diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 6a8ed3fcb..1fc090b8d 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -10755,6 +10755,31 @@ int TLSX_Parse(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word16 length, byte msgType,
     }
     #endif /* !WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12 */
 
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_TLS13
+    /* Gets a WOLFSL_METHOD type that is not set as client or server
+     *
+     * Returns a pointer to a WOLFSSL_METHOD struct
+     */
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_3_method(void)
+    {
+        return wolfTLSv1_3_method_ex(NULL);
+    }
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_3_method_ex(void* heap)
+    {
+        WOLFSSL_METHOD* m;
+        WOLFSSL_ENTER("TLSv1_3_method");
+    #ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT
+        m = wolfTLSv1_3_client_method_ex(heap);
+    #else
+        m = wolfTLSv1_3_server_method_ex(heap);
+    #endif
+        if (m != NULL) {
+            m->side = WOLFSSL_NEITHER_END;
+        }
+        return m;
+    }
+    #endif /* WOLFSSL_TLS13 */
+
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_DTLS
     WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfDTLS_method(void)
     {
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 87efb38b1..7443c7fcd 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_Method_Allocators(void)
     #ifndef WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12
         TEST_VALID_METHOD_ALLOCATOR(wolfTLSv1_2_method);
     #endif /* !WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12 */
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_TLS13
+        TEST_VALID_METHOD_ALLOCATOR(wolfTLSv1_3_method);
+    #endif /* WOLFSSL_TLS13 */
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_DTLS
         TEST_VALID_METHOD_ALLOCATOR(wolfDTLS_method);
         #ifndef NO_OLD_TLS
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 2efef3c62..d768b041b 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_2_method(void);
 WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_2_server_method(void);
 WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_2_client_method(void);
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_TLS13
+    WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_3_method(void);
     WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_3_server_method(void);
     WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_METHOD *wolfTLSv1_3_client_method(void);
 #endif