
+OPENSSL_EXPORT int X509_NAME_get0_der(X509_NAME *nm, const unsigned char **pder,
+                                      size_t *pderlen);
+
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int		X509_cmp_time(const ASN1_TIME *s, time_t *t);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int		X509_cmp_current_time(const ASN1_TIME *s);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT ASN1_TIME *	X509_time_adj(ASN1_TIME *s, long adj, time_t *t);