diff --git a/include/rocksdb/listener.h b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
index 3c8793e069..c2bff80e33 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/listener.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ enum class CompactionReason : int {
   kNumOfReasons,
 };
 
+const char* GetCompactionReasonString(CompactionReason compaction_reason);
+
 enum class FlushReason : int {
   kOthers = 0x00,
   kGetLiveFiles = 0x01,
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ enum class FlushReason : int {
   kWriteBufferManagerInitiated = 0xe,
 };
 
+const char* GetFlushReasonString(FlushReason flush_reason);
+
 // TODO: In the future, BackgroundErrorReason will only be used to indicate
 // why the BG Error is happening (e.g., flush, compaction). We may introduce
 // other data structure to indicate other essential information such as