diff --git a/event_delegate.go b/event_delegate.go
index 20dd8a399..f0ed3fec2 100644
--- a/event_delegate.go
+++ b/event_delegate.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ const (
 	NodeUpdate
 )
 
+func (net NodeEventType) String() string {
+	return []string{"NodeJoin", "NodeLeave", "NodeUpdate"}[net]
+}
+
 // NodeEvent is a single event related to node activity in the memberlist.
 // The Node member of this struct must not be directly modified. It is passed
 // as a pointer to avoid unnecessary copies. If you wish to modify the node,
diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index 2800e6e5c..fcc163889 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ const (
 	StateLeft
 )
 
+func (nst NodeStateType) String() string {
+	return []string{"StateAlive", "StateSuspect", "StateDead", "StateLeft"}[nst]
+}
+
 // Node represents a node in the cluster.
 type Node struct {
 	Name  string