diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 81c747810..82a5feb2d 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -26006,6 +26006,72 @@ WOLFSSL_API int i2t_ASN1_OBJECT(char *buf, int buf_len, WOLFSSL_ASN1_OBJECT *a)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Parse an ASN1 encoded input and output information about the parsed object
+ * @param in    ASN1 encoded data. *in is moved to the value of the ASN1 object
+ * @param len   Length of parsed ASN1 object
+ * @param tag   Tag value of parsed ASN1 object
+ * @param class Class of parsed ASN1 object
+ * @param inLen Length of *in buffer
+ * @return int  Depends on which bits are set in the returned int:
+ *              0x80 an error occured during parsing
+ *              0x20 parsed object is constructed
+ *              0x01 the parsed object length is infinite
+ */
+int wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object(const unsigned char **in, long *len, int *tag,
+                            int *class, long inLen)
+{
+    word32 inOutIdx = 0;
+    int l;
+    byte t;
+    int ret = 0x80;
+
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object");
+
+    if (!in || !*in || !len || !tag || !class || inLen == 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad parameter");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (GetASNTag(*in, &inOutIdx, &t, inLen) != 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("GetASNTag error");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (GetLength(*in, &inOutIdx, &l, inLen) < 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("GetLength error");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    *tag = t & 0x1F; /* Tag number is 5 lsb */
+    *class = t & 0xC0; /* Class is 2 msb */
+    *len = l;
+    ret = t & ASN_CONSTRUCTED;
+
+    if (l > inLen - inOutIdx) {
+        /* Still return other values but indicate error in msb */
+        ret |= 0x80;
+    }
+
+    *in += inOutIdx;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_STUB
+WOLFSSL_ASN1_OBJECT *wolfSSL_c2i_ASN1_OBJECT(WOLFSSL_ASN1_OBJECT **a,
+        const unsigned char **pp, long len)
+{
+    (void)a;
+    (void)pp;
+    (void)len;
+
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_c2i_ASN1_OBJECT");
+    WOLFSSL_STUB("c2i_ASN1_OBJECT");
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef NO_BIO
 /* Return number of bytes written to BIO on success. 0 on failure. */
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_i2a_ASN1_OBJECT(WOLFSSL_BIO *bp,
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 3f9a2f7a3..e6b5315ea 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -38750,6 +38750,42 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_ASN1_STRING_print(void){
 
 #endif /* !NO_BIO */
 
+static void test_wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object(void)
+{
+#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
+    const unsigned char* derBuf = cliecc_cert_der_256;
+    int len = sizeof_cliecc_cert_der_256;
+    long asnLen = 0;
+    int tag = 0, class = 0;
+
+    printf(testingFmt, "wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object()");
+
+    /* Read a couple TLV triplets and make sure they match the expected values */
+
+    AssertIntEQ(ASN1_get_object(&derBuf, &asnLen, &tag, &class, len) & 0x80, 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(asnLen, 831);
+    AssertIntEQ(tag, 0x10);
+    AssertIntEQ(class, 0);
+
+    AssertIntEQ(ASN1_get_object(&derBuf, &asnLen, &tag, &class, asnLen) & 0x80, 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(asnLen, 741);
+    AssertIntEQ(tag, 0x10);
+    AssertIntEQ(class, 0);
+
+    AssertIntEQ(ASN1_get_object(&derBuf, &asnLen, &tag, &class, asnLen) & 0x80, 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(asnLen, 3);
+    AssertIntEQ(tag, 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(class, 0x80);
+
+    AssertIntEQ(ASN1_get_object(&derBuf, &asnLen, &tag, &class, asnLen) & 0x80, 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(asnLen, 1);
+    AssertIntEQ(tag, 0x2);
+    AssertIntEQ(class, 0);
+
+    printf(resultFmt, passed);
+#endif /* OPENSSL_EXTRA */
+}
+
 static void test_wolfSSL_RSA_verify()
 {
 #if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA) && !defined(NO_RSA) && !defined(HAVE_FAST_RSA) && \
@@ -39659,6 +39695,7 @@ void ApiTest(void)
     test_wolfSSL_RSA_print();
     test_wolfSSL_ASN1_STRING_print();
 #endif
+    test_wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object();
     test_openssl_generate_key_and_cert();
 
     test_wolfSSL_EC_get_builtin_curves();
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/asn1.h b/wolfssl/openssl/asn1.h
index f9f806b89..f2a0c21e5 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/asn1.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/asn1.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #define ASN1_STRING_set      wolfSSL_ASN1_STRING_set
 #define ASN1_STRING_free     wolfSSL_ASN1_STRING_free
 
+#define ASN1_get_object      wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object
+
 #define V_ASN1_INTEGER                   0x02
 #define V_ASN1_OCTET_STRING              0x04 /* tag for ASN1_OCTET_STRING */
 #define V_ASN1_NEG                       0x100
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_ASN1_INTEGER *wolfSSL_BN_to_ASN1_INTEGER(
 
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_ASN1_TYPE_set(WOLFSSL_ASN1_TYPE *a, int type, void *value);
 
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_ASN1_get_object(const unsigned char **in, long *len, int *tag,
+                                        int *class, long inLen);
+
 #ifdef OPENSSL_ALL
 /* IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS is strictly for external use only. Internally
  * we don't use this. Some projects use OpenSSL to implement ASN1 types and