diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index dce8f96a3..a52596655 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -3750,6 +3750,14 @@ void spdk_nvme_qpair_remove_cmd_error_injection(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
  */
 const char *spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_string(const struct spdk_nvme_status *status);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Given NVMe status, return ASCII string for the type of that error.
+ *
+ * \param status Status from NVMe completion queue element.
+ * \return Returns status type as an ASCII string.
+ */
+const char *spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_type_string(const struct spdk_nvme_status *status);
+
 /**
  * \brief Prints (SPDK_NOTICELOG) the contents of an NVMe submission queue entry (command).
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index cc8ebe83a..4dca296bb 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 SO_VER := 9
-SO_MINOR := 0
+SO_MINOR := 1
 
 C_SRCS = nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c nvme_ctrlr.c nvme_fabric.c nvme_ns_cmd.c \
 	nvme_ns.c nvme_pcie_common.c nvme_pcie.c nvme_qpair.c nvme.c \
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index fb549e8bf..d7b4e3cc4 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ spdk_nvme_qpair_print_command(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct spdk_nvme_cm
 	spdk_nvme_print_command(qpair->id, cmd);
 }
 
+static const struct nvme_string status_type[] = {
+	{ SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC, "GENERIC" },
+	{ SPDK_NVME_SCT_COMMAND_SPECIFIC, "COMMAND SPECIFIC" },
+	{ SPDK_NVME_SCT_MEDIA_ERROR, "MEDIA ERROR" },
+	{ SPDK_NVME_SCT_PATH, "PATH" },
+	{ SPDK_NVME_SCT_VENDOR_SPECIFIC, "VENDOR SPECIFIC" },
+	{ 0xFFFF, "RESERVED" },
+};
+
 static const struct nvme_string generic_status[] = {
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_SUCCESS, "SUCCESS" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE, "INVALID OPCODE" },
@@ -445,6 +454,12 @@ spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_string(const struct spdk_nvme_status *status)
 	return nvme_get_string(entry, status->sc);
 }
 
+const char *
+spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_type_string(const struct spdk_nvme_status *status)
+{
+	return nvme_get_string(status_type, status->sct);
+}
+
 void
 spdk_nvme_print_completion(uint16_t qid, struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index c4bc133bb..c29ab50e9 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 	spdk_nvme_print_completion;
 
 	spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_string;
+	spdk_nvme_cpl_get_status_type_string;
 
 	spdk_nvme_rdma_init_hooks;