diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 688d9dc4e..a33712f03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ check_function_exists("memset" HAVE_MEMSET)
 check_function_exists("socket" HAVE_SOCKET)
 check_function_exists("strftime" HAVE_STRFTIME)
 check_function_exists("__atomic_fetch_add" HAVE_C___ATOMIC)
+check_function_exists("getpid" HAVE_GETPID)
 
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 check_symbol_exists(isascii "ctype.h" HAVE_ISASCII)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e0b6d769c..7da6c7647 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(assert.h, [AM_CPPFLAGS="$AM_CPPFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_HAVE_ASSERT_H"],[
 # check if functions of interest are linkable, but also check if
 # they're declared by the expected headers, and if not, supersede the
 # unusable positive from AC_CHECK_FUNCS().
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gethostbyname getaddrinfo gettimeofday gmtime_r gmtime_s inet_ntoa memset socket strftime atexit isascii])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, gettimeofday, gmtime_r, gmtime_s, inet_ntoa, memset, socket, strftime, atexit, isascii], [], [
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gethostbyname getaddrinfo gettimeofday gmtime_r gmtime_s inet_ntoa memset socket strftime atexit isascii getpid])
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, gettimeofday, gmtime_r, gmtime_s, inet_ntoa, memset, socket, strftime, atexit, isascii, getpid], [], [
 if test "$(eval echo \$"$(eval 'echo ac_cv_func_${as_decl_name}')")" = "yes"
 then
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([    note: earlier check for $(eval 'echo ${as_decl_name}') superseded.])
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index bb1d1176c..e8f298d6f 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -25512,6 +25512,10 @@ int wolfSSL_RAND_Init(void)
         if (initGlobalRNG == 0) {
             ret = wc_InitRng(&globalRNG);
             if (ret == 0) {
+            #if defined(HAVE_GETPID) && defined(HAVE_FIPS) && \
+                FIPS_VERSION3_LT(6,0,0)))
+                currentPid = getpid();
+            #endif
                 initGlobalRNG = 1;
                 ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
             }
@@ -25946,8 +25950,30 @@ int wolfSSL_RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char* buf, int num)
     return ret;
 }
 
-/* returns WOLFSSL_SUCCESS if the bytes generated are valid otherwise
- * WOLFSSL_FAILURE */
+#if defined(HAVE_GETPID) && defined(HAVE_FIPS) && FIPS_VERSION3_LT(6,0,0)))
+/* In older FIPS bundles add check for reseed here since it does not exist in
+ * the older random.c certified files. */
+static pid_t currentPid = 0;
+
+/* returns WOLFSSL_SUCCESS on success and WOLFSSL_FAILURE on failure */
+static int RandCheckReSeed()
+{
+    int ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    pid_t p;
+
+    p = getpid();
+    if (p != currentPid) {
+        currentPid = p;
+        if (wolfSSL_RAND_poll() != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+            ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
+/* returns WOLFSSL_SUCCESS (1) if the bytes generated are valid otherwise 0
+ * on failure */
 int wolfSSL_RAND_bytes(unsigned char* buf, int num)
 {
     int     ret = 0;
@@ -25990,6 +26016,16 @@ int wolfSSL_RAND_bytes(unsigned char* buf, int num)
          */
         if (initGlobalRNG) {
             rng = &globalRNG;
+
+        #if defined(HAVE_GETPID) && defined(HAVE_FIPS) && \
+                FIPS_VERSION3_LT(6,0,0)))
+            if (RandCheckReSeed() != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+                wc_UnLockMutex(&globalRNGMutex);
+                WOLFSSL_MSG("Issue with check pid and reseed");
+                return ret;
+            }
+        #endif
+
             used_global = 1;
         }
         else {
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
index 311d5a71c..7370300ed 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
@@ -1640,6 +1640,9 @@ static int _InitRng(WC_RNG* rng, byte* nonce, word32 nonceSz,
 #else
     rng->heap = heap;
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+    rng->pid = getpid();
+#endif
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) || defined(WOLF_CRYPTO_CB)
     rng->devId = devId;
     #if defined(WOLF_CRYPTO_CB)
@@ -1895,6 +1898,63 @@ int wc_InitRngNonce_ex(WC_RNG* rng, byte* nonce, word32 nonceSz,
     return _InitRng(rng, nonce, nonceSz, heap, devId);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_HASHDRBG
+static int PollAndReSeed(WC_RNG* rng)
+{
+    int ret   = DRBG_NEED_RESEED;
+    int devId = INVALID_DEVID;
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) || defined(WOLF_CRYPTO_CB)
+    devId = rng->devId;
+#endif
+    if (wc_RNG_HealthTestLocal(1, rng->heap, devId) == 0) {
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+        byte newSeed[SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ];
+        ret = DRBG_SUCCESS;
+    #else
+        byte* newSeed = (byte*)XMALLOC(SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ, rng->heap,
+            DYNAMIC_TYPE_SEED);
+        ret = (newSeed == NULL) ? MEMORY_E : DRBG_SUCCESS;
+    #endif
+        if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS) {
+        #ifdef WC_RNG_SEED_CB
+            if (seedCb == NULL) {
+                ret = DRBG_NO_SEED_CB;
+            }
+            else {
+                ret = seedCb(&rng->seed, newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
+                if (ret != 0) {
+                    ret = DRBG_FAILURE;
+                }
+            }
+        #else
+            ret = wc_GenerateSeed(&rng->seed, newSeed,
+                              SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
+        #endif
+            if (ret != 0)
+                ret = DRBG_FAILURE;
+        }
+        if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
+            ret = wc_RNG_TestSeed(newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
+
+        if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
+            ret = Hash_DRBG_Reseed((DRBG_internal *)rng->drbg,
+                                   newSeed + SEED_BLOCK_SZ, SEED_SZ);
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+        if (newSeed != NULL) {
+            ForceZero(newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
+        }
+        XFREE(newSeed, rng->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SEED);
+    #else
+        ForceZero(newSeed, sizeof(newSeed));
+    #endif
+    }
+    else {
+        ret = DRBG_CONT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
 
 /* place a generated block in output */
 WOLFSSL_ABI
@@ -1954,60 +2014,22 @@ int wc_RNG_GenerateBlock(WC_RNG* rng, byte* output, word32 sz)
     if (rng->status != DRBG_OK)
         return RNG_FAILURE_E;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+    if (rng->pid != getpid()) {
+        rng->pid = getpid();
+        ret = PollAndReSeed(rng);
+        if (ret != DRBG_SUCCESS) {
+            rng->status = DRBG_FAILED;
+            return RNG_FAILURE_E;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     ret = Hash_DRBG_Generate((DRBG_internal *)rng->drbg, output, sz);
     if (ret == DRBG_NEED_RESEED) {
-        int devId = INVALID_DEVID;
-    #if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) || defined(WOLF_CRYPTO_CB)
-        devId = rng->devId;
-    #endif
-        if (wc_RNG_HealthTestLocal(1, rng->heap, devId) == 0) {
-        #ifndef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-            byte newSeed[SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ];
-            ret = DRBG_SUCCESS;
-        #else
-            byte* newSeed = (byte*)XMALLOC(SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ, rng->heap,
-                DYNAMIC_TYPE_SEED);
-            ret = (newSeed == NULL) ? MEMORY_E : DRBG_SUCCESS;
-        #endif
-            if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS) {
-            #ifdef WC_RNG_SEED_CB
-                if (seedCb == NULL) {
-                    ret = DRBG_NO_SEED_CB;
-                }
-                else {
-                    ret = seedCb(&rng->seed, newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
-                    if (ret != 0) {
-                        ret = DRBG_FAILURE;
-                    }
-                }
-            #else
-                ret = wc_GenerateSeed(&rng->seed, newSeed,
-                                  SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
-            #endif
-                if (ret != 0)
-                    ret = DRBG_FAILURE;
-            }
-            if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
-                ret = wc_RNG_TestSeed(newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
-
-            if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
-                ret = Hash_DRBG_Reseed((DRBG_internal *)rng->drbg,
-                                       newSeed + SEED_BLOCK_SZ, SEED_SZ);
-            if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
-                ret = Hash_DRBG_Generate((DRBG_internal *)rng->drbg, output, sz);
-
-        #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-            if (newSeed != NULL) {
-                ForceZero(newSeed, SEED_SZ + SEED_BLOCK_SZ);
-            }
-            XFREE(newSeed, rng->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SEED);
-        #else
-            ForceZero(newSeed, sizeof(newSeed));
-        #endif
-        }
-        else {
-            ret = DRBG_CONT_FAILURE;
-        }
+        ret = PollAndReSeed(rng);
+        if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS)
+            ret = Hash_DRBG_Generate((DRBG_internal *)rng->drbg, output, sz);
     }
 
     if (ret == DRBG_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
index 5abd6c011..2b559bf55 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ struct WC_RNG {
 #endif
     byte status;
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+    pid_t pid;
+#endif
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT
     WC_ASYNC_DEV asyncDev;
 #endif