diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index f6284feeb..73a993326 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int main( void )
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/timing.h"
+#include "mbedtls/base64.h"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO)
 #include "psa/crypto.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ int main( void )
 #define DFL_EXTENDED_MS         -1
 #define DFL_ETM                 -1
 #define DFL_SERIALIZE           0
+#define DFL_CONTEXT_FILE        ""
 #define DFL_EXTENDED_MS_ENFORCE -1
 #define DFL_CA_CALLBACK         0
 #define DFL_EAP_TLS             0
@@ -363,9 +365,14 @@ int main( void )
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
 #define USAGE_SERIALIZATION \
-    "    serialize=%%d        default: 0 (do not serialize/deserialize)\n" \
-    "                        options: 1 (serialize)\n"                    \
-    "                                 2 (serialize with re-initialization)\n"
+    "    serialize=%%d        default: 0 (do not serialize/deserialize)\n"     \
+    "                        options: 1 (serialize)\n"                         \
+    "                                 2 (serialize with re-initialization)\n"  \
+    "    context_file=%%s     The file path to write a serialized connection\n"\
+    "                        in the form of base64 code (serialize option\n"   \
+    "                        must be set)\n"                                   \
+    "                         default: \"\" (do nothing)\n"                    \
+    "                         option: a file path\n"
 #else
 #define USAGE_SERIALIZATION ""
 #endif
@@ -516,6 +523,9 @@ struct options
                                  * during renegotiation                     */
     const char *cid_val;        /* the CID to use for incoming messages     */
     int serialize;              /* serialize/deserialize connection         */
+    const char *context_file;   /* the file to write a serialized connection
+                                 * in the form of base64 code (serialize
+                                 * option must be set)                      */
     const char *cid_val_renego; /* the CID to use for incoming messages
                                  * after renegotiation                      */
     int reproducible;           /* make communication reproducible          */
@@ -1310,6 +1320,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     opt.etm                 = DFL_ETM;
     opt.dgram_packing       = DFL_DGRAM_PACKING;
     opt.serialize           = DFL_SERIALIZE;
+    opt.context_file        = DFL_CONTEXT_FILE;
     opt.eap_tls             = DFL_EAP_TLS;
     opt.reproducible        = DFL_REPRODUCIBLE;
     opt.nss_keylog          = DFL_NSS_KEYLOG;
@@ -1707,6 +1718,10 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
             if( opt.serialize < 0 || opt.serialize > 2)
                 goto usage;
         }
+        else if( strcmp( p, "context_file") == 0 )
+        {
+            opt.context_file = q;
+        }
         else if( strcmp( p, "eap_tls" ) == 0 )
         {
             opt.eap_tls = atoi( q );
@@ -3102,10 +3117,60 @@ send_request:
 
         mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
 
+        /* Save serialized context to the 'opt.context_file' as a base64 code */
+        if( 0 < strlen( opt.context_file ) )
+        {
+            FILE *b64_file;
+            uint8_t *b64_buf;
+            size_t b64_len;
+
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Save serialized context to a file... " );
+
+            mbedtls_base64_encode( NULL, 0, &b64_len, context_buf, buf_len );
+
+            if( ( b64_buf = mbedtls_calloc( 1, b64_len ) ) == NULL )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! Couldn't allocate buffer for "
+                                "the base64 code\n" );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( ( ret = mbedtls_base64_encode( b64_buf, b64_len, &b64_len,
+                                               context_buf, buf_len ) ) != 0 )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_base64_encode returned "
+                            "-0x%x\n", -ret );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( ( b64_file = fopen( opt.context_file, "w" ) ) == NULL )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! Cannot open '%s' for writing.\n",
+                                opt.context_file );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( b64_len != fwrite( b64_buf, 1, b64_len, b64_file ) )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! fwrite(%ld bytes) failed\n",
+                                (long) b64_len );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                fclose( b64_file );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+            fclose( b64_file );
+
+            mbedtls_printf( "ok\n" );
+        }
+
         if( opt.serialize == 1 )
         {
             /* nothing to do here, done by context_save() already */
-            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok" );
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok\n" );
         }
 
         if( opt.serialize == 2 )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 845881f93..1d03fe283 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int main( void )
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/timing.h"
+#include "mbedtls/base64.h"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO)
 #include "psa/crypto.h"
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ int main( void )
 #define DFL_EXTENDED_MS         -1
 #define DFL_ETM                 -1
 #define DFL_SERIALIZE           0
+#define DFL_CONTEXT_FILE        ""
 #define DFL_EXTENDED_MS_ENFORCE -1
 #define DFL_CA_CALLBACK         0
 #define DFL_EAP_TLS             0
@@ -449,9 +451,14 @@ int main( void )
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
 #define USAGE_SERIALIZATION \
-    "    serialize=%%d        default: 0 (do not serialize/deserialize)\n" \
-    "                        options: 1 (serialize)\n"                    \
-    "                                 2 (serialize with re-initialization)\n"
+    "    serialize=%%d        default: 0 (do not serialize/deserialize)\n"     \
+    "                        options: 1 (serialize)\n"                         \
+    "                                 2 (serialize with re-initialization)\n"  \
+    "    context_file=%%s     The file path to write a serialized connection\n"\
+    "                        in the form of base64 code (serialize option\n"   \
+    "                        must be set)\n"                                   \
+    "                         default: \"\" (do nothing)\n"                    \
+    "                         option: a file path\n"
 #else
 #define USAGE_SERIALIZATION ""
 #endif
@@ -617,6 +624,9 @@ struct options
                                  * during renegotiation                     */
     const char *cid_val;        /* the CID to use for incoming messages     */
     int serialize;              /* serialize/deserialize connection         */
+    const char *context_file;   /* the file to write a serialized connection
+                                 * in the form of base64 code (serialize
+                                 * option must be set)                      */
     const char *cid_val_renego; /* the CID to use for incoming messages
                                  * after renegotiation                      */
     int reproducible;           /* make communication reproducible          */
@@ -1984,6 +1994,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     opt.extended_ms         = DFL_EXTENDED_MS;
     opt.etm                 = DFL_ETM;
     opt.serialize           = DFL_SERIALIZE;
+    opt.context_file        = DFL_CONTEXT_FILE;
     opt.eap_tls             = DFL_EAP_TLS;
     opt.reproducible        = DFL_REPRODUCIBLE;
     opt.nss_keylog          = DFL_NSS_KEYLOG;
@@ -2406,6 +2417,10 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
             if( opt.serialize < 0 || opt.serialize > 2)
                 goto usage;
         }
+        else if( strcmp( p, "context_file") == 0 )
+        {
+            opt.context_file = q;
+        }
         else if( strcmp( p, "eap_tls" ) == 0 )
         {
             opt.eap_tls = atoi( q );
@@ -4102,6 +4117,56 @@ data_exchange:
 
         mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
 
+        /* Save serialized context to the 'opt.context_file' as a base64 code */
+        if( 0 < strlen( opt.context_file ) )
+        {
+            FILE *b64_file;
+            uint8_t *b64_buf;
+            size_t b64_len;
+
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Save serialized context to a file... " );
+
+            mbedtls_base64_encode( NULL, 0, &b64_len, context_buf, buf_len );
+
+            if( ( b64_buf = mbedtls_calloc( 1, b64_len ) ) == NULL )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! Couldn't allocate buffer for "
+                                "the base64 code\n" );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( ( ret = mbedtls_base64_encode( b64_buf, b64_len, &b64_len,
+                                               context_buf, buf_len ) ) != 0 )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_base64_encode returned "
+                            "-0x%x\n", -ret );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( ( b64_file = fopen( opt.context_file, "w" ) ) == NULL )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! Cannot open '%s' for writing.\n",
+                                opt.context_file );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            if( b64_len != fwrite( b64_buf, 1, b64_len, b64_file ) )
+            {
+                mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! fwrite(%ld bytes) failed\n",
+                                (long) b64_len );
+                mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+                fclose( b64_file );
+                goto exit;
+            }
+
+            mbedtls_free( b64_buf );
+            fclose( b64_file );
+
+            mbedtls_printf( "ok\n" );
+        }
+
         /*
          * This simulates a workflow where you have a long-lived server
          * instance, potentially with a pool of ssl_context objects, and you
@@ -4112,7 +4177,7 @@ data_exchange:
         if( opt.serialize == 1 )
         {
             /* nothing to do here, done by context_save() already */
-            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok" );
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok\n" );
         }
 
         /*
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 924384faa..df3f53b3b 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@ run_tests_memory_after_hanshake()
 
 cleanup() {
     rm -f $CLI_OUT $SRV_OUT $PXY_OUT $SESSION
+    rm -f context_srv.txt
+    rm -f context_cli.txt
     test -n "${SRV_PID:-}" && kill $SRV_PID >/dev/null 2>&1
     test -n "${PXY_PID:-}" && kill $PXY_PID >/dev/null 2>&1
     test -n "${CLI_PID:-}" && kill $CLI_PID >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -1628,6 +1630,16 @@ run_test    "Context serialization, re-init, both serialize, with CID" \
             -c "Deserializing connection..." \
             -s "Deserializing connection..."
 
+requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
+run_test    "Saving the serialized context to a file" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=1 context_file=context_srv.txt" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=1 context_file=context_cli.txt" \
+            0 \
+            -s "Save serialized context to a file... ok" \
+            -c "Save serialized context to a file... ok"
+rm -f context_srv.txt
+rm -f context_cli.txt
+
 # Tests for DTLS Connection ID extension
 
 # So far, the CID API isn't implemented, so we can't