diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/api/rocdecode.h b/projects/rocdecode/api/rocdecode.h
index afc7964531..70ead343aa 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/api/rocdecode.h
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/api/rocdecode.h
@@ -908,6 +908,13 @@ extern rocDecStatus ROCDECAPI rocDecMapVideoFrame(rocDecDecoderHandle decoder_ha
 /*****************************************************************************************************/
 extern rocDecStatus ROCDECAPI rocDecUnMapVideoFrame(rocDecDecoderHandle decoder_handle, int pic_idx);
 
+/*****************************************************************************************************/
+//! \fn const char* ROCDECAPI rocDecGetErrorName(rocDecStatus rocdec_status)
+//! \ingroup group_amd_rocdecode
+//! Return name of the specified error code in text form.
+/*****************************************************************************************************/
+extern const char* ROCDECAPI rocDecGetErrorName(rocDecStatus rocdec_status);
+
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode/rocdecode_api.cpp b/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode/rocdecode_api.cpp
index 840d700903..c32dceed69 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode/rocdecode_api.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/src/rocdecode/rocdecode_api.cpp
@@ -214,3 +214,31 @@ rocDecUnMapVideoFrame(rocDecDecoderHandle decoder_handle, int pic_idx) {
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************************************/
+//! \fn const char* ROCDECAPI rocDecGetErrorName(rocDecStatus rocdec_status)
+//! \ingroup group_amd_rocdecode
+//! Return name of the specified error code in text form.
+/*****************************************************************************************************/
+const char* ROCDECAPI rocDecGetErrorName(rocDecStatus rocdec_status) {
+    switch (rocdec_status) {
+        case ROCDEC_DEVICE_INVALID:
+            return "ROCDEC_DEVICE_INVALID";
+        case ROCDEC_CONTEXT_INVALID:
+            return "ROCDEC_CONTEXT_INVALID";
+        case ROCDEC_RUNTIME_ERROR:
+            return "ROCDEC_RUNTIME_ERROR";
+        case ROCDEC_OUTOF_MEMORY:
+            return "ROCDEC_OUTOF_MEMORY";
+        case ROCDEC_INVALID_PARAMETER:
+            return "ROCDEC_INVALID_PARAMETER";
+        case ROCDEC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED:
+            return "ROCDEC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED";
+        case ROCDEC_NOT_INITIALIZED:
+            return "ROCDEC_NOT_INITIALIZED";
+        case ROCDEC_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+            return "ROCDEC_NOT_SUPPORTED";
+        default:
+            return "UNKNOWN_ERROR";
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
index 81288ed7b4..8de5de15a6 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private:
         rocDecStatus error_code = rocDecAPI;                                                                 \
         if( error_code != ROCDEC_SUCCESS) {                                                                  \
             std::ostringstream error_log;                                                                    \
-            error_log << #rocDecAPI << " returned err " << error_code << " at " <<__FILE__ <<":" << __LINE__;\
+            error_log << #rocDecAPI << " returned err " << rocDecGetErrorName(error_code) << " at " <<__FILE__ <<":" << __LINE__;\
             ROCDEC_THROW(error_log.str(), error_code); \
         }                                                                                                     \
     } while (0)