diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 5e0ce33a9..3f72016cb 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ void linphone_configuring_terminated(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneConfiguringState
 	linphone_core_start(lc);
 }
 
+
 static int linphone_core_serialization_ref = 0;
 
 static void linphone_core_activate_log_serialization_if_needed(void) {
@@ -6460,6 +6461,21 @@ LinphonePayloadType* linphone_core_find_payload_type(LinphoneCore* lc, const cha
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char* linphone_configuring_state_to_string(LinphoneConfiguringState cs){
+	switch(cs){
+		case LinphoneConfiguringSuccessful:
+			return "LinphoneConfiguringSuccessful";
+		break;
+		case LinphoneConfiguringFailed:
+			return "LinphoneConfiguringFailed";
+		break;
+		case LinphoneConfiguringSkipped:
+			return "LinphoneConfiguringSkipped";
+		break;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 const char *linphone_global_state_to_string(LinphoneGlobalState gs){
 	switch(gs){
 		case LinphoneGlobalOff:
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index e89a03586..fc2f90906 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -2141,6 +2141,12 @@ typedef enum _LinphoneConfiguringState {
 	LinphoneConfiguringSkipped
 } LinphoneConfiguringState;
 
+/**
+ * Converts a _LinphoneConfiguringState enum to a string.
+ * @ingroup misc
+**/
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char *linphone_configuring_state_to_string(LinphoneConfiguringState cs);
+
 /**
  * Callback prototype for configuring status changes notification
  * @param lc the LinphoneCore