diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index c17f836..a69a752 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -72,6 +72,52 @@
 static struct bpf_map *bpf_object__add_map(struct bpf_object *obj);
 static bool prog_is_subprog(const struct bpf_object *obj, const struct bpf_program *prog);
 
+static const char * const attach_type_name[] = {
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS]	= "cgroup_inet_ingress",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET_EGRESS]	= "cgroup_inet_egress",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_CREATE]	= "cgroup_inet_sock_create",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_RELEASE]	= "cgroup_inet_sock_release",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_SOCK_OPS]		= "cgroup_sock_ops",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_DEVICE]		= "cgroup_device",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET4_BIND]		= "cgroup_inet4_bind",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET6_BIND]		= "cgroup_inet6_bind",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET4_CONNECT]	= "cgroup_inet4_connect",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET6_CONNECT]	= "cgroup_inet6_connect",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET4_POST_BIND]	= "cgroup_inet4_post_bind",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET6_POST_BIND]	= "cgroup_inet6_post_bind",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET4_GETPEERNAME]	= "cgroup_inet4_getpeername",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET6_GETPEERNAME]	= "cgroup_inet6_getpeername",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET4_GETSOCKNAME]	= "cgroup_inet4_getsockname",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_INET6_GETSOCKNAME]	= "cgroup_inet6_getsockname",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG]	= "cgroup_udp4_sendmsg",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG]	= "cgroup_udp6_sendmsg",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_SYSCTL]		= "cgroup_sysctl",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG]	= "cgroup_udp4_recvmsg",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG]	= "cgroup_udp6_recvmsg",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT]		= "cgroup_getsockopt",
+	[BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT]		= "cgroup_setsockopt",
+	[BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_PARSER]	= "sk_skb_stream_parser",
+	[BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_VERDICT]	= "sk_skb_stream_verdict",
+	[BPF_SK_SKB_VERDICT]		= "sk_skb_verdict",
+	[BPF_SK_MSG_VERDICT]		= "sk_msg_verdict",
+	[BPF_LIRC_MODE2]		= "lirc_mode2",
+	[BPF_FLOW_DISSECTOR]		= "flow_dissector",
+	[BPF_TRACE_RAW_TP]		= "trace_raw_tp",
+	[BPF_TRACE_FENTRY]		= "trace_fentry",
+	[BPF_TRACE_FEXIT]		= "trace_fexit",
+	[BPF_MODIFY_RETURN]		= "modify_return",
+	[BPF_LSM_MAC]			= "lsm_mac",
+	[BPF_SK_LOOKUP]			= "sk_lookup",
+	[BPF_TRACE_ITER]		= "trace_iter",
+	[BPF_XDP_DEVMAP]		= "xdp_devmap",
+	[BPF_XDP_CPUMAP]		= "xdp_cpumap",
+	[BPF_XDP]			= "xdp",
+	[BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT]	= "sk_reuseport_select",
+	[BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT_OR_MIGRATE]	= "sk_reuseport_select_or_migrate",
+	[BPF_PERF_EVENT]		= "perf_event",
+	[BPF_TRACE_KPROBE_MULTI]	= "trace_kprobe_multi",
+};
+
 static const char * const map_type_name[] = {
 	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_UNSPEC]			= "unspec",
 	[BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH]			= "hash",
@@ -9369,6 +9415,14 @@ int libbpf_prog_type_by_name(const char *name, enum bpf_prog_type *prog_type,
 	return libbpf_err(-ESRCH);
 }
 
+const char *libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str(enum bpf_attach_type t)
+{
+	if (t < 0 || t >= ARRAY_SIZE(attach_type_name))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return attach_type_name[t];
+}
+
 const char *libbpf_bpf_map_type_str(enum bpf_map_type t)
 {
 	if (t < 0 || t >= ARRAY_SIZE(map_type_name))
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 6c5b07..37a234 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ enum libbpf_errno {
 
 LIBBPF_API int libbpf_strerror(int err, char *buf, size_t size);
 
+/**
+ * @brief **libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str()** converts the provided attach type
+ * value into a textual representation.
+ * @param t The attach type.
+ * @return Pointer to a static string identifying the attach type. NULL is
+ * returned for unknown **bpf_attach_type** values.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API const char *libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str(enum bpf_attach_type t);
+
 /**
  * @brief **libbpf_bpf_map_type_str()** converts the provided map type value
  * into a textual representation.
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index c63624..d045d6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.8.0 {
 		bpf_program__attach_trace_opts;
 		bpf_program__attach_usdt;
 		bpf_program__set_insns;
+		libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str;
 		libbpf_bpf_map_type_str;
 		libbpf_bpf_prog_type_str;
 		libbpf_register_prog_handler;
