diff --git a/include/freerdp/primitives.h b/include/freerdp/primitives.h
index f447ef50b..33935f3a4 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/primitives.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/primitives.h
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ typedef enum
 
 	FREERDP_API const char* primitives_avc444_frame_type_str(avc444_frame_type type);
 
+	/** @brief convert a hint to a string
+	 *
+	 *  @param hint the hint to stringify
+	 *  @return the string representation of the hint
+	 *  @since version 3.11.0
+	 */
+	FREERDP_API const char* primtives_hint_str(primitive_hints hint);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c b/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
index 81eb5f632..b2b147afe 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
@@ -425,3 +425,20 @@ const char* primitives_avc444_frame_type_str(avc444_frame_type type)
 			return "INVALID_FRAME_TYPE";
 	}
 }
+
+const char* primtives_hint_str(primitive_hints hint)
+{
+	switch (hint)
+	{
+		case PRIMITIVES_PURE_SOFT:
+			return "PRIMITIVES_PURE_SOFT";
+		case PRIMITIVES_ONLY_CPU:
+			return "PRIMITIVES_ONLY_CPU";
+		case PRIMITIVES_ONLY_GPU:
+			return "PRIMITIVES_ONLY_GPU";
+		case PRIMITIVES_AUTODETECT:
+			return "PRIMITIVES_AUTODETECT";
+		default:
+			return "PRIMITIVES_UNKNOWN";
+	}
+}