diff --git a/src/uharfbuzz/_harfbuzz.pyx b/src/uharfbuzz/_harfbuzz.pyx
index 72b80a9..5adf637 100644
--- a/src/uharfbuzz/_harfbuzz.pyx
+++ b/src/uharfbuzz/_harfbuzz.pyx
@@ -1208,6 +1208,28 @@ def shape(font: Font, buffer: Buffer,
             free(hb_features)
 
 
+def ot_tag_to_script(tag: str) -> str:
+    cdef bytes packed = tag.encode()
+    cdef hb_tag_t hb_tag = hb_tag_from_string(<char*>packed, -1)
+    cdef hb_script_t hb_script = hb_ot_tag_to_script(hb_tag)
+    cdef char cstr[5]
+    hb_tag_to_string(hb_script, cstr)
+    cstr[4] = b'\0'
+    packed = cstr
+    return packed.decode()
+
+
+def ot_tag_to_language(tag: str) -> str:
+    cdef bytes packed = tag.encode()
+    cdef hb_tag_t hb_tag = hb_tag_from_string(<char*>packed, -1)
+    cdef hb_language_t hb_language = hb_ot_tag_to_language(hb_tag)
+    cdef const_char* cstr = hb_language_to_string(hb_language)
+    if cstr is NULL:
+        return None
+    packed = cstr
+    return packed.decode()
+
+
 def ot_layout_lookup_get_glyph_alternates(
         face: Face, lookup_index : int, glyph : hb_codepoint_t) -> List[int]:
     cdef list alternates = []
diff --git a/tests/test_uharfbuzz.py b/tests/test_uharfbuzz.py
index acab760..8a72564 100644
--- a/tests/test_uharfbuzz.py
+++ b/tests/test_uharfbuzz.py
@@ -1035,6 +1035,12 @@ def test_ot_layout_has_substitution(self, opensans):
     def test_ot_layout_has_no_substitution(self, mathfont):
         assert hb.ot_layout_has_substitution(mathfont.face) == False
 
+    def test_ot_tag_to_script(self):
+        assert hb.ot_tag_to_script("mym2") == "Mymr"
+
+    def test_ot_tag_to_language(self):
+        assert hb.ot_tag_to_language("BGR") == "bg"
+
 
 class TestOTColor:
     def test_ot_color_has_palettes(self, colorv0font):