diff --git a/src/bio.c b/src/bio.c
index b93298e6f..9c3441e5f 100644
--- a/src/bio.c
+++ b/src/bio.c
@@ -128,19 +128,24 @@ static int wolfSSL_BIO_MEMORY_read(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, void* buf, int len)
         bio->rdIdx += sz;
 
         if (bio->rdIdx >= bio->wrSz) {
-            /* All data read resize down to WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD */
-            if (bio->mem_buf->max > WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD &&
-                    wolfSSL_BUF_MEM_resize(bio->mem_buf,
-                        WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD) == 0) {
-                WOLFSSL_MSG("wolfSSL_BUF_MEM_resize error");
-                return WOLFSSL_BIO_ERROR;
+            if (bio->flags & BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY) {
+                bio->wrSz = bio->wrSzReset;
+            }
+            else {
+                /* All data read resize down to WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD */
+                if (bio->mem_buf->max > WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD &&
+                    wolfSSL_BUF_MEM_resize(bio->mem_buf, WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD) == 0) {
+                    WOLFSSL_MSG("wolfSSL_BUF_MEM_resize error");
+                    return WOLFSSL_BIO_ERROR;
+                }
+                bio->rdIdx = 0;
+                bio->wrSz = 0;
+                bio->mem_buf->length = 0;
             }
-            bio->wrSz = 0;
-            bio->rdIdx = 0;
-            bio->mem_buf->length = 0;
             bio->ptr = bio->mem_buf->data;
         }
-        else if (bio->rdIdx >= WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD) {
+        else if (bio->rdIdx >= WOLFSSL_BIO_RESIZE_THRESHOLD &&
+                !(bio->flags & BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY)) {
             /* Resize the memory so we are not taking up more than necessary.
              * memmove reverts internally to memcpy if areas don't overlap */
             XMEMMOVE(bio->mem_buf->data, bio->mem_buf->data + bio->rdIdx,
@@ -516,6 +521,9 @@ static int wolfSSL_BIO_MEMORY_write(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, const void* data,
         WOLFSSL_MSG("one of input parameters is null");
         return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
     }
+    if (bio->flags & BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY) {
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
 
     if (len == 0)
         return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS; /* Return early to make logic simpler */
@@ -535,6 +543,7 @@ static int wolfSSL_BIO_MEMORY_write(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio, const void* data,
     bio->ptr = bio->mem_buf->data;
     bio->num = (int)bio->mem_buf->max;
     bio->wrSz += len;
+    bio->wrIdx += len;
 
     return len;
 }
@@ -1431,15 +1440,20 @@ int wolfSSL_BIO_reset(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio)
 
         case WOLFSSL_BIO_MEMORY:
             bio->rdIdx = 0;
-            bio->wrIdx = 0;
-            bio->wrSz  = 0;
-            XFREE(bio->ptr, bio->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
-            bio->ptr = NULL;
-            bio->num = 0;
-            if (bio->mem_buf != NULL) {
-                bio->mem_buf->data = NULL;
-                bio->mem_buf->length = 0;
-                bio->mem_buf->max = 0;
+            if (bio->flags & BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY) {
+                bio->wrIdx = bio->wrSzReset;
+                bio->wrSz  = bio->wrSzReset;
+            }
+            else {
+                bio->wrSz  = 0;
+                XFREE(bio->ptr, bio->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
+                bio->ptr = NULL;
+                bio->num = 0;
+                if (bio->mem_buf != NULL) {
+                    bio->mem_buf->data = NULL;
+                    bio->mem_buf->length = 0;
+                    bio->mem_buf->max = 0;
+                }
             }
             return 0;
 
@@ -2542,6 +2556,8 @@ int wolfSSL_BIO_flush(WOLFSSL_BIO* bio)
         bio->ptr = bio->mem_buf->data;
         if (len > 0 && bio->ptr != NULL) {
             XMEMCPY(bio->ptr, buf, len);
+            bio->flags |= BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY;
+            bio->wrSzReset = bio->wrSz;
         }
 
         return bio;
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index c8b4c0d54..40ce66ea7 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -9319,13 +9319,9 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_PKCS12(void)
     goodPswLen = (int)XSTRLEN(goodPsw);
     badPswLen = (int)XSTRLEN(badPsw);
 
-    bio = BIO_new_mem_buf((void*)buf, bytes);
+    bio = wolfSSL_BIO_new(wolfSSL_BIO_s_mem());
     AssertNotNull(bio);
 
-    pkcs12 = d2i_PKCS12_bio(bio, NULL);
-    AssertNotNull(pkcs12);
-    PKCS12_free(pkcs12);
-
     AssertIntEQ(BIO_write(bio, buf, bytes), bytes); /* d2i consumes BIO */
     d2i_PKCS12_bio(bio, &pkcs12);
     AssertNotNull(pkcs12);
@@ -41239,7 +41235,32 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_BIO_up_ref(void)
 #endif
     return res;
 }
+static int test_wolfSSL_BIO_reset(void)
+{
+    int res = TEST_SKIPPED;
+#if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
+    BIO* bio;
+    byte buf[16];
 
+    AssertNotNull(bio = BIO_new_mem_buf("secure your data",
+                                       (word32)XSTRLEN("secure your data")));
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_read(bio, buf, 6), 6);
+    AssertIntEQ(XMEMCMP(buf, "secure", 6), 0);
+    XMEMSET(buf, 0, 16);
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_read(bio, buf, 16), 10);
+    AssertIntEQ(XMEMCMP(buf, " your data", 10), 0);
+    /* You cannot write to MEM BIO with read-only mode. */
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_write(bio, "WriteToReadonly", 15), 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_read(bio, buf, 16), -1);
+    XMEMSET(buf, 0, 16);
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_reset(bio), 0);
+    AssertIntEQ(BIO_read(bio, buf, 16), 16);
+    AssertIntEQ(XMEMCMP(buf, "secure your data", 16), 0);
+    BIO_free(bio);
+    res = TEST_RES_CHECK(1);
+#endif
+    return res;
+}
 #endif /* !NO_BIO */
 
 #if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA) && defined(HAVE_IO_TESTS_DEPENDENCIES)
@@ -61697,6 +61718,7 @@ TEST_CASE testCases[] = {
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_BIO_f_md),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_BIO_up_ref),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_BIO_tls),
+    TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_BIO_reset),
 #endif
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_cert_cb),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_SESSION),
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h b/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
index 5d6107b80..c2a0e9bc8 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/bio.h
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
 
 #define BIO_FP_WRITE               0x04
 
+/* You shouldn't free up or change the data if BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY is set */
+#define BIO_FLAGS_MEM_RDONLY       0x200
+
 #endif /* OPENSSL_EXTRA || OPENSSL_EXTRA_X509_SMALL */
 
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 7f610ad76..167114701 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ struct WOLFSSL_BIO {
     char*        infoArg;       /* BIO callback argument */
     wolf_bio_info_cb infoCb;    /* BIO callback */
     int          wrSz;          /* write buffer size (mem) */
+    int          wrSzReset;     /* First buffer size (mem) - read ONLY data */
     int          wrIdx;         /* current index for write buffer */
     int          rdIdx;         /* current read index */
     int          readRq;        /* read request */