diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
index 11b13662c5..420ea5e939 100644
--- a/flag.go
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ type DocGenerationFlag interface {
 	// GetUsage returns the usage string for the flag
 	GetUsage() string
 
+	// GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+	// string if the flag takes no value at all.
+	GetValue() string
+
 	// GetDefaultText returns the default text for this flag
 	GetDefaultText() string
 
diff --git a/flag_impl.go b/flag_impl.go
index ad6678bfc7..06ca8573c4 100644
--- a/flag_impl.go
+++ b/flag_impl.go
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ type FlagBase[T any, C any, VC ValueCreator[T, C]] struct {
 	value      Value // value representing this flag's value
 }
 
+// GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+// string if the flag takes no value at all.
+func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetValue() string {
+	if !f.TakesValue() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", f.Value)
+}
+
 // Apply populates the flag given the flag set and environment
 func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	tracef("apply (flag=%[1]q)", f.Name)
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index 40f4fb1264..bffac56913 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -3127,3 +3127,9 @@ func TestEnvHintWindows(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "something [%foo%, %bar%, %ss%]", withEnvHint([]string{"foo", "bar", "ss"}, "something"))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDocGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", (&BoolFlag{Name: "foo", Value: true}).GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", (&BoolFlag{Name: "foo", Value: false}).GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, "bar", (&StringFlag{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"}).GetValue())
+}
diff --git a/godoc-current.txt b/godoc-current.txt
index dd9a89076c..a49558e1c3 100644
--- a/godoc-current.txt
+++ b/godoc-current.txt
@@ -560,6 +560,10 @@ type DocGenerationFlag interface {
 	// GetUsage returns the usage string for the flag
 	GetUsage() string
 
+	// GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+	// string if the flag takes no value at all.
+	GetValue() string
+
 	// GetDefaultText returns the default text for this flag
 	GetDefaultText() string
 
@@ -695,6 +699,10 @@ func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetEnvVars() []string
 func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetUsage() string
     GetUsage returns the usage string for the flag
 
+func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetValue() string
+    GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+    string if the flag takes no value at all.
+
 func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) IsDefaultVisible() bool
     IsDefaultVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false
 
diff --git a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
index dd9a89076c..a49558e1c3 100644
--- a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
+++ b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
@@ -560,6 +560,10 @@ type DocGenerationFlag interface {
 	// GetUsage returns the usage string for the flag
 	GetUsage() string
 
+	// GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+	// string if the flag takes no value at all.
+	GetValue() string
+
 	// GetDefaultText returns the default text for this flag
 	GetDefaultText() string
 
@@ -695,6 +699,10 @@ func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetEnvVars() []string
 func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetUsage() string
     GetUsage returns the usage string for the flag
 
+func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) GetValue() string
+    GetValue returns the flags value as string representation and an empty
+    string if the flag takes no value at all.
+
 func (f *FlagBase[T, C, V]) IsDefaultVisible() bool
     IsDefaultVisible returns true if the flag is not hidden, otherwise false