diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0d7ffe17..eb2fbbc38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.16.1 (TBD)
+
+- Added `{Smt,PartialSmt}::inner_node_indices` to make inner nodes accessible ([#494](https://github.com/0xMiden/crypto/pull/494)).
+
 ## 0.16.0 (2025-08-15)
 
 - [BREAKING] Incremented MSRV to 1.88.
diff --git a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/full/mod.rs b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/full/mod.rs
index c38441edb..802ef58d5 100644
--- a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/full/mod.rs
+++ b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/full/mod.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ impl Smt {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Returns an iterator over the [`InnerNode`] and the respective [`NodeIndex`] of the [`Smt`].
+    pub fn inner_node_indices(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (NodeIndex, InnerNode)> + '_ {
+        self.inner_nodes.iter().map(|(idx, inner)| (*idx, inner.clone()))
+    }
+
     // STATE MUTATORS
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/partial.rs b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/partial.rs
index 92af80daa..8ae58019f 100644
--- a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/partial.rs
+++ b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/smt/partial.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ impl PartialSmt {
         self.0.inner_nodes()
     }
 
+    /// Returns an iterator over the [`InnerNode`] and the respective [`NodeIndex`] of the
+    /// [`PartialSmt`].
+    pub fn inner_node_indicies(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (NodeIndex, InnerNode)> + '_ {
+        self.0.inner_node_indices()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over the tracked, non-empty leaves of the [`PartialSmt`] in arbitrary
     /// order.
     pub fn leaves(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (LeafIndex<SMT_DEPTH>, &SmtLeaf)> {