diff --git a/include/rocksdb/listener.h b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
index 1e92e6bd1..3b08ccd87 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/listener.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ ROCKSDB_ENUM_CLASS(CompactionReason, int,
   kNumOfReasons
 );
 
+const char* GetCompactionReasonString(CompactionReason compaction_reason);
+
 ROCKSDB_ENUM_CLASS(FlushReason, int,
   kOthers = 0x00,
   kGetLiveFiles = 0x01,
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@ ROCKSDB_ENUM_CLASS(FlushReason, int,
   kWalFull = 0xd
 );
 
+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