diff --git a/include/cdio/cdio.h b/include/cdio/cdio.h
index 8dd12800..37649ed3 100644
--- a/include/cdio/cdio.h
+++ b/include/cdio/cdio.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -*- c -*-
-    $Id: cdio.h,v 1.10 2003/05/27 02:55:58 rocky Exp $
+    $Id: cdio.h,v 1.11 2003/06/07 01:19:47 rocky Exp $
 
     Copyright (C) 2001 Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@gnu.org>
     Copyright (C) 2003 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ extern "C" {
   /* Like above but uses the enumeration instead. */
   bool cdio_have_driver (driver_id_t driver_id);
   
+  /* Return a string decribing driver_id. */
+  const char *cdio_driver_describe (driver_id_t driver_id);
+  
   /*! Sets up to read from place specified by source_name and
      driver_id This should be called before using any other routine,
      except cdio_init. This will call cdio_init, if that hasn't been
diff --git a/lib/cdio.c b/lib/cdio.c
index 6c113c21..b8bbac9b 100644
--- a/lib/cdio.c
+++ b/lib/cdio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-    $Id: cdio.c,v 1.16 2003/05/27 02:55:58 rocky Exp $
+    $Id: cdio.c,v 1.17 2003/06/07 01:19:46 rocky Exp $
 
     Copyright (C) 2003 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
     Copyright (C) 2001 Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@gnu.org>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <cdio/logging.h>
 #include "cdio_private.h"
 
-static const char _rcsid[] = "$Id: cdio.c,v 1.16 2003/05/27 02:55:58 rocky Exp $";
+static const char _rcsid[] = "$Id: cdio.c,v 1.17 2003/06/07 01:19:46 rocky Exp $";
 
 
 const char *track_format2str[5] = 
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ cdio_have_driver(driver_id_t driver_id)
   return (*CdIo_all_drivers[driver_id].have_driver)();
 }
 
+const char *
+cdio_driver_describe(driver_id_t driver_id)
+{
+  return CdIo_all_drivers[driver_id].describe;
+}
+
 
 /*!
   Initialize CD Reading and control routines. Should be called first.