diff --git a/samples/alpn/client.lua b/samples/alpn/client.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc55452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/alpn/client.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--
+-- Public domain
+--
+local socket = require("socket")
+local ssl    = require("ssl")
+
+local params = {
+   mode = "client",
+   protocol = "tlsv1_2",
+   key = "../certs/clientAkey.pem",
+   certificate = "../certs/clientA.pem",
+   cafile = "../certs/rootA.pem",
+   verify = {"peer", "fail_if_no_peer_cert"},
+   options = "all",
+   --alpn = {"foo","bar","baz"}
+   alpn = "foo"
+}
+
+local peer = socket.tcp()
+peer:connect("127.0.0.1", 8888)
+
+peer = assert( ssl.wrap(peer, params) )
+assert(peer:dohandshake())
+
+print("ALPN", peer:getalpn())
+
+peer:close()
diff --git a/samples/alpn/server.lua b/samples/alpn/server.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08992e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/alpn/server.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+--
+-- Public domain
+--
+local socket = require("socket")
+local ssl    = require("ssl")
+
+--
+-- Callback that selects one protocol from client's list.
+--
+local function alpncb01(protocols)
+   print("--- ALPN protocols from client")
+   for k, v in ipairs(protocols) do
+      print(k, v)
+   end
+   print("--- Selecting:", protocols[1])
+   return protocols[1]
+end
+
+--
+-- Callback that returns a fixed list, ignoring the client's list.
+--
+local function alpncb02(protocols)
+   print("--- ALPN protocols from client")
+   for k, v in ipairs(protocols) do
+      print(k, v)
+   end
+   print("--- Returning a fixed list") 
+   return {"bar", "foo"}
+end
+
+--
+-- Callback that generates a list as it whishes.
+--
+local function alpncb03(protocols)
+   local resp = {}
+   print("--- ALPN protocols from client")
+   for k, v in ipairs(protocols) do
+      print(k, v)
+      if k%2 ~= 0 then resp[#resp+1] = v end
+   end
+   print("--- Returning an odd list")
+   return resp
+end
+
+
+local params = {
+   mode = "server",
+   protocol = "any",
+   key = "../certs/serverAkey.pem",
+   certificate = "../certs/serverA.pem",
+   cafile = "../certs/rootA.pem",
+   verify = {"peer", "fail_if_no_peer_cert"},
+   options = "all",
+   --alpn = alpncb01,
+   --alpn = alpncb02,
+   --alpn = alpncb03,
+   alpn = {"bar", "baz", "foo"},
+}
+
+
+-- [[ SSL context
+local ctx = assert(ssl.newcontext(params))
+--]]
+
+local server = socket.tcp()
+server:setoption('reuseaddr', true)
+assert( server:bind("127.0.0.1", 8888) )
+server:listen()
+
+local peer = server:accept()
+peer = assert( ssl.wrap(peer, ctx) )
+assert( peer:dohandshake() )
+
+print("ALPN", peer:getalpn())
+
+peer:close()
+server:close()
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 6939fca..6b68f46 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ LSEC_API int luaopen_ssl_config(lua_State *L)
   lua_pushstring(L, "capabilities");
   lua_newtable(L);
 
+  // ALPN
+  lua_pushstring(L, "alpn");
+  lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
+  lua_rawset(L, -3);
+
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
 #if defined(SSL_CTRL_SET_ECDH_AUTO) || defined(SSL_CTRL_SET_CURVES_LIST) || defined(SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list)
   lua_pushstring(L, "curves_list");
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 3186f34..2033004 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -609,6 +609,91 @@ static int set_curves_list(lua_State *L)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Set the protocols a client should send for ALPN.
+ */
+static int set_alpn(lua_State *L)
+{
+  long ret;
+  size_t len;
+  p_context ctx = checkctx(L, 1);
+  const char *str = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &len);
+
+  ret = SSL_CTX_set_alpn_protos(ctx->context, (const unsigned char*)str, len);
+  if (ret) {
+    lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
+    lua_pushfstring(L, "error setting ALPN (%s)", ERR_reason_error_string(ERR_get_error()));
+    return 2;
+  }
+  lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This standard callback calls the server's callback in Lua sapce.
+ * The server has to return a list in wire-format strings.
+ * This function uses a helper function to match server and client lists.
+ */
+static int alpn_cb(SSL *s, const unsigned char **out, unsigned char *outlen,
+                   const unsigned char *in, unsigned int inlen, void *arg)
+{
+  int ret;
+  size_t server_len;
+  const char *server;
+  p_context ctx = (p_context)arg;
+  lua_State *L = ctx->L;
+
+  luaL_getmetatable(L, "SSL:ALPN:Registry");
+  lua_pushlightuserdata(L, (void*)ctx->context);
+  lua_gettable(L, -2);
+
+  lua_pushlstring(L, (const char*)in, inlen);
+
+  lua_call(L, 1, 1);
+
+  if (!lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+    lua_pop(L, 2);
+    return SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_NOACK;
+  }
+
+  // Protocol list from server in wire-format string
+  server = luaL_checklstring(L, -1, &server_len);
+  ret  = SSL_select_next_proto((unsigned char**)out, outlen, (const unsigned char*)server,
+                               server_len, in, inlen);
+  if (ret != OPENSSL_NPN_NEGOTIATED) {
+    lua_pop(L, 2);
+    return SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_NOACK;
+  } 
+
+  // Copy the result because lua_pop() can collect the pointer
+  ctx->alpn = malloc(*outlen);
+  memcpy(ctx->alpn, (void*)*out, *outlen);
+  *out = (const unsigned char*)ctx->alpn;
+
+  lua_pop(L, 2);
+
+  return SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_OK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set a callback a server can use to select the next protocol with ALPN.
+ */
+static int set_alpn_cb(lua_State *L)
+{
+  p_context ctx = checkctx(L, 1);
+
+  luaL_getmetatable(L, "SSL:ALPN:Registry");
+  lua_pushlightuserdata(L, (void*)ctx->context);
+  lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
+  lua_settable(L, -3);
+
+  SSL_CTX_set_alpn_select_cb(ctx->context, alpn_cb, ctx);
+
+  lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Package functions
  */
@@ -618,6 +703,8 @@ static luaL_Reg funcs[] = {
   {"loadcert",     load_cert},
   {"loadkey",      load_key},
   {"checkkey",     check_key},
+  {"setalpn",      set_alpn},
+  {"setalpncb",    set_alpn_cb},
   {"setcipher",    set_cipher},
   {"setdepth",     set_depth},
   {"setdhparam",   set_dhparam},
@@ -654,6 +741,10 @@ static int meth_destroy(lua_State *L)
     lua_pushlightuserdata(L, (void*)ctx->context);
     lua_pushnil(L);
     lua_settable(L, -3);
+    luaL_getmetatable(L, "SSL:ALPN:Registry");
+    lua_pushlightuserdata(L, (void*)ctx->context);
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+    lua_settable(L, -3);
 
     SSL_CTX_free(ctx->context);
     ctx->context = NULL;
@@ -795,8 +886,9 @@ void *lsec_testudata (lua_State *L, int ud, const char *tname) {
  */
 LSEC_API int luaopen_ssl_context(lua_State *L)
 {
-  luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:DH:Registry");      /* Keep all DH callbacks */
-  luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:Verify:Registry");  /* Keep all verify flags */
+  luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:DH:Registry");      /* Keep all DH callbacks   */
+  luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:ALPN:Registry");    /* Keep all ALPN callbacks */
+  luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:Verify:Registry");  /* Keep all verify flags   */
   luaL_newmetatable(L, "SSL:Context");
   setfuncs(L, meta);
 
diff --git a/src/context.h b/src/context.h
index a971550..1ffe3ba 100644
--- a/src/context.h
+++ b/src/context.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct t_context_ {
   SSL_CTX *context;
   lua_State *L;
   DH *dh_param;
+  void *alpn;
   int mode;
 } t_context;
 typedef t_context* p_context;
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 45d143d..4dd4686 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ static int meth_handshake(lua_State *L)
     DH_free(ctx->dh_param);
     ctx->dh_param = NULL;
   }
+  if (ctx->alpn) {
+    free(ctx->alpn);
+    ctx->alpn = NULL;
+  }
   if (err == IO_DONE) {
     lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
     return 1;
@@ -799,6 +803,19 @@ static int meth_getsniname(lua_State *L)
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int meth_getalpn(lua_State *L)
+{
+  unsigned len;
+  const unsigned char *data;
+  p_ssl ssl = (p_ssl)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "SSL:Connection");
+  SSL_get0_alpn_selected(ssl->ssl, &data, &len);
+  if (data == NULL && len == 0)
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+  else
+    lua_pushlstring(L, (const char*)data, len);
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static int meth_copyright(lua_State *L)
 {
   lua_pushstring(L, "LuaSec 0.7 - Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Bruno Silvestre, UFG"
@@ -816,6 +833,7 @@ static int meth_copyright(lua_State *L)
  */
 static luaL_Reg methods[] = {
   {"close",               meth_close},
+  {"getalpn",             meth_getalpn},
   {"getfd",               meth_getfd},
   {"getfinished",         meth_getfinished},
   {"getpeercertificate",  meth_getpeercertificate},
diff --git a/src/ssl.lua b/src/ssl.lua
index 3bd236b..d5fbd59 100644
--- a/src/ssl.lua
+++ b/src/ssl.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,39 @@ local function optexec(func, param, ctx)
   return true
 end
 
+--
+-- Convert an array of strings to wire-format
+--
+local function array2wireformat(array)
+   local str = ""
+   for k, v in ipairs(array) do
+      if type(v) ~= "string" then return nil end
+      local len = #v
+      if len == 0 then
+        return nil, "invalid ALPN name (empty string)"
+      elseif len > 255 then
+        return nil, "invalid ALPN name (length > 255)"
+      end
+      str = str .. string.char(len) .. v
+   end
+   if str == "" then return nil, "invalid ALPN list (empty)" end
+   return str
+end
+
+--
+-- Convert wire-string format to array
+--
+local function wireformat2array(str)
+   local i = 1
+   local array = {}
+   while i < #str do
+      local len = str:byte(i)
+      array[#array + 1] = str:sub(i + 1, i + len)
+      i = i + len + 1
+   end
+   return array
+end
+
 --
 --
 --
@@ -113,6 +146,48 @@ local function newcontext(cfg)
       if not succ then return nil, msg end
    end
 
+   -- ALPN
+   if cfg.mode == "server" and cfg.alpn then
+      if type(cfg.alpn) == "function" then
+         local alpncb = cfg.alpn
+         -- This callback function has to return one value only
+         succ, msg = context.setalpncb(ctx, function(str)
+            local protocols = alpncb(wireformat2array(str))
+            if type(protocols) == "string" then
+               protocols = { protocols }
+            elseif type(protocols) ~= "table" then
+               return nil
+            end
+            return (array2wireformat(protocols))    -- use "()" to drop error message
+         end)
+         if not succ then return nil, msg end
+      elseif type(cfg.alpn) == "table" then
+         local protocols = cfg.alpn
+         -- check if array is valid before use it
+         succ, msg = array2wireformat(protocols)
+         if not succ then return nil, msg end
+         -- This callback function has to return one value only
+         succ, msg = context.setalpncb(ctx, function()
+            return (array2wireformat(protocols))    -- use "()" to drop error message
+         end)
+         if not succ then return nil, msg end
+      else
+         return nil, "invalid ALPN parameter"
+      end
+   elseif cfg.mode == "client" and cfg.alpn then
+      local alpn
+      if type(cfg.alpn) == "string" then
+         alpn, msg = array2wireformat({ cfg.alpn })
+      elseif type(cfg.alpn) == "table" then
+         alpn, msg = array2wireformat(cfg.alpn)
+      else
+         return nil, "invalid ALPN parameter"
+      end
+      if not alpn then return nil, msg end
+      succ, msg = context.setalpn(ctx, alpn)
+      if not succ then return nil, msg end
+   end
+
    return ctx
 end