diff --git a/src/ocsp.c b/src/ocsp.c
index 6afb8e458..c3a5bc4ec 100644
--- a/src/ocsp.c
+++ b/src/ocsp.c
@@ -383,6 +383,24 @@ end:
     return ret;
 }
 
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSP_Staple(WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER *cm,
+                                                    byte *response, int responseSz, buffer *responseBuffer,
+                                                    CertStatus *status, OcspEntry *entry, OcspRequest *ocspRequest)
+{
+    int ret;
+    
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSP_Staple");
+    if (cm == NULL)
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+    if (cm->ocspEnabled == 0)
+        return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+
+    ret = CheckResponse(cm->ocsp, response, responseSz, responseBuffer, status,
+                        entry, ocspRequest);
+
+    return ret == 0 ? WOLFSSL_SUCCESS : ret;
+}
+
 /* 0 on success */
 int CheckOcspRequest(WOLFSSL_OCSP* ocsp, OcspRequest* ocspRequest,
                                                       buffer* responseBuffer)
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index 7ba309354..f3d395549 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -1791,6 +1791,7 @@ struct WOLFSSL_CIPHER {
 #endif
 
 /* wolfSSL OCSP controller */
+#ifdef HAVE_OCSP
 struct WOLFSSL_OCSP {
     WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm;            /* pointer back to cert manager */
     OcspEntry*            ocspList;      /* OCSP response list */
@@ -1800,6 +1801,7 @@ struct WOLFSSL_OCSP {
     int(*statusCb)(WOLFSSL*, void*);
 #endif
 };
+#endif 
 
 #ifndef MAX_DATE_SIZE
 #define MAX_DATE_SIZE 32
diff --git a/wolfssl/ocsp.h b/wolfssl/ocsp.h
index f482bfc03..7bc359ec6 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ocsp.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ocsp.h
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  CheckCertOCSP_ex(WOLFSSL_OCSP*, DecodedCert*,
                              WOLFSSL_BUFFER_INFO* responseBuffer, WOLFSSL* ssl);
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  CheckOcspRequest(WOLFSSL_OCSP* ocsp,
                  OcspRequest* ocspRequest, WOLFSSL_BUFFER_INFO* responseBuffer);
-
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSP_Staple(WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER *,
+                byte *response, int responseSz, WOLFSSL_BUFFER_INFO *responseBuffer,
+                CertStatus *status, OcspEntry *entry, OcspRequest *ocspRequest);
 
 #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX) || defined(WOLFSSL_HAPROXY)