diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index f53724ea9..8bb7f2bff 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -267,9 +267,13 @@ ssl/ssl_client1$(EXEXT): ssl/ssl_client1.c $(DEP)
 	echo "  CC    ssl/ssl_client1.c"
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) ssl/ssl_client1.c  $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
-SSL_TEST_OBJECTS = test/query_config.o
+SSL_TEST_OBJECTS = test/query_config.o ssl/ssl_test_lib.o
 
-ssl/ssl_client2$(EXEXT): ssl/ssl_client2.c $(SSL_TEST_OBJECTS) $(DEP)
+ssl/ssl_test_lib.o: ssl/ssl_test_lib.c ssl/ssl_test_lib.h $(DEP)
+	echo "  CC    ssl/ssl_test_lib.c"
+	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c ssl/ssl_test_lib.c -o $@
+
+ssl/ssl_client2$(EXEXT): ssl/ssl_client2.c $(SSL_TEST_OBJECTS) ssl/ssl_test_lib.h $(DEP)
 	echo "  CC    ssl/ssl_client2.c"
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) ssl/ssl_client2.c $(SSL_TEST_OBJECTS) $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
diff --git a/programs/ssl/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
index 149aa303b..e4038f7b3 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ foreach(exe IN LISTS executables)
     target_include_directories(${exe} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../tests/include)
 endforeach()
 
-set_property(TARGET ssl_client2 APPEND PROPERTY SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/query_config.c)
-set_property(TARGET ssl_server2 APPEND PROPERTY SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/query_config.c)
+set_property(TARGET ssl_client2 APPEND PROPERTY SOURCES
+    ssl_test_lib.c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/query_config.c)
+set_property(TARGET ssl_server2 APPEND PROPERTY SOURCES
+    ssl_test_lib.c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/query_config.c)
 
 if(THREADS_FOUND)
     add_executable(ssl_pthread_server ssl_pthread_server.c $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mbedtls_test>)
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3645f354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ *  Common code for SSL test programs
+ *
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "ssl_test_lib.h"
+
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07c784c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ *  Common code for SSL test programs
+ *
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H
+#define MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H */
diff --git a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
index 6c2b5e4ab..df5d66e81 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ sub gen_app {
         $appname eq "query_compile_time_config" ) {
         $srcs .= "\r\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\test\\query_config.c\" \/>";
     }
+    if( $appname eq "ssl_client2" or $appname eq "ssl_server2" ) {
+        $srcs .= "\r\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\ssl\\ssl_test_lib.c\" \/>";
+    }
 
     my $content = $template;
     $content =~ s/<SOURCES>/$srcs/g;
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/ssl_client2.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/ssl_client2.vcxproj
index 9021602b6..9884f2370 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/ssl_client2.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/ssl_client2.vcxproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\ssl\ssl_client2.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\test\query_config.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\ssl\ssl_test_lib.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="mbedTLS.vcxproj">
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/ssl_server2.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/ssl_server2.vcxproj
index 61eedaaa0..d8f3e592d 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/ssl_server2.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/ssl_server2.vcxproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\ssl\ssl_server2.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\test\query_config.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\ssl\ssl_test_lib.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="mbedTLS.vcxproj">