diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
index 41ec5d854..711adb620 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClient.h
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ public:
   static void stopAll();
   static void stopAllExcept(WiFiClient * c);
 
-  void     keepAlive (uint16_t idle_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_IDLE_SEC, uint16_t intv_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_SEC, uint8_t count = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_COUNT);
-  bool     isKeepAliveEnabled () const;
-  uint16_t getKeepAliveIdle () const;
-  uint16_t getKeepAliveInterval () const;
-  uint8_t  getKeepAliveCount () const;
-  void     disableKeepAlive () { keepAlive(0, 0, 0); }
+  virtual void     keepAlive (uint16_t idle_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_IDLE_SEC, uint16_t intv_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_SEC, uint8_t count = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_COUNT);
+  virtual bool     isKeepAliveEnabled () const;
+  virtual uint16_t getKeepAliveIdle () const;
+  virtual uint16_t getKeepAliveInterval () const;
+  virtual uint8_t  getKeepAliveCount () const;
+  virtual void     disableKeepAlive () { keepAlive(0, 0, 0); }
 
   // default NoDelay=False (Nagle=True=!NoDelay)
   // Nagle is for shortly delaying outgoing data, to send less/bigger packets
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.h
index d78dad297..e0cb44928 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.h
@@ -357,6 +357,21 @@ class WiFiClientSecure : public WiFiClient {
 
     // consume bytes after use (see peekBuffer)
     virtual void peekConsume (size_t consume) override { return _ctx->peekConsume(consume); }
+  
+    void keepAlive(uint16_t idle_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_IDLE_SEC, uint16_t intv_sec = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_SEC, uint8_t count = TCP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_COUNT) override
+    {
+      _ctx->keepAlive(idle_sec, intv_sec, count);
+    }
+
+    bool isKeepAliveEnabled() const override { return _ctx->isKeepAliveEnabled(); };
+
+    uint16_t getKeepAliveIdle() const override { return _ctx->getKeepAliveIdle(); };
+
+    uint16_t getKeepAliveInterval() const override { return _ctx->getKeepAliveInterval(); };
+
+    uint8_t getKeepAliveCount() const override { return _ctx->getKeepAliveCount(); };
+
+    void disableKeepAlive() override { _ctx->disableKeepAlive(); };
 
   private:
     std::shared_ptr<WiFiClientSecureCtx> _ctx;