diff --git a/cyassl/ssl.h b/cyassl/ssl.h
index 13bb20cee..88b6687ef 100644
--- a/cyassl/ssl.h
+++ b/cyassl/ssl.h
@@ -863,6 +863,9 @@ CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOSend(CYASSL_CTX*, CallbackIOSend);
 CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOReadCtx( CYASSL* ssl, void *ctx);
 CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOWriteCtx(CYASSL* ssl, void *ctx);
 
+CYASSL_API void* CyaSSL_GetIOReadCtx( CYASSL* ssl);
+CYASSL_API void* CyaSSL_GetIOWriteCtx(CYASSL* ssl);
+
 CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOReadFlags( CYASSL* ssl, int flags);
 CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOWriteFlags(CYASSL* ssl, int flags);
 
diff --git a/src/io.c b/src/io.c
index a9f73bfb2..2442de433 100644
--- a/src/io.c
+++ b/src/io.c
@@ -853,6 +853,24 @@ CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOWriteCtx(CYASSL* ssl, void *wctx)
 }
 
 
+CYASSL_API void* CyaSSL_GetIOReadCtx(CYASSL* ssl)
+{
+    if (ssl)
+        return ssl->IOCB_ReadCtx;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+CYASSL_API void* CyaSSL_GetIOWriteCtx(CYASSL* ssl)
+{
+    if (ssl)
+        return ssl->IOCB_WriteCtx;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
 CYASSL_API void CyaSSL_SetIOReadFlags(CYASSL* ssl, int flags)
 {
     ssl->rflags = flags;