diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 2c94edb4..8fc1e7d3 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -2462,6 +2462,14 @@ evutil_socket_t evhttp_bound_socket_get_fd(struct evhttp_bound_socket *bound)
 	return bound->bind_ev.ev_fd;
 }
 
+void
+evhttp_del_accept_socket(struct evhttp *http, struct evhttp_bound_socket *bound)
+{
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&http->sockets, bound, next);
+	event_del(&bound->bind_ev);
+	mm_free(bound);
+}
+
 static struct evhttp*
 evhttp_new_object(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/event2/http.h b/include/event2/http.h
index c65b7f29..30cc5f16 100644
--- a/include/event2/http.h
+++ b/include/event2/http.h
@@ -137,6 +137,22 @@ int evhttp_accept_socket(struct evhttp *http, evutil_socket_t fd);
  */
 struct evhttp_bound_socket *evhttp_accept_socket_with_handle(struct evhttp *http, evutil_socket_t fd);
 
+/**
+ * Makes an HTTP server stop accepting connections on the specified socket
+ *
+ * This may be useful when a socket has been sent via file descriptor passing
+ * and is no longer needed by the current process.
+ *
+ * This function does not close the socket.
+ *
+ * \a bound_socket is an invalid pointer after this call returns.
+ *
+ * @param http a pointer to an evhttp object
+ * @param bound_socket a handle returned by evhttp_{bind,accept}_socket_with_handle
+ * @see evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(), evhttp_accept_socket_with_handle()
+ */
+void evhttp_del_accept_socket(struct evhttp *http, struct evhttp_bound_socket *bound_socket);
+
 /**
  * Get the raw file descriptor referenced by an evhttp_bound_socket.
  *