diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/rsa-padding-accessor.txt b/ChangeLog.d/rsa-padding-accessor.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad1468674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/rsa-padding-accessor.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Features
+   * Add functions mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode() and mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg()
+     to read non-public fields for padding mode and hash id from
+     an mbedtls_rsa_context, as requested in #6917.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/rsa.h b/include/mbedtls/rsa.h
index d77a53832..da8639b39 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/rsa.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/rsa.h
@@ -181,6 +181,28 @@ void mbedtls_rsa_init(mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx);
 int mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx, int padding,
                             mbedtls_md_type_t hash_id);
 
+/**
+ * \brief          This function retrieves padding mode of initialized
+ *                 RSA context.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The initialized RSA context.
+ *
+ * \return         RSA padding mode.
+ *
+ */
+int mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(const mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * \brief          This function retrieves hash identifier of mbedtls_md_type_t
+ *                 type.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The initialized RSA context.
+ *
+ * \return         Hash identifier of mbedtls_md_type_t type.
+ *
+ */
+int mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(const mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx);
+
 /**
  * \brief          This function imports a set of core parameters into an
  *                 RSA context.
diff --git a/library/rsa.c b/library/rsa.c
index 584b363cb..01159dfa2 100644
--- a/library/rsa.c
+++ b/library/rsa.c
@@ -502,10 +502,25 @@ int mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx, int padding,
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get padding mode of initialized RSA context
+ */
+int mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(const mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx)
+{
+    return ctx->padding;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get hash identifier of mbedtls_md_type_t type
+ */
+int mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(const mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx)
+{
+    return ctx->hash_id;
+}
+
 /*
  * Get length in bytes of RSA modulus
  */
-
 size_t mbedtls_rsa_get_len(const mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx)
 {
     return ctx->len;
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
index d0ea23cdb..09daeb635 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ void pkcs1_rsaes_v15_encrypt(int mod, char *input_N,
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init(&N); mbedtls_mpi_init(&E);
     mbedtls_rsa_init(&ctx);
+
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), MBEDTLS_MD_NONE);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash) == 0);
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&N, input_N) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&E, input_E) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_import(&ctx, &N, NULL, NULL, NULL, &E) == 0);
@@ -77,6 +84,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsaes_v15_decrypt(int mod, char *input_P, char *input_Q,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
     memset(&rnd_info, 0, sizeof(mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info));
 
@@ -281,6 +291,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsassa_v15_sign(int mod, char *input_P,
 
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&P, input_P) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&Q, input_Q) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&N, input_N) == 0);
@@ -322,6 +335,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsassa_v15_verify(int mod, char *input_N, char *input_E,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&N, input_N) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_test_read_mpi(&E, input_E) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_import(&ctx, &N, NULL, NULL, NULL, &E) == 0);
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
index 376c752f4..75dbc357c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsaes_oaep_encrypt(int mod, data_t *input_N, data_t *input_E,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash) == 0);
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&N, input_N->x, input_N->len) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&E, input_E->x, input_E->len) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_import(&ctx, &N, NULL, NULL, NULL, &E) == 0);
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsaes_oaep_decrypt(int mod, data_t *input_P, data_t *input_Q,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
     memset(&rnd_info, 0, sizeof(mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info));
 
@@ -134,6 +140,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsassa_pss_sign(int mod, data_t *input_P, data_t *input_Q,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     memset(output, 0x00, sizeof(output));
 
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&P, input_P->x, input_P->len) == 0);
@@ -187,6 +196,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsassa_pss_verify(int mod, data_t *input_N, data_t *input_E,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&N, input_N->x, input_N->len) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&E, input_E->x, input_E->len) == 0);
 
@@ -220,6 +232,9 @@ void pkcs1_rsassa_pss_verify_ext(int mod, data_t *input_N, data_t *input_E,
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_rsa_set_padding(&ctx,
                                         MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, ctx_hash) == 0);
 
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode(&ctx), MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21);
+    TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg(&ctx), ctx_hash);
+
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&N, input_N->x, input_N->len) == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_mpi_read_binary(&E, input_E->x, input_E->len) == 0);