diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 32e90ca030b..2e1744910b9 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -2424,6 +2424,35 @@ const ciphers = crypto.getCiphers();
 console.log(ciphers); // ['aes-128-cbc', 'aes-128-ccm', ...]
 ```
 
+### `crypto.getCipherInfo(nameOrNid[, options])`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `nameOrNid`: {string|number} The name or nid of the cipher to query.
+* `options`: {Object}
+  * `keyLength`: {number} A test key length.
+  * `ivLength`: {number} A test IV length.
+* Returns: {Object}
+  * `name` {string} The name of the cipher
+  * `nid` {number} The nid of the cipher
+  * `blockSize` {number} The block size of the cipher in bytes. This property
+    is omitted when `mode` is `'stream'`.
+  * `ivLength` {number} The expected or default initialization vector length in
+    bytes. This property is omitted if the cipher does not use an initialization
+    vector.
+  * `keyLength` {number} The expected or default key length in bytes.
+  * `mode` {string} The cipher mode. One of `'cbc'`, `'ccm'`, `'cfb'`, `'ctr'`,
+    `'ecb'`, `'gcm'`, `'ocb'`, `'ofb'`, `'stream'`, `'wrap'`, `'xts'`.
+
+Returns information about a given cipher.
+
+Some ciphers accept variable length keys and initialization vectors. By default,
+the `crypto.getCipherInfo()` method will return the default values for these
+ciphers. To test if a given key length or iv length is acceptable for given
+cipher, use the `keyLenth` and `ivLenth` options. If the given values are
+unacceptable, `undefined` will be returned.
+
 ### `crypto.getCurves()`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v2.3.0
diff --git a/lib/crypto.js b/lib/crypto.js
index 736f732abc1..0179242e84d 100644
--- a/lib/crypto.js
+++ b/lib/crypto.js
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ const {
   privateDecrypt,
   privateEncrypt,
   publicDecrypt,
-  publicEncrypt
+  publicEncrypt,
+  getCipherInfo,
 } = require('internal/crypto/cipher');
 const {
   Sign,
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ module.exports = {
   createVerify,
   diffieHellman,
   getCiphers,
+  getCipherInfo,
   getCurves,
   getDiffieHellman: createDiffieHellmanGroup,
   getHashes,
diff --git a/lib/internal/crypto/cipher.js b/lib/internal/crypto/cipher.js
index 44e17496131..299d387d1c5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/crypto/cipher.js
+++ b/lib/internal/crypto/cipher.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
   privateEncrypt: _privateEncrypt,
   publicDecrypt: _publicDecrypt,
   publicEncrypt: _publicEncrypt,
+  getCipherInfo: _getCipherInfo,
 } = internalBinding('crypto');
 
 const {
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ const {
 
 const {
   validateEncoding,
+  validateInt32,
+  validateObject,
   validateString,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
@@ -291,6 +294,33 @@ ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Decipheriv.prototype, LazyTransform.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Decipheriv, LazyTransform);
 addCipherPrototypeFunctions(Decipheriv);
 
+function getCipherInfo(nameOrNid, options) {
+  if (typeof nameOrNid !== 'string' && typeof nameOrNid !== 'number') {
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
+      'nameOrNid',
+      ['string', 'number'],
+      nameOrNid);
+  }
+  if (typeof nameOrNid === 'number')
+    validateInt32(nameOrNid, 'nameOrNid');
+  let keyLength, ivLength;
+  if (options !== undefined) {
+    validateObject(options, 'options');
+    ({ keyLength, ivLength } = options);
+    if (keyLength !== undefined)
+      validateInt32(keyLength, 'options.keyLength');
+    if (ivLength !== undefined)
+      validateInt32(ivLength, 'options.ivLength');
+  }
+
+  const ret = _getCipherInfo({}, nameOrNid, keyLength, ivLength);
+  if (ret !== undefined) {
+    if (ret.name) ret.name = ret.name.toLowerCase();
+    if (ret.type) ret.type = ret.type.toLowerCase();
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   Cipher,
   Cipheriv,
@@ -300,4 +330,5 @@ module.exports = {
   privateEncrypt,
   publicDecrypt,
   publicEncrypt,
+  getCipherInfo,
 };
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
index 2b895fc2d22..2a745643ecb 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,145 @@ bool IsSupportedAuthenticatedMode(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX* ctx) {
 bool IsValidGCMTagLength(unsigned int tag_len) {
   return tag_len == 4 || tag_len == 8 || (tag_len >= 12 && tag_len <= 16);
 }
+
+// Collects and returns information on the given cipher
+void GetCipherInfo(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsObject());
+  Local<Object> info = args[0].As<Object>();
+
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsString() || args[1]->IsInt32());
+
+  const EVP_CIPHER* cipher;
+  if (args[1]->IsString()) {
+    Utf8Value name(env->isolate(), args[1]);
+    cipher = EVP_get_cipherbyname(*name);
+  } else {
+    int nid = args[1].As<Int32>()->Value();
+    cipher = EVP_get_cipherbyname(OBJ_nid2sn(nid));
+  }
+
+  if (cipher == nullptr)
+    return;
+
+  int mode = EVP_CIPHER_mode(cipher);
+  int iv_length = EVP_CIPHER_iv_length(cipher);
+  int key_length = EVP_CIPHER_key_length(cipher);
+  int block_length = EVP_CIPHER_block_size(cipher);
+  const char* mode_label = nullptr;
+  switch (mode) {
+    case EVP_CIPH_CBC_MODE: mode_label = "cbc"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_CCM_MODE: mode_label = "ccm"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_CFB_MODE: mode_label = "cfb"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_CTR_MODE: mode_label = "ctr"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_ECB_MODE: mode_label = "ecb"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_GCM_MODE: mode_label = "gcm"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_OCB_MODE: mode_label = "ocb"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_OFB_MODE: mode_label = "ofb"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_WRAP_MODE: mode_label = "wrap"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_XTS_MODE: mode_label = "xts"; break;
+    case EVP_CIPH_STREAM_CIPHER: mode_label = "stream"; break;
+  }
+
+  // If the testKeyLen and testIvLen arguments are specified,
+  // then we will make an attempt to see if they are usable for
+  // the cipher in question, returning undefined if they are not.
+  // If they are, the info object will be returned with the values
+  // given.
+  if (args[2]->IsInt32() || args[3]->IsInt32()) {
+    // Test and input IV or key length to determine if it's acceptable.
+    // If it is, then the getCipherInfo will succeed with the given
+    // values.
+    CipherCtxPointer ctx(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new());
+    if (!EVP_CipherInit_ex(ctx.get(), cipher, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1))
+      return;
+
+    if (args[2]->IsInt32()) {
+      int check_len = args[2].As<Int32>()->Value();
+      if (!EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length(ctx.get(), check_len))
+        return;
+      key_length = check_len;
+    }
+
+    if (args[3]->IsInt32()) {
+      int check_len = args[3].As<Int32>()->Value();
+      // For CCM modes, the IV may be between 7 and 13 bytes.
+      // For GCM and OCB modes, we'll check by attempting to
+      // set the value. For everything else, just check that
+      // check_len == iv_length.
+      switch (mode) {
+        case EVP_CIPH_CCM_MODE:
+          if (check_len < 7 || check_len > 13)
+            return;
+          break;
+        case EVP_CIPH_GCM_MODE:
+          // Fall through
+        case EVP_CIPH_OCB_MODE:
+          if (!EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(
+                  ctx.get(),
+                  EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN,
+                  check_len,
+                  nullptr)) {
+            return;
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          if (check_len != iv_length)
+            return;
+      }
+      iv_length = check_len;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (mode_label != nullptr &&
+      info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "mode"),
+          OneByteString(env->isolate(), mode_label)).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          env->name_string(),
+          OneByteString(env->isolate(), EVP_CIPHER_name(cipher))).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "nid"),
+          Int32::New(env->isolate(), EVP_CIPHER_nid(cipher))).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Stream ciphers do not have a meaningful block size
+  if (mode != EVP_CIPH_STREAM_CIPHER &&
+      info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "blockSize"),
+          Int32::New(env->isolate(), block_length)).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Ciphers that do not use an IV shouldn't report a length
+  if (iv_length != 0 &&
+      info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "ivLength"),
+          Int32::New(env->isolate(), iv_length)).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (info->Set(
+          env->context(),
+          FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "keyLength"),
+          Int32::New(env->isolate(), key_length)).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(info);
+}
 }  // namespace
 
 void CipherBase::GetSSLCiphers(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
@@ -151,6 +290,8 @@ void CipherBase::Initialize(Environment* env, Local<Object> target) {
                                          EVP_PKEY_verify_recover_init,
                                          EVP_PKEY_verify_recover>);
 
+  env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "getCipherInfo", GetCipherInfo);
+
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, kWebCryptoCipherEncrypt);
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(target, kWebCryptoCipherDecrypt);
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-getcipherinfo.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-getcipherinfo.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98d2a52ecea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-getcipherinfo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.hasCrypto)
+  common.skip('missing crypto');
+
+const {
+  getCiphers,
+  getCipherInfo
+} = require('crypto');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const ciphers = getCiphers();
+
+assert.strictEqual(getCipherInfo(-1), undefined);
+assert.strictEqual(getCipherInfo('cipher that does not exist'), undefined);
+
+ciphers.forEach((cipher) => {
+  const info = getCipherInfo(cipher);
+  assert(info);
+  const info2 = getCipherInfo(info.nid);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(info, info2);
+});
+
+const info = getCipherInfo('aes-128-cbc');
+assert.strictEqual(info.name, 'aes-128-cbc');
+assert.strictEqual(info.nid, 419);
+assert.strictEqual(info.blockSize, 16);
+assert.strictEqual(info.ivLength, 16);
+assert.strictEqual(info.keyLength, 16);
+assert.strictEqual(info.mode, 'cbc');
+
+[null, undefined, [], {}].forEach((arg) => {
+  assert.throws(() => getCipherInfo(arg), {
+    code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
+  });
+});
+
+[null, '', 1, true].forEach((options) => {
+  assert.throws(
+    () => getCipherInfo('aes-192-cbc', options), {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
+    });
+});
+
+[null, '', {}, [], true].forEach((len) => {
+  assert.throws(
+    () => getCipherInfo('aes-192-cbc', { keyLength: len }), {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
+    });
+  assert.throws(
+    () => getCipherInfo('aes-192-cbc', { ivLength: len }), {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
+    });
+});
+
+assert(!getCipherInfo('aes-128-cbc', { keyLength: 12 }));
+assert(getCipherInfo('aes-128-cbc', { keyLength: 16 }));
+assert(!getCipherInfo('aes-128-cbc', { ivLength: 12 }));
+assert(getCipherInfo('aes-128-cbc', { ivLength: 16 }));
+
+assert(!getCipherInfo('aes-128-ccm', { ivLength: 1 }));
+assert(!getCipherInfo('aes-128-ccm', { ivLength: 14 }));
+for (let n = 7; n <= 13; n++)
+  assert(getCipherInfo('aes-128-ccm', { ivLength: n }));
+
+assert(!getCipherInfo('aes-128-ocb', { ivLength: 16 }));
+for (let n = 1; n < 16; n++)
+  assert(getCipherInfo('aes-128-ocb', { ivLength: n }));