diff --git a/src/Ltb/Ldap.php b/src/Ltb/Ldap.php
index ca019cd..28f62c4 100644
--- a/src/Ltb/Ldap.php
+++ b/src/Ltb/Ldap.php
@@ -257,23 +257,33 @@ function sorted_search($ldap_base, $ldap_filter, $attributes, $sortby, $ldap_siz
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the value of the password attribute
+     * Gets the value of the LDAP attribute
      * @param string $dn the dn of the user
-     * @param string $pwdattribute the Attribute that contains the password
-     * @return string|false the first value of the password taken from ldap_get_values
+     * @param string $attribute the LDAP attribute
+     * @return array|false the array containing attribute values
      */
-    function get_password_value($dn, $pwdattribute) {
-        $search_userpassword = \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_read($this->ldap, $dn, "(objectClass=*)", array($pwdattribute));
-        if ($search_userpassword) {
-            $password_values = \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_get_values($this->ldap, \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_first_entry($this->ldap, $search_userpassword), $pwdattribute);
-            if(isset($password_values[0]))
-            {
-                return $password_values[0];
-            }
+    function get_attribute_values($dn, $attribute) {
+        $search = \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_read($this->ldap, $dn, "(objectClass=*)", array($attribute));
+        if ($search) {
+            return \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_get_values($this->ldap, \Ltb\PhpLDAP::ldap_first_entry($this->ldap, $search), $attribute);
         }
         return false;
     }
 
+    /*
+    * Gets the value of the password attribute
+    * @param string $dn the dn of the user
+    * @param string $pwdattribute the Attribute that contains the password
+    * @return array|false the array containing attribute values
+    */
+    function get_password_value($dn, $pwdattribute) {
+        $password_values = $this->get_attribute_values($dn, $pwdattribute);
+        if(isset($password_values[0])) {
+            return $password_values[0];
+        }
+       return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Changes the password of a user while binded as the user in an Active Directory
      * @param string $dn the dn of the user
diff --git a/tests/Ltb/LdapTest.php b/tests/Ltb/LdapTest.php
index 782f5cf..35ffd2f 100644
--- a/tests/Ltb/LdapTest.php
+++ b/tests/Ltb/LdapTest.php
@@ -542,6 +542,42 @@ public function test_sorted_search_without_sort_control(): void
 
     }
 
+    public function test_get_attribute_values(): void
+    {
+
+        $ldap_connection = "ldap_connection";
+        $dn = "uid=test,ou=people,dc=my-domain,dc=com";
+        $pwdhistory = "pwdHistory";
+        $expectedValues = [
+                              "count" => 2,
+			      0 => 'secret',
+			      1 => 'testpassword'
+                          ];
+
+        $phpLDAPMock = Mockery::mock('overload:Ltb\PhpLDAP');
+
+        $phpLDAPMock->shouldreceive('ldap_read')
+                    ->with($ldap_connection, $dn, '(objectClass=*)', [ $pwdhistory ])
+                    ->andReturn("ldap_result");
+
+        $phpLDAPMock->shouldreceive('ldap_first_entry')
+                    ->with($ldap_connection, "ldap_result")
+                    ->andReturn("result_entry");
+
+        $phpLDAPMock->shouldreceive('ldap_get_values')
+                    ->with($ldap_connection, "result_entry", $pwdhistory)
+                    ->andReturn($expectedValues);
+
+        $ldapInstance = new \Ltb\Ldap( null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null );
+        $ldapInstance->ldap = $ldap_connection;
+        $value = $ldapInstance->get_attribute_values(
+                                                       $dn,
+                                                       $pwdhistory
+                                                  );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(["count" => 2, 'secret', 'testpassword'] , $value, "incorrect array of attribute values returned by get_attribute_values");
+    }
+
     public function test_get_password_value(): void
     {