diff --git a/nsock/include/nsock.h b/nsock/include/nsock.h
index 01cf67632..ccb1431dd 100644
--- a/nsock/include/nsock.h
+++ b/nsock/include/nsock.h
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ nsock_ssl_ctx nsp_ssl_init_max_speed(nsock_pool ms_pool);
  * Pass NULL to reset to default (use most efficient engine available). */
 void nsock_set_default_engine(char *engine);
 
+/* Get a comma-separated list of available engines. */
+const char *nsock_list_engines(void);
+
 /* And here is how you create an nsock_pool.  This allocates, initializes, and
  * returns an nsock_pool event aggregator.  In the case of error, NULL will be
  * returned.  If you do not wish to immediately associate any userdata, pass in
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_engines.c b/nsock/src/nsock_engines.c
index f26fec9d2..1adead059 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_engines.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_engines.c
@@ -128,3 +128,11 @@ void nsock_set_default_engine(char *engine) {
   }
 }
 
+const char *nsock_list_engines(void) {
+  return
+#if HAVE_EPOLL
+  "epoll,"
+#endif
+  "select";
+}
+