diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cfef10722..70b7a369d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ New in spot 1.99.7a (not yet released)
   * The load_ltsmin() function has been split in two.  Now you should
     first call ltsmin_model::load(filename) to create an ltlmin_model,
     and then call the ltsmin_model::kripke(...) method to create an
-    automaton that can be iterated on the fly.
+    automaton that can be iterated on the fly.  The intermediate
+    object can be queried about the supported variables and their
+    types.
 
   Python:
 
diff --git a/python/spot/ltsmin.i b/python/spot/ltsmin.i
index 9dfb22e78..5b33b525b 100644
--- a/python/spot/ltsmin.i
+++ b/python/spot/ltsmin.i
@@ -71,12 +71,39 @@ import spot
 def load(filename):
   return model.load(filename)
 
-def _kripke(self, ap_set, dict=spot._bdd_dict,
-            dead=spot.formula_ap('dead'),
-            compress=2):
-  s = spot.atomic_prop_set()
-  for ap in ap_set:
-    s.insert(spot.formula_ap(ap))
-  return self.kripke_raw(s, dict, dead, compress)
-model.kripke = _kripke
+@spot._extend(model)
+class model:
+  def kripke(self, ap_set, dict=spot._bdd_dict,
+	      dead=spot.formula_ap('dead'),
+	      compress=2):
+    s = spot.atomic_prop_set()
+    for ap in ap_set:
+      s.insert(spot.formula_ap(ap))
+    return self.kripke_raw(s, dict, dead, compress)
+
+  def info(self):
+    res = {}
+    ss = self.state_size()
+    res['state_size'] = ss
+    res['variables'] = [(self.state_variable_name(i),
+			 self.state_variable_type(i)) for i in range(ss)]
+    tc = self.type_count()
+    res['types'] = [(self.type_name(i),
+		     [self.type_value_name(i, j)
+		      for j in range(self.type_value_count(i))])
+		     for i in range(tc)]
+    return res
+
+  def __repr__(self):
+    res = "ltsmin model with the following variables:\n";
+    info = self.info()
+    for (var, t) in info['variables']:
+      res += '  ' + var + ': ';
+      type, vals = info['types'][t]
+      if vals:
+        res += str(vals)
+      else:
+        res += type
+      res += '\n';
+    return res
 %}
diff --git a/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.cc b/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.cc
index 4922e8947..d12da45a5 100644
--- a/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.cc
+++ b/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.cc
@@ -1122,4 +1122,41 @@ namespace spot
   ltsmin_model::~ltsmin_model()
   {
   }
+
+
+  int ltsmin_model::state_size() const
+  {
+    return iface->get_state_size();
+  }
+
+  const char* ltsmin_model::state_variable_name(int var) const
+  {
+    return iface->get_state_variable_name(var);
+  }
+
+  int ltsmin_model::state_variable_type(int var) const
+  {
+    return iface->get_state_variable_type(var);
+  }
+
+  int ltsmin_model::type_count() const
+  {
+    return iface->get_type_count();
+  }
+
+  const char* ltsmin_model::type_name(int type) const
+  {
+    return iface->get_type_name(type);
+  }
+
+  int ltsmin_model::type_value_count(int type)
+  {
+    return iface->get_type_value_count(type);
+  }
+
+  const char* ltsmin_model::type_value_name(int type, int val)
+  {
+    return iface->get_type_value_name(type, val);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.hh b/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.hh
index c45f8a133..fc9a6df3b 100644
--- a/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.hh
+++ b/spot/ltsmin/ltsmin.hh
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ namespace spot
 		      bdd_dict_ptr dict,
 		      formula dead = formula::tt(),
 		      int compress = 0) const;
+
+    /// Number of variables in a state
+    int state_size() const;
+    /// Name of each variable
+    const char* state_variable_name(int var) const;
+    /// Type of each variable
+    int state_variable_type(int var) const;
+    /// Number of different types
+    int type_count() const;
+    /// Name of each type
+    const char* type_name(int type) const;
+    /// Count of enumerated values for a type
+    int type_value_count(int type);
+    /// Name of each enumerated value for a type
+    const char* type_value_name(int type, int val);
+
   private:
     ltsmin_model(std::shared_ptr<const spins_interface> iface) : iface(iface)
       {
diff --git a/tests/python/ltsmin.ipynb b/tests/python/ltsmin.ipynb
index a39f9c40e..ae61fb603 100644
--- a/tests/python/ltsmin.ipynb
+++ b/tests/python/ltsmin.ipynb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "metadata": {
   "name": "",
-  "signature": "sha256:eba4457368b676284d4696dd7afe5596d865c6f9f6f44b5fd5dc7c6585757c89"
+  "signature": "sha256:f568358fc00acf6332b52560daa1a34f21cb30c73d81197ab7c5c015de11e12e"
  },
  "nbformat": 3,
  "nbformat_minor": 0,
@@ -70,12 +70,37 @@
        "output_type": "pyout",
        "prompt_number": 3,
        "text": [
-        "<spot.ltsmin.model; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'spot::ltsmin_model *' at 0x7f6990bd44e0> >"
+        "ltsmin model with the following variables:\n",
+        "  P: ['x']\n",
+        "  P.a: int\n",
+        "  P.b: int"
        ]
       }
      ],
      "prompt_number": 3
     },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "m.info()"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": [
+      {
+       "metadata": {},
+       "output_type": "pyout",
+       "prompt_number": 4,
+       "text": [
+        "{'state_size': 3,\n",
+        " 'types': [('P', ['x']), ('int', [])],\n",
+        " 'variables': [('P', 0), ('P.a', 1), ('P.b', 1)]}"
+       ]
+      }
+     ],
+     "prompt_number": 4
+    },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
@@ -89,7 +114,7 @@
       {
        "metadata": {},
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 4,
+       "prompt_number": 5,
        "svg": [
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n",
         "<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\"\n",
@@ -331,11 +356,11 @@
         "</svg>\n"
        ],
        "text": [
-        "<spot.impl.kripke; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::kripke > *' at 0x7f6990bd4600> >"
+        "<spot.impl.kripke; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::kripke > *' at 0x7f54f809d9c0> >"
        ]
       }
      ],
-     "prompt_number": 4
+     "prompt_number": 5
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
@@ -349,7 +374,7 @@
       {
        "metadata": {},
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 5,
+       "prompt_number": 6,
        "svg": [
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n",
         "<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\"\n",
@@ -401,11 +426,11 @@
         "</svg>\n"
        ],
        "text": [
-        "<spot.impl.twa_graph; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::twa_graph > *' at 0x7f6990bd4c90> >"
+        "<spot.impl.twa_graph; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::twa_graph > *' at 0x7f54f809dde0> >"
        ]
       }
      ],
-     "prompt_number": 5
+     "prompt_number": 6
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
@@ -419,7 +444,7 @@
       {
        "metadata": {},
        "output_type": "pyout",
-       "prompt_number": 6,
+       "prompt_number": 7,
        "svg": [
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n",
         "<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\"\n",
@@ -531,11 +556,11 @@
         "</svg>\n"
        ],
        "text": [
-        "<spot.impl.twa_product; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::twa_product > *' at 0x7f6990bd49c0> >"
+        "<spot.impl.twa_product; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'std::shared_ptr< spot::twa_product > *' at 0x7f54f809d7e0> >"
        ]
       }
      ],
-     "prompt_number": 6
+     "prompt_number": 7
     }
    ],
    "metadata": {}