diff --git a/ports/bsd/bip-init.c b/ports/bsd/bip-init.c
index 82a88a6f..1e065e9c 100644
--- a/ports/bsd/bip-init.c
+++ b/ports/bsd/bip-init.c
@@ -84,12 +84,23 @@ static void debug_print_ipv4(const char *str,
 /**
  * @brief Return the active BIP socket.
  * @return The active BIP socket, or -1 if uninitialized.
+ * @see bip_get_broadcast_socket
  */
 int bip_get_socket(void)
 {
     return BIP_Socket;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return the active BIP Broadcast socket.
+ * @return The active BIP Broadcast socket, or -1 if uninitialized.
+ * @see bip_get_socket
+ */
+int bip_get_broadcast_socket(void)
+{
+    return BIP_Broadcast_Socket;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Enabled debug printing of BACnet/IPv4
  */
diff --git a/ports/linux/bip-init.c b/ports/linux/bip-init.c
index 0d206e4c..d9c132d8 100644
--- a/ports/linux/bip-init.c
+++ b/ports/linux/bip-init.c
@@ -95,16 +95,25 @@ static void debug_print_ipv4(const char *str,
     }
 }
 
-
 /**
  * @brief Return the active BIP socket.
  * @return The active BIP socket, or -1 if uninitialized.
+ * @see bip_get_broadcast_socket
  */
 int bip_get_socket(void)
 {
     return BIP_Socket;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return the active BIP Broadcast socket.
+ * @return The active BIP Broadcast socket, or -1 if uninitialized.
+ * @see bip_get_socket
+ */
+int bip_get_broadcast_socket(void)
+{
+    return BIP_Broadcast_Socket;
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Enabled debug printing of BACnet/IPv4
diff --git a/ports/win32/bip-init.c b/ports/win32/bip-init.c
index a8328a8b..e52288b7 100644
--- a/ports/win32/bip-init.c
+++ b/ports/win32/bip-init.c
@@ -89,12 +89,25 @@ static void debug_print_ipv4(const char *str,
  * @return The active BIP socket, or INVALID_SOCKET if uninitialized.
  * @note Strictly, the return type should be SOCKET, however in practice 
  *  Windows never returns values large enough that truncation is an issue.
+ * @see bip_get_broadcast_socket
  */
 int bip_get_socket(void)
 {
     return (int)BIP_Socket;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return the active BIP Broadcast socket.
+ * @return The active BIP Broadcast socket, or INVALID_SOCKET if uninitialized.
+ * @note Strictly, the return type should be SOCKET, however in practice
+ *  Windows never returns values large enough that truncation is an issue.
+ * @see bip_get_socket
+ */
+int bip_get_broadcast_socket(void)
+{
+    return (int)BIP_Broadcast_Socket;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Enabled debug printing of BACnet/IPv4
  */
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.h b/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.h
index 136ba0ea..5a93a3de 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/bip.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ extern "C" {
     BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
     int bip_get_socket(void);
 
+    BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+    int bip_get_broadcast_socket(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
diff --git a/test/bacnet/datalink/mock/src/bip-mock.c b/test/bacnet/datalink/mock/src/bip-mock.c
index 8b012459..1ae69c79 100644
--- a/test/bacnet/datalink/mock/src/bip-mock.c
+++ b/test/bacnet/datalink/mock/src/bip-mock.c
@@ -133,3 +133,8 @@ int bip_get_socket(void)
 {
     return ztest_get_return_value();
 }
+
+int bip_get_broadcast_socket(void)
+{
+    return ztest_get_return_value();
+}