diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index d6c76fe05..df41ecb0a 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -878,6 +878,17 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_set_TicketEncCb(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, SessionTicketEncCb cb)
     return SSL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/* set hint interval, SSL_SUCCESS on ok */
+int wolfSSL_CTX_set_TicketHint(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int hint)
+{
+    if (ctx == NULL)
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+
+    ctx->ticketHint = hint;
+
+    return SSL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 #endif /* !defined(NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT) && defined(HAVE_SESSION_TICKET) */
 
 /* Session Ticket */
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 67ffde075..aaa100db8 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -1390,6 +1390,7 @@ typedef int (*SessionTicketEncCb)(WOLFSSL*,
                                  int enc, unsigned char*, int, int*);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_set_TicketEncCb(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx,
                                             SessionTicketEncCb);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_set_TicketHint(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int);
 
 #endif /* NO_WOLFSSL_SERVER */