diff --git a/gstreamer/src/event.rs b/gstreamer/src/event.rs
index 6cdfdd500..3e5c90c2b 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/event.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/event.rs
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ impl EventRef {
         self.structure().map_or(false, |s| s.has_name(name))
     }
 
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_event_type_get_name")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn type_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        unsafe {
+            let type_ = ffi::gst_event_type_get_name((*self.as_ptr()).type_);
+            CStr::from_ptr(type_).to_str().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn view(&self) -> EventView {
         unsafe {
             let type_ = (*self.as_ptr()).type_;
@@ -3068,6 +3077,7 @@ mod tests {
         let flush_start_evt = FlushStart::builder()
             .other_fields(&[("extra-field", &true)])
             .build();
+        assert_eq!(flush_start_evt.type_name(), "flush-start");
         match flush_start_evt.view() {
             EventView::FlushStart(flush_start_evt) => {
                 assert!(flush_start_evt.structure().is_some());
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/message.rs b/gstreamer/src/message.rs
index 639f4288b..88490a2fe 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/message.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/message.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ impl MessageRef {
         self.structure().map_or(false, |s| s.has_name(name))
     }
 
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_message_type_get_name")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn type_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        unsafe {
+            let type_ = ffi::gst_message_type_get_name((*self.as_ptr()).type_);
+            CStr::from_ptr(type_).to_str().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn view(&self) -> MessageView {
         unsafe {
             let type_ = (*self.as_ptr()).type_;
@@ -3956,6 +3965,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Message without arguments
         let seqnum = Seqnum::next();
         let eos_msg = Eos::builder().seqnum(seqnum).build();
+        assert_eq!(eos_msg.type_name(), "eos");
         match eos_msg.view() {
             MessageView::Eos(eos_msg) => {
                 assert_eq!(eos_msg.seqnum(), seqnum);
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/query.rs b/gstreamer/src/query.rs
index 7e467ef73..6e4d64923 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/query.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/query.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ impl QueryRef {
         }
     }
 
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_query_type_get_name")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn type_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        unsafe {
+            let type_ = ffi::gst_query_type_get_name((*self.as_ptr()).type_);
+            CStr::from_ptr(type_).to_str().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
     #[doc(alias = "get_mut_structure")]
     #[doc(alias = "gst_query_writable_structure")]
     #[inline]