diff --git a/bindings/python/py_src/tokenizers/__init__.pyi b/bindings/python/py_src/tokenizers/__init__.pyi
index 44f19b8a4..c7123ed23 100644
--- a/bindings/python/py_src/tokenizers/__init__.pyi
+++ b/bindings/python/py_src/tokenizers/__init__.pyi
@@ -1501,6 +1501,28 @@ class Tokenizer:
         """
         pass
 
+    def get_special_tokens(self) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Get the list of special tokens
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`List[str]`: The list of special tokens
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def is_special_token(self, token: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if a token is a special token
+
+        Args:
+            token (:obj:`str`):
+                The token to check
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`bool`: Whether the token is a special token
+        """
+        pass
+
     def id_to_token(self, id):
         """
         Convert the given id to its corresponding token if it exists
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/tokenizer.rs b/bindings/python/src/tokenizer.rs
index 0cd06985c..b4bdca27a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/tokenizer.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/tokenizer.rs
@@ -815,6 +815,28 @@ impl PyTokenizer {
         self.tokenizer.get_vocab_size(with_added_tokens)
     }
 
+    /// Get the list of special tokens
+    ///
+    /// Returns:
+    ///     :obj:`List[str]`: The list of special tokens
+    #[pyo3(text_signature = "(self)")]
+    fn get_special_tokens(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.tokenizer.get_special_tokens()
+    }
+
+    /// Check if a token is a special token
+    ///
+    /// Args:
+    ///     token (:obj:`str`):
+    ///         The token to check
+    ///
+    /// Returns:
+    ///     :obj:`bool`: Whether the token is a special token
+    #[pyo3(text_signature = "(self, token)")]
+    fn is_special_token(&self, token: &str) -> bool {
+        self.tokenizer.is_special_token(token)
+    }
+
     /// Enable truncation
     ///
     /// Args:
diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/bindings/test_tokenizer.py b/bindings/python/tests/bindings/test_tokenizer.py
index 96b75b24d..6c3f46296 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/bindings/test_tokenizer.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/bindings/test_tokenizer.py
@@ -125,6 +125,37 @@ def test_add_special_tokens(self):
         assert tokens[0].normalized == False
         assert tokens[1].normalized == True
 
+    def test_get_special_tokens(self):
+        tokenizer = Tokenizer(BPE())
+
+        # Initially no special tokens
+        special_tokens = tokenizer.get_special_tokens()
+        assert special_tokens == []
+
+        # Add special tokens
+        tokenizer.add_special_tokens(["[CLS]", "[SEP]", "[PAD]"])
+
+        # Check get_special_tokens returns them
+        special_tokens = tokenizer.get_special_tokens()
+        assert set(special_tokens) == {"[CLS]", "[SEP]", "[PAD]"}
+
+        # Check is_special_token
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("[CLS]") == True
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("[SEP]") == True
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("[PAD]") == True
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("[UNK]") == False
+
+        # Add regular tokens (not special)
+        tokenizer.add_tokens(["hello", "world"])
+
+        # Regular tokens should not be special
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("hello") == False
+        assert tokenizer.is_special_token("world") == False
+
+        # Special tokens list should not change
+        special_tokens = tokenizer.get_special_tokens()
+        assert set(special_tokens) == {"[CLS]", "[SEP]", "[PAD]"}
+
     def test_encode(self):
         tokenizer = Tokenizer(BPE())
         tokenizer.add_tokens(["my", "name", "is", "john", "pair"])
diff --git a/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/added_vocabulary.rs b/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/added_vocabulary.rs
index ff1a592a6..0cce94f7e 100644
--- a/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/added_vocabulary.rs
+++ b/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/added_vocabulary.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ impl AddedVocabulary {
         self.special_tokens_set.contains(token)
     }
 
+    /// Get the set of special tokens
+    pub fn get_special_tokens(&self) -> &AHashSet<String> {
+        &self.special_tokens_set
+    }
+
     /// Add some special tokens to the vocabulary
     pub fn add_special_tokens<N: Normalizer>(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/mod.rs b/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
index cedabeebc..d32c9c087 100644
--- a/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
+++ b/tokenizers/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
@@ -714,6 +714,20 @@ where
         self.added_vocabulary.get_encode_special_tokens()
     }
 
+    /// Check if a token is a special token
+    pub fn is_special_token(&self, token: &str) -> bool {
+        self.added_vocabulary.is_special_token(token)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the set of special tokens
+    pub fn get_special_tokens(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.added_vocabulary
+            .get_special_tokens()
+            .iter()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     /// Encode a single sequence
     fn encode_single_sequence(
         &self,