diff --git a/lib/virtus/attribute_set.rb b/lib/virtus/attribute_set.rb
index 66055a84..f66b72ae 100644
--- a/lib/virtus/attribute_set.rb
+++ b/lib/virtus/attribute_set.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ def initialize(parent = nil, attributes = [])
       reset
     end
 
+    # Returns all the attributes name defined on a Class
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   class User
+    #     include Virtus
+    #
+    #     attribute :name, String
+    #     attribute :age,  Integer
+    #   end
+    #
+    # @return [:name, :age]
+    #
+    # @api public
+    def names
+      @attributes.map(&:name)
+    end
+
     # Iterate over each attribute in the set
     #
     # @example
diff --git a/spec/unit/virtus/class_methods/finalize_spec.rb b/spec/unit/virtus/class_methods/finalize_spec.rb
index ee46987e..81e20ede 100644
--- a/spec/unit/virtus/class_methods/finalize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/virtus/class_methods/finalize_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class Address
     Virtus.finalize
   end
 
+  describe 'attribute_names' do
+   it 'returns array of attribute names' do
+     expect(Examples::Person.attribute_set.names).to eq([:name, :articles, :address])
+   end
+  end
+
   it "sets attributes that don't require finalization" do
     expect(Examples::Person.attribute_set[:name]).to be_instance_of(Virtus::Attribute)
     expect(Examples::Person.attribute_set[:name].primitive).to be(String)