diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBValue.h b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBValue.h
index 93b869ba9c5c..2d415c1808fa 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBValue.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBValue.h
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public:
     const char *
     GetObjectDescription ();
     
+    const char *
+    GetTypeValidatorResult ();
+    
     lldb::SBValue
     GetDynamicValue (lldb::DynamicValueType use_dynamic);
     
diff --git a/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBValue.i b/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBValue.i
index 281782b5a1ad..15b39fd86301 100644
--- a/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBValue.i
+++ b/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBValue.i
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public:
     
     const char *
     GetObjectDescription ();
+    
+    const char *
+    GetTypeValidatorResult ();
 
     lldb::SBValue
     GetDynamicValue (lldb::DynamicValueType use_dynamic);
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
index 3a9621b1e3bc..d22f611516c3 100644
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
@@ -543,6 +543,36 @@ SBValue::GetObjectDescription ()
     return cstr;
 }
 
+const char *
+SBValue::GetTypeValidatorResult ()
+{
+    Log *log(lldb_private::GetLogIfAllCategoriesSet (LIBLLDB_LOG_API));
+    const char *cstr = NULL;
+    ValueLocker locker;
+    lldb::ValueObjectSP value_sp(GetSP(locker));
+    if (value_sp)
+    {
+        const auto& validation(value_sp->GetValidationStatus());
+        if (TypeValidatorResult::Failure == validation.first)
+        {
+            if (validation.second.empty())
+                cstr = "unknown error";
+            else
+                cstr = validation.second.c_str();
+        }
+    }
+    if (log)
+    {
+        if (cstr)
+            log->Printf ("SBValue(%p)::GetTypeValidatorResult() => \"%s\"",
+                         static_cast<void*>(value_sp.get()), cstr);
+        else
+            log->Printf ("SBValue(%p)::GetTypeValidatorResult() => NULL",
+                         static_cast<void*>(value_sp.get()));
+    }
+    return cstr;
+}
+
 SBType
 SBValue::GetType()
 {