diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h
index 9de9e611ab..6e67506a75 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ char *	SSL_CIPHER_get_version(SSL_CIPHER *c);
 const char *	SSL_CIPHER_get_name(SSL_CIPHER *c);
 
 int	SSL_get_fd(SSL *s);
+int	SSL_get_rfd(SSL *s);
+int	SSL_get_wfd(SSL *s);
 const char  * SSL_get_cipher_list(SSL *s,int n);
 char *	SSL_get_shared_ciphers(SSL *s, char *buf, int len);
 int	SSL_get_read_ahead(SSL * s);
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index 1fe85b6cb7..cd110ca1e6 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ BIO *SSL_get_wbio(SSL *s)
 	{ return(s->wbio); }
 
 int SSL_get_fd(SSL *s)
+	{
+	return(SSL_get_rfc(s));
+	}
+
+int SSL_get_rfd(SSL *s)
 	{
 	int ret= -1;
 	BIO *b,*r;
@@ -421,6 +426,18 @@ int SSL_get_fd(SSL *s)
 	return(ret);
 	}
 
+int SSL_get_wfd(SSL *s)
+	{
+	int ret= -1;
+	BIO *b,*r;
+
+	b=SSL_get_wbio(s);
+	r=BIO_find_type(b,BIO_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
+	if (r != NULL)
+		BIO_get_fd(r,&ret);
+	return(ret);
+	}
+
 #ifndef NO_SOCK
 int SSL_set_fd(SSL *s,int fd)
 	{