diff --git a/include/exodusIIcppFile.h b/include/exodusIIcppFile.h
index 491103f..46a5d48 100644
--- a/include/exodusIIcppFile.h
+++ b/include/exodusIIcppFile.h
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ class File {
     /// @return The list of side sets
     const std::vector<SideSet> & get_side_sets() const;
 
+    /// Get node list for a given side set index
+    ///
+    /// Example: For a side set that would have one EDGE2 and one TRI3, we would receive:
+    /// - node_count_list: [2, 3]
+    /// - node_list: [1, 2, 7, 2, 8]
+    ///
+    /// @param side_set_id Side set ID (not index)
+    /// @param node_count_list Number of elements in the side set
+    /// @param node_list Nodes corresponding to sides
+    void get_side_set_node_list(int side_set_idx,
+                                std::vector<int> & node_count_list,
+                                std::vector<int> & node_list) const;
+
     /// Get node sets
     ///
     /// @return The list of node sets
diff --git a/src/exodusIIcppFile.cpp b/src/exodusIIcppFile.cpp
index bb1eb27..4e28789 100644
--- a/src/exodusIIcppFile.cpp
+++ b/src/exodusIIcppFile.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #include "exodusIIcppFile.h"
 #include "exodusII.h"
 #include "fmt/printf.h"
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <cassert>
-#include <iostream>
+#include <numeric>
 
 namespace exodusIIcpp {
 
@@ -273,6 +272,26 @@ File::get_side_sets() const
     return this->side_sets;
 }
 
+void
+File::get_side_set_node_list(int side_set_id,
+                             std::vector<int> & node_count_list,
+                             std::vector<int> & node_list) const
+{
+    int num_sides_in_set;
+    EXODUSIICPP_CHECK_ERROR(
+        ex_get_set_param(this->exoid, EX_SIDE_SET, side_set_id, &num_sides_in_set, nullptr));
+
+    node_count_list.resize(num_sides_in_set);
+    // the maximum number of nodes of a 2D element (which would be a side element) is 9 on QUAD9
+    node_list.resize(num_sides_in_set * 9);
+    EXODUSIICPP_CHECK_ERROR(ex_get_side_set_node_list(this->exoid,
+                                                      side_set_id,
+                                                      node_count_list.data(),
+                                                      node_list.data()));
+    int n = std::accumulate(node_count_list.begin(), node_count_list.end(), 0);
+    node_list.resize(n);
+}
+
 const std::vector<NodeSet> &
 File::get_node_sets() const
 {
diff --git a/test/File_test.cpp b/test/File_test.cpp
index d737635..beae547 100644
--- a/test/File_test.cpp
+++ b/test/File_test.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ TEST(FileTest, test)
         auto ev3b2_vals = f.get_elemental_variable_values(10, 3, 11);
         EXPECT_THAT(ev3b2_vals, ElementsAre(DoubleEq(7.1)));
 
+        std::vector<int> ss_cnts;
+        std::vector<int> ss_nodes;
+        f.get_side_set_node_list(31, ss_cnts, ss_nodes);
+        EXPECT_THAT(ss_cnts, ElementsAre(2, 2));
+        EXPECT_THAT(ss_nodes, ElementsAre(2, 3, 7, 8));
+
         f.close();
     }
 }