diff --git a/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.c b/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.c
index ba9e75812..65793f150 100644
--- a/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.c
+++ b/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.c
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ esp_tls_t *esp_tls_init(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP_TLS_USING_MBEDTLS
-    tls->server_fd.fd = tls->sockfd = -1;
+    tls->server_fd.fd = -1;
 #endif
+    tls->sockfd = -1;
     return tls;
 }
 
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ static int esp_tls_low_level_conn(const char *hostname, int hostlen, int port, c
  */
 esp_tls_t *esp_tls_conn_new(const char *hostname, int hostlen, int port, const esp_tls_cfg_t *cfg)
 {
-    esp_tls_t *tls = (esp_tls_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(esp_tls_t));
+    esp_tls_t *tls = esp_tls_init();
     if (!tls) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -432,6 +433,16 @@ ssize_t esp_tls_get_bytes_avail(esp_tls_t *tls)
     return _esp_tls_get_bytes_avail(tls);
 }
 
+esp_err_t esp_tls_get_conn_sockfd(esp_tls_t *tls, int *sockfd)
+{
+    if (!tls || !sockfd) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid arguments passed");
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+    *sockfd = tls->sockfd;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 esp_err_t esp_tls_get_and_clear_last_error(esp_tls_error_handle_t h, int *esp_tls_code, int *esp_tls_flags)
 {
     if (!h) {
diff --git a/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.h b/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.h
index d12f210d6..689a98af6 100644
--- a/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.h
+++ b/components/esp-tls/esp_tls.h
@@ -477,6 +477,18 @@ void esp_tls_conn_delete(esp_tls_t *tls);
  */
 ssize_t esp_tls_get_bytes_avail(esp_tls_t *tls);
 
+/**
+ * @brief       Returns the connection socket file descriptor from esp_tls session
+ *
+ * @param[in]   tls          handle to esp_tls context
+ *
+ * @param[out]  sockfd       int pointer to sockfd value.
+ *
+ * @return     - ESP_OK on success and value of sockfd will be updated with socket file descriptor for connection
+ *             - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if (tls == NULL || sockfd == NULL)
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_tls_get_conn_sockfd(esp_tls_t *tls, int *sockfd);
+
 /**
  * @brief      Create a global CA store, initially empty.
  *