diff --git a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.c b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.c
index ee6cd4cdd..73601433c 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.c
+++ b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.c
@@ -150,6 +150,30 @@ sctp_os_timer_stop(sctp_os_timer_t *c)
 	return (1);
 }
 
+int64_t
+sctp_get_next_tick(void)
+{
+	int64_t ret;
+	sctp_os_timer_t *c;
+
+	SCTP_TIMERQ_LOCK();
+	c = TAILQ_FIRST(&SCTP_BASE_INFO(callqueue));
+	if (c) {
+		uint32_t min_delta = UINT32_MAX;
+		while (c) {
+			uint32_t delta = c->c_time - ticks;
+			min_delta = (delta < min_delta) ? delta : min_delta;
+			c = TAILQ_NEXT(c, tqe);
+		}
+		ret = min_delta;
+	} else {
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+	SCTP_TIMERQ_UNLOCK();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void
 sctp_handle_tick(uint32_t elapsed_ticks)
 {
diff --git a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.h b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.h
index 2a78e414f..437868f30 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.h
+++ b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_callout.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void sctp_os_timer_init(sctp_os_timer_t *tmr);
 int sctp_os_timer_start(sctp_os_timer_t *, uint32_t, void (*)(void *), void *);
 /* Returns 1 if pending timer was stopped, 0 otherwise. */
 int sctp_os_timer_stop(sctp_os_timer_t *);
+int64_t sctp_get_next_tick(void);
 void sctp_handle_tick(uint32_t);
 
 #define SCTP_OS_TIMER_INIT	sctp_os_timer_init
diff --git a/usrsctplib/user_socket.c b/usrsctplib/user_socket.c
index cde6ecc41..bdab5f4b7 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/user_socket.c
+++ b/usrsctplib/user_socket.c
@@ -3331,6 +3331,12 @@ usrsctp_conninput(void *addr, const void *buffer, size_t length, uint8_t ecn_bit
 	return;
 }
 
+int64_t
+usrsctp_get_timeout(void)
+{
+	return sctp_get_next_tick();
+}
+
 void usrsctp_handle_timers(uint32_t elapsed_milliseconds)
 {
 	sctp_handle_tick(sctp_msecs_to_ticks(elapsed_milliseconds));
diff --git a/usrsctplib/usrsctp.h b/usrsctplib/usrsctp.h
index 93e89b386..df487cc4b 100644
--- a/usrsctplib/usrsctp.h
+++ b/usrsctplib/usrsctp.h
@@ -1049,6 +1049,8 @@ usrsctp_set_upcall(struct socket *so,
 int
 usrsctp_get_events(struct socket *so);
 
+int64_t
+usrsctp_get_timeout(void);
 
 void
 usrsctp_handle_timers(uint32_t elapsed_milliseconds);