diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 42300c111a6..420b13dd101 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-07-13  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
+
+	* elf-strtab.c (_bfd_elf_strtab_len): New.
+	(_bfd_elf_strtab_str): Likewise.
+	* bfd-elf.h: Declare them.
+
 2019-07-13  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
 
 	* elf-bfd.h (bfd_elf_get_str_section): Add.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index a9e2d3eeaf1..4240d97a429 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -2252,8 +2252,12 @@ extern void _bfd_elf_strtab_restore
   (struct elf_strtab_hash *, void *);
 extern bfd_size_type _bfd_elf_strtab_size
   (struct elf_strtab_hash *);
+extern bfd_size_type _bfd_elf_strtab_len
+  (struct elf_strtab_hash *);
 extern bfd_size_type _bfd_elf_strtab_offset
   (struct elf_strtab_hash *, size_t);
+extern const char * _bfd_elf_strtab_str
+  (struct elf_strtab_hash *, size_t idx, size_t *offset);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_strtab_emit
   (bfd *, struct elf_strtab_hash *);
 extern void _bfd_elf_strtab_finalize
diff --git a/bfd/elf-strtab.c b/bfd/elf-strtab.c
index ec9002fae7b..cc1dcb3f50a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-strtab.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-strtab.c
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ _bfd_elf_strtab_size (struct elf_strtab_hash *tab)
   return tab->sec_size ? tab->sec_size : tab->size;
 }
 
+bfd_size_type
+_bfd_elf_strtab_len (struct elf_strtab_hash *tab)
+{
+  return tab->size;
+}
+
 bfd_size_type
 _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (struct elf_strtab_hash *tab, size_t idx)
 {
@@ -285,6 +291,19 @@ _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (struct elf_strtab_hash *tab, size_t idx)
   return tab->array[idx]->u.index;
 }
 
+const char *
+_bfd_elf_strtab_str (struct elf_strtab_hash *tab, size_t idx,
+		     bfd_size_type *offset)
+{
+  if (idx == 0)
+    return 0;
+  BFD_ASSERT (idx < tab->size);
+  BFD_ASSERT (tab->sec_size);
+  if (offset)
+    *offset = tab->array[idx]->u.index;
+  return tab->array[idx]->root.string;
+}
+
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_strtab_emit (register bfd *abfd, struct elf_strtab_hash *tab)
 {