diff --git a/include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-client.h b/include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-client.h
index 4c4a72b2e..e749769f1 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-client.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-client.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #define lws_ss_get_est_peer_tx_credit	lws_sspc_get_est_peer_tx_credit
 #define lws_ss_start_timeout		lws_sspc_start_timeout
 #define lws_ss_cancel_timeout		lws_sspc_cancel_timeout
+#define lws_ss_to_user_object		lws_sspc_to_user_object
 #endif
 
 
@@ -178,3 +179,7 @@ lws_sspc_start_timeout(struct lws_sspc_handle *h, unsigned int timeout_ms);
 
 LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN void
 lws_sspc_cancel_timeout(struct lws_sspc_handle *h);
+
+LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN void *
+lws_sspc_to_user_object(struct lws_sspc_handle *h);
+
diff --git a/lib/secure-streams/secure-streams-client.c b/lib/secure-streams/secure-streams-client.c
index 24adac763..57c00426b 100644
--- a/lib/secure-streams/secure-streams-client.c
+++ b/lib/secure-streams/secure-streams-client.c
@@ -617,3 +617,9 @@ lws_sspc_cancel_timeout(struct lws_sspc_handle *h)
 {
 	lws_sspc_start_timeout(h, (unsigned int)-1);
 }
+
+void *
+lws_sspc_to_user_object(struct lws_sspc_handle *h)
+{
+	return (void *)&h[1];
+}