diff --git a/src/wolfio.c b/src/wolfio.c
index d2d3f00f4..3462e2b3e 100644
--- a/src/wolfio.c
+++ b/src/wolfio.c
@@ -1486,6 +1486,30 @@ WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_CTX_SetIOSend(WOLFSSL_CTX *ctx, CallbackIOSend CBIOSend
 }
 
 
+/* sets the IO callback to use for receives at WOLFSSL level */
+WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_SSLSetIORecv(WOLFSSL *ssl, CallbackIORecv CBIORecv)
+{
+    if (ssl != NULL) {
+        ssl->CBIORecv = CBIORecv;
+        #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
+        ssl->cbioFlag |= WOLFSSL_CBIO_RECV;
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* sets the IO callback to use for sends at WOLFSSL level */
+WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_SSLSetIOSend(WOLFSSL *ssl, CallbackIOSend CBIOSend)
+{
+    if (ssl != NULL) {
+        ssl->CBIOSend = CBIOSend;
+        #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
+        ssl->cbioFlag |= WOLFSSL_CBIO_SEND;
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+
+
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_SetIOReadCtx(WOLFSSL* ssl, void *rctx)
 {
     ssl->IOCB_ReadCtx = rctx;
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfio.h b/wolfssl/wolfio.h
index 77ec47243..27290d0dc 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfio.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfio.h
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ typedef int (*CallbackIORecv)(WOLFSSL *ssl, char *buf, int sz, void *ctx);
 typedef int (*CallbackIOSend)(WOLFSSL *ssl, char *buf, int sz, void *ctx);
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_CTX_SetIORecv(WOLFSSL_CTX*, CallbackIORecv);
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_CTX_SetIOSend(WOLFSSL_CTX*, CallbackIOSend);
+WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_SSLSetIORecv(WOLFSSL*, CallbackIORecv);
+WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_SSLSetIOSend(WOLFSSL*, CallbackIOSend);
 /* deprecated old name */
 #define wolfSSL_SetIORecv wolfSSL_CTX_SetIORecv
 #define wolfSSL_SetIOSend wolfSSL_CTX_SetIOSend