diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 912ad10..4d86525 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -1919,6 +1919,19 @@
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_endpoint(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, int endpoint);
 
 /**
+ * \brief          Get the current endpoint type
+ *
+ * \param conf     SSL configuration
+ *
+ * \return         Endpoint type, either MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT
+ *                 or MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER
+ */
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_endpoint(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf)
+{
+    return conf->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(endpoint);
+}
+
+/**
  * \brief           Set the transport type (TLS or DTLS).
  *                  Default: TLS
  *