diff --git a/src/reject.rs b/src/reject.rs
index e05535a97..d0d890533 100644
--- a/src/reject.rs
+++ b/src/reject.rs
@@ -506,6 +506,13 @@ pub struct MissingHeader {
     name: &'static str,
 }
 
+impl MissingHeader {
+    /// Retrieve the name of the header that was missing
+    pub fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+        self.name
+    }
+}
+
 impl ::std::fmt::Display for MissingHeader {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "Missing request header {:?}", self.name)
@@ -520,6 +527,13 @@ pub struct InvalidHeader {
     name: &'static str,
 }
 
+impl InvalidHeader {
+    /// Retrieve the name of the header that was invalid
+    pub fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+        self.name
+    }
+}
+
 impl ::std::fmt::Display for InvalidHeader {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "Invalid request header {:?}", self.name)
@@ -534,6 +548,13 @@ pub struct MissingCookie {
     name: &'static str,
 }
 
+impl MissingCookie {
+    /// Retrieve the name of the cookie that was missing
+    pub fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+        self.name
+    }
+}
+
 impl ::std::fmt::Display for MissingCookie {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "Missing request cookie {:?}", self.name)