diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index a970c84fc..70dd22174 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -10764,6 +10764,25 @@ const EVP_MD *wolfSSL_EVP_get_digestbyname(const char *name)
 
     #endif /* WOLFSSL_SHA512 */
 
+    WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX *wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_new(void)
+    {
+        WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX* ctx;
+        WOLFSSL_ENTER("EVP_MD_CTX_new");
+        ctx=XMALLOC(sizeof *ctx, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+      	if (ctx){
+            wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_init(ctx);
+        }
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
+    WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_free(WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX *ctx)
+    {
+        if (ctx) {
+            WOLFSSL_ENTER("EVP_MD_CTX_free");
+    		    wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
+    		    XFREE(ctx, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+    		}
+    }
 
     void wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_init(WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX* ctx)
     {
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/evp.h b/wolfssl/openssl/evp.h
index f731dce56..c8b969347 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/evp.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/evp.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ typedef int WOLFSSL_ENGINE  ;
 
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_EVP_init(void);
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_EVP_MD_size(const WOLFSSL_EVP_MD* md);
+
+WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX *wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_new (void);
+WOLFSSL_API void                wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_free(WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX* ctx);
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_init(WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX* ctx);
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup(WOLFSSL_EVP_MD_CTX* ctx);
 
@@ -330,6 +333,9 @@ typedef WOLFSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX EVP_CIPHER_CTX;
 #define EVP_enc_null     wolfSSL_EVP_enc_null
 
 #define EVP_MD_size        wolfSSL_EVP_MD_size
+#define EVP_MD_CTX_new     wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_new
+#define EVP_MD_CTX_create  wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_new
+#define EVP_MD_CTX_free    wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_free
 #define EVP_MD_CTX_init    wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_init
 #define EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup wolfSSL_EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup
 #define EVP_DigestInit     wolfSSL_EVP_DigestInit