diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509.h b/include/mbedtls/x509.h
index c02c7c8ba..8297910cc 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509.h
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ int mbedtls_x509_get_rsassa_pss_params( const mbedtls_x509_buf *params,
                                 int *salt_len );
 #endif
 int mbedtls_x509_get_sig( unsigned char **p, const unsigned char *end, mbedtls_x509_buf *sig );
+int mbedtls_x509_get_sig_alg_raw( unsigned char **p, unsigned char const *end,
+                                  mbedtls_md_type_t *md_alg,
+                                  mbedtls_pk_type_t *pk_alg,
+                                  void **sig_opts );
 int mbedtls_x509_get_sig_alg( const mbedtls_x509_buf *sig_oid, const mbedtls_x509_buf *sig_params,
                       mbedtls_md_type_t *md_alg, mbedtls_pk_type_t *pk_alg,
                       void **sig_opts );
diff --git a/library/x509.c b/library/x509.c
index be170bb46..05d995c59 100644
--- a/library/x509.c
+++ b/library/x509.c
@@ -802,6 +802,21 @@ int mbedtls_x509_get_sig( unsigned char **p, const unsigned char *end, mbedtls_x
     return( 0 );
 }
 
+int mbedtls_x509_get_sig_alg_raw( unsigned char **p, unsigned char const *end,
+                                  mbedtls_md_type_t *md_alg,
+                                  mbedtls_pk_type_t *pk_alg,
+                                  void **sig_opts )
+{
+    int ret;
+    mbedtls_asn1_buf alg, params;
+    ret = mbedtls_asn1_get_alg( p, end, &alg, &params );
+    if( ret != 0 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_ALG + ret );
+
+    return( mbedtls_x509_get_sig_alg( &alg, &params, md_alg,
+                                      pk_alg, sig_opts ) );
+}
+
 /*
  * Get signature algorithm from alg OID and optional parameters
  */