diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/services/sslc.h b/libctru/include/3ds/services/sslc.h
index aa9b2f0..5971ea0 100644
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/services/sslc.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/services/sslc.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 typedef struct {
 	Handle servhandle; ///< Service handle.
 	u32 sslchandle;    ///< SSLC handle.
+	Handle sharedmem_handle;
 } sslcContext;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -198,3 +199,11 @@ Result sslcContextGetProtocolCipher(sslcContext *context, char *outprotocols, u3
  */
 Result sslcContextGetState(sslcContext *context, u32 *out);
 
+/*
+ * @brief This initializes sharedmem for the specified context.
+ * @param context sslc context.
+ * @param buf Sharedmem buffer with address aligned to 0x1000-bytes.
+ * @param size Sharedmem size aligned to 0x1000-bytes.
+ */
+Result sslcContextInitSharedmem(sslcContext *context, u8 *buf, u32 size);
+
diff --git a/libctru/source/services/sslc.c b/libctru/source/services/sslc.c
index bb2348f..721838e 100644
--- a/libctru/source/services/sslc.c
+++ b/libctru/source/services/sslc.c
@@ -361,10 +361,28 @@ static Result sslcipc_DestroyContext(sslcContext *context)
 	return cmdbuf[1];
 }
 
+static Result sslcipc_ContextInitSharedmem(sslcContext *context, u32 size)
+{
+	u32* cmdbuf=getThreadCommandBuffer();
+
+	cmdbuf[0]=IPC_MakeHeader(0x1F,2,2); // 0x1F0082
+	cmdbuf[1]=context->sslchandle;
+	cmdbuf[2]=size;
+	cmdbuf[3]=IPC_Desc_SharedHandles(1);
+	cmdbuf[4]=context->sharedmem_handle;
+	
+	Result ret=0;
+	if(R_FAILED(ret=svcSendSyncRequest(context->servhandle)))return ret;
+
+	return cmdbuf[1];
+}
+
 Result sslcCreateContext(sslcContext *context, int sockfd, u32 input_opt, char *hostname)
 {
 	Result ret=0;
 
+	memset(context, 0, sizeof(sslcContext));
+
 	ret = SOCU_AddGlobalSocket(sockfd);
 	if(R_FAILED(ret))return ret;
 
@@ -399,6 +417,10 @@ Result sslcDestroyContext(sslcContext *context)
 	svcCloseHandle(context->servhandle);
 	ret = sslcipc_DestroyContext(context);
 
+	if(context->sharedmem_handle)svcCloseHandle(context->sharedmem_handle);
+
+	memset(context, 0, sizeof(sslcContext));
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -442,3 +464,21 @@ Result sslcContextClearOpt(sslcContext *context, u32 bitmask)
 	return sslcipc_ContextSetValue(context, 3, bitmask);
 }
 
+Result sslcContextInitSharedmem(sslcContext *context, u8 *buf, u32 size)
+{
+	Result ret=0;
+
+	ret = svcCreateMemoryBlock(&context->sharedmem_handle, (u32)buf, size, 1, 3);
+	if(R_FAILED(ret))return ret;
+
+	ret = sslcipc_ContextInitSharedmem(context, size);
+
+	if(R_FAILED(ret))
+	{
+		svcCloseHandle(context->sharedmem_handle);
+		context->sharedmem_handle = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+