diff --git a/include/FLAC++/decoder.h b/include/FLAC++/decoder.h
index 52316a0d..bd186250 100644
--- a/include/FLAC++/decoder.h
+++ b/include/FLAC++/decoder.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__StreamDecoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__StreamDecoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__StreamDecoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const Stream &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__StreamDecoderState state_;
 			};
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__SeekableStreamDecoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__SeekableStreamDecoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__SeekableStreamDecoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const SeekableStream &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__SeekableStreamDecoderState state_;
 			};
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__FileDecoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__FileDecoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__FileDecoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const File &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__FileDecoderState state_;
 			};
diff --git a/include/FLAC++/encoder.h b/include/FLAC++/encoder.h
index 90aafad0..26bfe6e7 100644
--- a/include/FLAC++/encoder.h
+++ b/include/FLAC++/encoder.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__StreamEncoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__StreamEncoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__StreamEncoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const Stream &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__StreamEncoderState state_;
 			};
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const SeekableStream &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderState state_;
 			};
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 				inline State(::FLAC__FileEncoderState state): state_(state) { }
 				inline operator ::FLAC__FileEncoderState() const { return state_; }
 				inline const char *as_cstring() const { return ::FLAC__FileEncoderStateString[state_]; }
+				const char *resolved_as_cstring(const File &) const;
 			protected:
 				::FLAC__FileEncoderState state_;
 			};
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/file_decoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/file_decoder.cc
index e574cb34..9d84f204 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/file_decoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/file_decoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Decoder {
 
+		const char *File::State::resolved_as_cstring(const File &decoder) const
+		{
+			if(state_ == ::FLAC__FILE_DECODER_SEEKABLE_STREAM_DECODER_ERROR) {
+				FLAC::Decoder::SeekableStream::State state__ = decoder.get_seekable_stream_decoder_state();
+				if(state__ == ::FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_DECODER_STREAM_DECODER_ERROR)
+					return decoder.get_stream_decoder_state().as_cstring();
+				else
+					return state__.as_cstring();
+			}
+			else
+				return as_cstring();
+		}
+
 		File::File():
 		decoder_(::FLAC__file_decoder_new())
 		{ }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
index b95186b2..f430b4a3 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Encoder {
 
+		const char *File::State::resolved_as_cstring(const File &encoder) const
+		{
+			if(state_ == ::FLAC__FILE_ENCODER_SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_ERROR) {
+				FLAC::Encoder::SeekableStream::State state__ = encoder.get_seekable_stream_encoder_state();
+				if(state__ == ::FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_STREAM_ENCODER_ERROR) {
+					FLAC::Encoder::Stream::State state___ = encoder.get_stream_encoder_state();
+					if(state___ == ::FLAC__STREAM_ENCODER_VERIFY_DECODER_ERROR)
+						return encoder.get_verify_decoder_state().as_cstring();
+					else
+						return state___.as_cstring();
+				}
+				else
+					return state__.as_cstring();
+			}
+			else
+				return as_cstring();
+		}
+
 		File::File():
 		encoder_(::FLAC__file_encoder_new())
 		{ }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_decoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_decoder.cc
index 84fdb73d..b2bf3441 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_decoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_decoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Decoder {
 
+		const char *SeekableStream::State::resolved_as_cstring(const SeekableStream &decoder) const
+		{
+			if(state_ == ::FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_DECODER_STREAM_DECODER_ERROR)
+				return decoder.get_stream_decoder_state().as_cstring();
+			else
+				return as_cstring();
+		}
+
 		SeekableStream::SeekableStream():
 		decoder_(::FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_new())
 		{ }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
index 2ee432f0..66aa4a60 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Encoder {
 
+		const char *SeekableStream::State::resolved_as_cstring(const SeekableStream &encoder) const
+		{
+			if(state_ == ::FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_STREAM_ENCODER_ERROR) {
+				FLAC::Encoder::Stream::State state__ = encoder.get_stream_encoder_state();
+				if(state__ == ::FLAC__STREAM_ENCODER_VERIFY_DECODER_ERROR)
+					return encoder.get_verify_decoder_state().as_cstring();
+				else
+					return state__.as_cstring();
+			}
+			else
+				return as_cstring();
+		}
+
+
 		SeekableStream::SeekableStream():
 		encoder_(::FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_new())
 		{ }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/stream_decoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/stream_decoder.cc
index 6f2887cf..ca1fe0b6 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/stream_decoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/stream_decoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Decoder {
 
+		const char *Stream::State::resolved_as_cstring(const Stream &) const
+		{
+			return as_cstring();
+		}
+
 		Stream::Stream():
 		decoder_(::FLAC__stream_decoder_new())
 		{ }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
index e8a6a68b..b4bb590b 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 namespace FLAC {
 	namespace Encoder {
 
+		const char *Stream::State::resolved_as_cstring(const Stream &encoder) const
+		{
+			if(state_ == ::FLAC__STREAM_ENCODER_VERIFY_DECODER_ERROR)
+				return encoder.get_verify_decoder_state().as_cstring();
+			else
+				return as_cstring();
+		}
+
 		Stream::Stream():
 		encoder_(::FLAC__stream_encoder_new())
 		{ }