diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging-private.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging-private.h
index 160d1a3606..1ff2662706 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging-private.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging-private.h
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_mse_debug);
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 void gst_mse_init_logging (void);
+
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+const gchar * gst_mse_enum_value_nick (GType enum_type, gint mse_enum_value);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging.c
index 0664b8a553..82c5c7c195 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/gstmselogging.c
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ gst_mse_init_logging (void)
 {
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_mse_debug, "gst-mse", 0, "GstMse");
 }
+
+const gchar *
+gst_mse_enum_value_nick (GType enum_type, gint mse_enum_value)
+{
+  GEnumClass *enum_class = (GEnumClass *) g_type_class_ref (enum_type);
+  GEnumValue *enum_value = g_enum_get_value (enum_class, mse_enum_value);
+  const gchar *nick = enum_value->value_nick;
+  g_type_class_unref (enum_class);
+  return nick;
+}