diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c0ae27fa..0fca77aa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.8.1 (unreleased)
  cpp: Context::startAddUid(const Key&, const char*) NEW.
  cpp: Key::UserID::revoke()                         NEW.
  cpp: Key::addUid()                                 NEW.
+ qt: CryptoConfig::stringValueList()                NEW.
 
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.8.0 (2016-11-16)
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/Makefile.am b/lang/qt/src/Makefile.am
index 55af1cfb..c81461ee 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/lang/qt/src/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ qgpgme_sources = \
     qgpgmekeyformailboxjob.cpp gpgme_backend_debug.cpp \
     qgpgmetofupolicyjob.cpp \
     defaultkeygenerationjob.cpp qgpgmewkspublishjob.cpp \
-    dn.cpp
+    dn.cpp cryptoconfig.cpp
 
 # If you add one here make sure that you also add one in camelcase
 qgpgme_headers= \
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.cpp b/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be265d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+    cryptoconfig.cpp
+
+    This file is part of qgpgme, the Qt API binding for gpgme
+    Copyright (c) 2017 Intevation GmbH
+
+    QGpgME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+    License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    QGpgME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+    In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give
+    permission to link the code of this program with any edition of
+    the Qt library by Trolltech AS, Norway (or with modified versions
+    of Qt that use the same license as Qt), and distribute linked
+    combinations including the two.  You must obey the GNU General
+    Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than
+    Qt.  If you modify this file, you may extend this exception to
+    your version of the file, but you are not obligated to do so.  If
+    you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from
+    your version.
+*/
+#include "cryptoconfig.h"
+#include "qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.h"
+
+using namespace QGpgME;
+
+QStringList CryptoConfigEntry::stringValueList() const
+{
+    const QGpgMENewCryptoConfigEntry *entry = dynamic_cast <const QGpgMENewCryptoConfigEntry*> (this);
+    if (!entry) {
+        return QStringList();
+    }
+    return entry->stringValueList();
+}
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.h b/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.h
index 452bfbb1..c4de22dc 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/cryptoconfig.h
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ public:
      * @return true if the value was changed
      */
     virtual bool isDirty() const = 0;
+
+    // Design change from here on we are closely bound to one implementation
+    // of cryptoconfig. To avoid ABI breaks with every new function we
+    // add real functions from now on.
+
+    /**
+     * @return a stringValueList.
+     */
+    QStringList stringValueList() const;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.cpp
index 49b27caa..4738a03b 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,18 @@ std::vector<unsigned int> QGpgMENewCryptoConfigEntry::uintValueList() const
     return m_option.currentValue().uintValues();
 }
 
+QStringList QGpgMENewCryptoConfigEntry::stringValueList() const
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(isList());
+    const Argument arg = m_option.currentValue();
+    const std::vector<const char *> values = arg.stringValues();
+    QStringList ret;
+    for(const char *value: values) {
+        ret << QString::fromUtf8(value);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 QList<QUrl> QGpgMENewCryptoConfigEntry::urlValueList() const
 {
     const Type type = m_option.type();
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.h b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.h
index 81b4cb44..7100e70b 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmenewcryptoconfig.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public:
     void setURLValueList(const QList<QUrl> &) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool isDirty() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+    QStringList stringValueList() const;
+
 #if 0
     void setDirty(bool b);
     QString outputString() const;