diff --git a/library/constant_time.c b/library/constant_time.c
index 55e7f9435..fffc02f64 100644
--- a/library/constant_time.c
+++ b/library/constant_time.c
@@ -141,6 +141,34 @@ int mbedtls_ct_memcmp(const void *a,
 #endif
 }
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_NIST_KW_C)
+
+int mbedtls_ct_memcmp_partial(const void *a,
+                              const void *b,
+                              size_t n,
+                              size_t skip_head,
+                              size_t skip_tail)
+{
+    unsigned int diff = 0;
+
+    volatile const unsigned char *A = (volatile const unsigned char *) a;
+    volatile const unsigned char *B = (volatile const unsigned char *) b;
+
+    size_t valid_end = n - skip_tail;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        unsigned char x = A[i], y = B[i];
+        int d = x ^ y;
+        mbedtls_ct_condition_t valid = mbedtls_ct_bool_and(mbedtls_ct_uint_ge(i, skip_head),
+                                                           mbedtls_ct_uint_lt(i, valid_end));
+        diff |= mbedtls_ct_uint_if_else_0(valid, d);
+    }
+
+    return (int) ((diff & 0xffff) | (diff >> 16));
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15) && defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_ALT)
 
 void mbedtls_ct_memmove_left(void *start, size_t total, size_t offset)
diff --git a/library/constant_time_internal.h b/library/constant_time_internal.h
index 44b74aec6..323edef45 100644
--- a/library/constant_time_internal.h
+++ b/library/constant_time_internal.h
@@ -492,6 +492,37 @@ void mbedtls_ct_memcpy_offset(unsigned char *dest,
                          size_t n);
  */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_NIST_KW_C)
+
+/** Constant-time buffer comparison without branches.
+ *
+ * Similar to mbedtls_ct_memcmp, except that the result only depends on part of
+ * the input data - differences in the head or tail are ignored. Functionally equivalent to:
+ *
+ * memcmp(a + skip_head, b + skip_head, size - skip_head - skip_tail)
+ *
+ * Time taken depends on \p n, but not on \p skip_head or \p skip_tail .
+ *
+ * Behaviour is undefined if ( \p skip_head + \p skip_tail) > \p n.
+ *
+ * \param a         Secret. Pointer to the first buffer, containing at least \p n bytes. May not be NULL.
+ * \param b         Secret. Pointer to the second buffer, containing at least \p n bytes. May not be NULL.
+ * \param n         The number of bytes to examine (total size of the buffers).
+ * \param skip_head Secret. The number of bytes to treat as non-significant at the start of the buffer.
+ *                  These bytes will still be read.
+ * \param skip_tail Secret. The number of bytes to treat as non-significant at the end of the buffer.
+ *                  These bytes will still be read.
+ *
+ * \return          Zero if the contents of the two buffers are the same, otherwise non-zero.
+ */
+int mbedtls_ct_memcmp_partial(const void *a,
+                              const void *b,
+                              size_t n,
+                              size_t skip_head,
+                              size_t skip_tail);
+
+#endif
+
 /* Include the implementation of static inline functions above. */
 #include "constant_time_impl.h"