diff --git a/src/bio.c b/src/bio.c
index d80b7c096..74535614e 100644
--- a/src/bio.c
+++ b/src/bio.c
@@ -1439,6 +1439,25 @@ int wolfSSL_BIO_seek(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, int ofs)
 
       return 0;
 }
+int wolfSSL_BIO_tell(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio)
+{
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_BIO_tell");
+    int pos;
+
+    if (bio == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (bio->type != WOLFSSL_BIO_FILE) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    pos =(int) XFTELL((XFILE)bio->ptr);
+    if(pos < 0)
+        return -1;
+    else
+        return pos;
+}
 #endif /* NO_FILESYSTEM */
 
 
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 6a2283663..08c4ddf01 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -29222,12 +29222,18 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_BIO(void)
                 WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
 
         AssertIntEQ(BIO_read(f_bio1, cert, sizeof(cert)), sizeof(cert));
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(f_bio1),sizeof(cert));
         AssertIntEQ(BIO_write(f_bio2, msg, sizeof(msg)), sizeof(msg));
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(f_bio2),sizeof(msg));
         AssertIntEQ(BIO_write(f_bio2, cert, sizeof(cert)), sizeof(cert));
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(f_bio2),sizeof(cert) + sizeof(msg));
 
         AssertIntEQ((int)BIO_get_fp(f_bio2, &f2), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
         AssertIntEQ(BIO_reset(f_bio2), 0);
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(NULL),-1);
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(f_bio2),0);
         AssertIntEQ(BIO_seek(f_bio2, 4), 0);
+        AssertIntEQ(BIO_tell(f_bio2),4);
 
         BIO_free(f_bio1);
         BIO_free(f_bio2);
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h b/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
index c5786b73a..edafd2152 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #define BIO_set_fp                      wolfSSL_BIO_set_fp
 #define BIO_get_fp                      wolfSSL_BIO_get_fp
 #define BIO_seek                        wolfSSL_BIO_seek
+#define BIO_tell                        wolfSSL_BIO_tell
 #define BIO_write_filename              wolfSSL_BIO_write_filename
 #define BIO_set_mem_eof_return          wolfSSL_BIO_set_mem_eof_return
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 0c81c9b77..d1b70c0cd 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_BIO_nwrite(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, char **buf, int num);
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_BIO_reset(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio);
 
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_BIO_seek(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, int ofs);
+WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_BIO_tell(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio);
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_BIO_write_filename(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, char *name);
 WOLFSSL_API long wolfSSL_BIO_set_mem_eof_return(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, int v);
 WOLFSSL_API long wolfSSL_BIO_get_mem_ptr(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, WOLFSSL_BUF_MEM **m);