diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h b/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
index ff3f9d6231..4d53d4d2e5 100644
--- a/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
+++ b/components/tcp_transport/include/esp_transport_ssl.h
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ void esp_transport_ssl_skip_common_name_check(esp_transport_handle_t t);
  */
 void esp_transport_ssl_use_secure_element(esp_transport_handle_t t);
 
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Set the ds_data handle in ssl context.(used for the digital signature operation)
+ *
+ * @param      t        ssl transport
+ *             ds_data  the handle for ds data params
+ */
+
+void esp_transport_ssl_set_ds_data(esp_transport_handle_t t, void *ds_data);
+
 /**
  * @brief      Set PSK key and hint for PSK server/client verification in esp-tls component.
  *             Important notes:
diff --git a/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c b/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
index 29c29f8562..6fbbcdbb96 100644
--- a/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
+++ b/components/tcp_transport/transport_ssl.c
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ static int ssl_get_socket(esp_transport_handle_t t)
     return -1;
 }
 
+void esp_transport_ssl_set_ds_data(esp_transport_handle_t t, void *ds_data)
+{
+    transport_ssl_t *ssl = esp_transport_get_context_data(t);
+    if (t && ssl) {
+        ssl->cfg.ds_data = ds_data;
+    }
+}
+
 esp_transport_handle_t esp_transport_ssl_init(void)
 {
     esp_transport_handle_t t = esp_transport_init();