diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index c392f39e8e..39cd6e5a31 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2024-01-29 17:13 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
+  * src/harbour.def
+    + added hb_socketNToHS() to exported functions
+
+  * src/rtl/hbsocket.c
+    + added hb_socketNToHS() for compilation without socket support
+      (HB_SOCKET_OFF macro)
+
 2024-01-28 12:58 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
   * contrib/hbfimage/core.c
     * use FreeImage_Rotate() instead of FreeImage_RotateClassic() in new
diff --git a/src/harbour.def b/src/harbour.def
index 7f77d8e83a..409360ea8e 100644
--- a/src/harbour.def
+++ b/src/harbour.def
@@ -3290,6 +3290,7 @@ hb_socketItemGet
 hb_socketItemPut
 hb_socketListen
 hb_socketLocalAddr
+hb_socketNToHS
 hb_socketOpen
 hb_socketParam
 hb_socketRecv
diff --git a/src/rtl/hbsocket.c b/src/rtl/hbsocket.c
index 5925d8155f..f991effda2 100644
--- a/src/rtl/hbsocket.c
+++ b/src/rtl/hbsocket.c
@@ -435,6 +435,15 @@ int hb_socketInit( void ) { return -1; }
 
 void hb_socketCleanup( void ) { ; }
 
+HB_U16 hb_socketNToHS( HB_U16 netshort )
+{
+#if defined( HB_LITTLE_ENDIAN )
+   return HB_SWAP_UINT16( netshort );
+#else
+   return netshort;
+#endif
+}
+
 int hb_socketGetAddrFamily( const void * pSockAddr, unsigned len )
 {
    HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( pSockAddr );