diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
index 884065920..462dbd7f7 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ void WiFiServer::stop() {
     close();
 }
 
+void WiFiServer::end() {
+    close();
+}
+
+WiFiServer::operator bool() {
+  return (status() != CLOSED);
+}
+
 err_t WiFiServer::_accept(tcp_pcb* apcb, err_t err) {
     (void) err;
     DEBUGV("WS:ac\r\n");
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
index ac6ad40aa..049aa9f9d 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ public:
   uint16_t port() const;
   void close();
   void stop();
+  void end();
+  explicit operator bool();
 
   using ClientType = WiFiClient;