diff --git a/element.go b/element.go
index 03f67fc6..bfae3bed 100644
--- a/element.go
+++ b/element.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Element struct {
 	RawValueRepresentation string     `json:"rawVR"`
 	ValueLength            uint32     `json:"valueLength"`
 	Value                  Value      `json:"value"`
+	TagName                string     `json:"tagName"`
 }
 
 // Equals returns true if this Element equals the provided target Element,
@@ -44,13 +45,9 @@ func (e *Element) Equals(target *Element) bool {
 }
 
 func (e *Element) String() string {
-	var tagName string
-	if tagInfo, err := tag.Find(e.Tag); err == nil {
-		tagName = tagInfo.Keyword
-	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[\n  Tag: %s\n  Tag Name: %s\n  VR: %s\n  VR Raw: %s\n  VL: %d\n  Value: %s\n]\n\n",
 		e.Tag.String(),
-		tagName,
+		e.TagName,
 		e.ValueRepresentation.String(),
 		e.RawValueRepresentation,
 		e.ValueLength,
@@ -161,6 +158,7 @@ func NewElement(t tag.Tag, data any) (*Element, error) {
 		ValueRepresentation:    tag.GetVRKind(t, rawVR),
 		RawValueRepresentation: rawVR,
 		Value:                  value,
+		TagName:                tagInfo.Name,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -178,8 +176,14 @@ func mustNewPrivateElement(t tag.Tag, rawVR string, data any) *Element {
 		log.Panic(fmt.Errorf("error creating value: %w", err))
 	}
 
+	var tagName string
+	if tagInfo, err := tag.Find(t); err == nil {
+		tagName = tagInfo.Name
+	}
+
 	return &Element{
 		Tag:                    t,
+		TagName:                tagName,
 		ValueRepresentation:    tag.GetVRKind(t, rawVR),
 		RawValueRepresentation: rawVR,
 		ValueLength:            0,
diff --git a/read.go b/read.go
index 5366c332..1b8a951b 100644
--- a/read.go
+++ b/read.go
@@ -861,7 +861,15 @@ func (r *reader) readElement(d *Dataset, fc chan<- *frame.Frame) (*Element, erro
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("readElement: error when reading value for element %v: %w", t, err)
 	}
 
-	return &Element{Tag: *t, ValueRepresentation: tag.GetVRKind(*t, vr), RawValueRepresentation: vr, ValueLength: vl, Value: val}, nil
+	info, err := tag.Find(*t)
+	var tagName string
+	if err != nil {
+		tagName = "Unknown"
+	} else {
+		tagName = info.Name
+	}
+
+	return &Element{Tag: *t, TagName: tagName, ValueRepresentation: tag.GetVRKind(*t, vr), RawValueRepresentation: vr, ValueLength: vl, Value: val}, nil
 }
 
 // Read an Item object as raw bytes, useful when parsing encapsulated PixelData.