diff --git a/src/crypto.c b/src/crypto.c
index 7981aeb4..787311bd 100644
--- a/src/crypto.c
+++ b/src/crypto.c
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ int codec_pragma(sqlite3* db, int iDb, Parse *pParse, const char *zLeft, const c
   if( sqlite3StrICmp(zLeft, "rekey_cipher")==0 && zRight ){
     if(ctx) sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_cipher(ctx, zRight, 1); // change write cipher only 
   }else
-  if( sqlite3StrICmp(zLeft, "kdf_iter")==0 && zRight ){
-    if(ctx) sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_kdf_iter(ctx, atoi(zRight), 2); // change of RW PBKDF2 iteration 
+  if( sqlite3StrICmp(zLeft, "kdf_iter")==0 ){
+    if( zRight ) {
+      if(ctx) sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_kdf_iter(ctx, atoi(zRight), 2); // change of RW PBKDF2 iteration 
+    } else {
+      if(ctx) sqlcipher_codec_ctx_get_kdf_iter(pParse, ctx, 2);
+    }
   }else
   if( sqlite3StrICmp(zLeft, "fast_kdf_iter")==0 && zRight ){
     if(ctx) sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_fast_kdf_iter(ctx, atoi(zRight), 2); // change of RW PBKDF2 iteration 
diff --git a/src/crypto_impl.c b/src/crypto_impl.c
index 69482fc7..a3bb9542 100644
--- a/src/crypto_impl.c
+++ b/src/crypto_impl.c
@@ -367,6 +367,15 @@ int sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_kdf_iter(codec_ctx *ctx, int kdf_iter, int for_ctx)
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
+int sqlcipher_codec_ctx_get_kdf_iter(Parse *pParse, codec_ctx *ctx, int for_ctx) {
+  cipher_ctx *c_ctx = for_ctx ? ctx->write_ctx : ctx->read_ctx;
+  char *kdf_iter = sqlite3_mprintf("%d", c_ctx->kdf_iter);
+  codec_vdbe_return_static_string(pParse, "kdf_iter", kdf_iter);
+  sqlite3_free(kdf_iter);
+  
+  return SQLITE_OK;
+}
+
 int sqlcipher_codec_ctx_set_fast_kdf_iter(codec_ctx *ctx, int fast_kdf_iter, int for_ctx) {
   cipher_ctx *c_ctx = for_ctx ? ctx->write_ctx : ctx->read_ctx;
   int rc;