diff --git a/crypto/tlssession.c b/crypto/tlssession.c
index b302d835d2..1e98f44e0d 100644
--- a/crypto/tlssession.c
+++ b/crypto/tlssession.c
@@ -493,6 +493,13 @@ qcrypto_tls_session_read(QCryptoTLSSession *session,
 }
 
 
+size_t
+qcrypto_tls_session_check_pending(QCryptoTLSSession *session)
+{
+    return gnutls_record_check_pending(session->handle);
+}
+
+
 int
 qcrypto_tls_session_handshake(QCryptoTLSSession *session,
                               Error **errp)
@@ -615,6 +622,13 @@ qcrypto_tls_session_read(QCryptoTLSSession *sess,
 }
 
 
+size_t
+qcrypto_tls_session_check_pending(QCryptoTLSSession *session)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 int
 qcrypto_tls_session_handshake(QCryptoTLSSession *sess,
                               Error **errp)
diff --git a/include/crypto/tlssession.h b/include/crypto/tlssession.h
index 15b9cef086..571049bd0e 100644
--- a/include/crypto/tlssession.h
+++ b/include/crypto/tlssession.h
@@ -248,6 +248,17 @@ ssize_t qcrypto_tls_session_read(QCryptoTLSSession *sess,
                                  char *buf,
                                  size_t len);
 
+/**
+ * qcrypto_tls_session_check_pending:
+ * @sess: the TLS session object
+ *
+ * Check if there are unread data in the TLS buffers that have
+ * already been read from the underlying data source.
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of bytes available or zero
+ */
+size_t qcrypto_tls_session_check_pending(QCryptoTLSSession *sess);
+
 /**
  * qcrypto_tls_session_handshake:
  * @sess: the TLS session object