diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
index 0f3976c3de02..d20945d6a6de 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
@@ -151,12 +151,10 @@ def openssl_version_text(self) -> str:
 
         Example: OpenSSL 3.2.1 30 Jan 2024
         """
-        return self._ffi.string(
-            self._lib.OpenSSL_version(self._lib.OPENSSL_VERSION)
-        ).decode("ascii")
+        return rust_openssl.openssl_version_text()
 
     def openssl_version_number(self) -> int:
-        return self._lib.OpenSSL_version_num()
+        return rust_openssl.openssl_version()
 
     def _evp_md_from_algorithm(self, algorithm: hashes.HashAlgorithm):
         if algorithm.name in ("blake2b", "blake2s"):
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/_rust/openssl/__init__.pyi b/src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/_rust/openssl/__init__.pyi
index cc54647732cc..c4997fc12a61 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/_rust/openssl/__init__.pyi
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/_rust/openssl/__init__.pyi
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from cryptography.hazmat.bindings._rust.openssl import (
 
 __all__ = [
     "openssl_version",
+    "openssl_version_text",
     "raise_openssl_error",
     "aead",
     "cmac",
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ __all__ = [
 _legacy_provider_loaded: bool
 
 def openssl_version() -> int: ...
+def openssl_version_text() -> str: ...
 def raise_openssl_error() -> typing.NoReturn: ...
 def capture_error_stack() -> list[OpenSSLError]: ...
 def is_fips_enabled() -> bool: ...
diff --git a/src/rust/src/lib.rs b/src/rust/src/lib.rs
index c9f9285e3825..62d86884af7a 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ fn openssl_version() -> i64 {
     openssl::version::number()
 }
 
+#[pyo3::prelude::pyfunction]
+fn openssl_version_text() -> &'static str {
+    openssl::version::version()
+}
+
 #[pyo3::prelude::pyfunction]
 fn is_fips_enabled() -> bool {
     cryptography_openssl::fips::is_enabled()
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ fn _rust(py: pyo3::Python<'_>, m: &pyo3::types::PyModule) -> pyo3::PyResult<()>
         }
     }
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(openssl_version, m)?)?;
+    openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(openssl_version_text, m)?)?;
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(error::raise_openssl_error, m)?)?;
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(error::capture_error_stack, m)?)?;
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(is_fips_enabled, m)?)?;