diff --git a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
index de33552..2777b79 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
@@ -45,12 +45,17 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_UNKNOWN_HOST                      -0x0052  /**< Failed to get an IP address for the given hostname. */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL                  -0x0043  /**< Buffer is too small to hold the data. */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_INVALID_CONTEXT                   -0x0045  /**< The context is invalid, eg because it was free()ed. */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_POLL_FAILED                       -0x0047  /**< Polling the net context failed. */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_BAD_INPUT_DATA                    -0x0049  /**< Input invalid. */
 
 #define MBEDTLS_NET_LISTEN_BACKLOG         10 /**< The backlog that listen() should use. */
 
 #define MBEDTLS_NET_PROTO_TCP 0 /**< The TCP transport protocol */
 #define MBEDTLS_NET_PROTO_UDP 1 /**< The UDP transport protocol */
 
+#define MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_READ  1 /**< Used in \c mbedtls_net_poll to check for pending data  */
+#define MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_WRITE 2 /**< Used in \c mbedtls_net_poll to check if write possible */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -132,6 +137,29 @@
                         void *client_ip, size_t buf_size, size_t *ip_len );
 
 /**
+ * \brief          Check and wait for the context to be ready for read/write
+ *
+ * \param ctx      Socket to check
+ * \param rw       Bitflag composed of MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_READ and
+ *                 MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_WRITE specifying the events
+ *                 to wait for:
+ *                 - If MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_READ is set, the function
+ *                   will return as soon as the net context is available
+ *                   for reading.
+ *                 - If MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_WRITE is set, the function
+ *                   will return as soon as the net context is available
+ *                   for writing.
+ * \param timeout  Maximal amount of time to wait before returning,
+ *                 in milliseconds. If \c timeout is zero, the
+ *                 function returns immediately. If \c timeout is
+ *                 -1u, the function blocks potentially indefinitely.
+ *
+ * \return         Bitmask composed of MBEDTLS_NET_POLL_READ/WRITE
+ *                 on success or timeout, or a negative return code otherwise.
+ */
+int mbedtls_net_poll( mbedtls_net_context *ctx, uint32_t rw, uint32_t timeout );
+
+/**
  * \brief          Set the socket blocking
  *
  * \param ctx      Socket to set