diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
index 27b0c337f..3cc645e66 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
@@ -2739,6 +2739,15 @@ METHOD(ike_sa_t, queue_task_delayed, void,
 	this->task_manager->queue_task_delayed(this->task_manager, task, delay);
 }
 
+METHOD(ike_sa_t, adopt_child_tasks, void,
+	private_ike_sa_t *this, ike_sa_t *other_public)
+{
+	private_ike_sa_t *other = (private_ike_sa_t*)other_public;
+
+	this->task_manager->adopt_child_tasks(this->task_manager,
+										  other->task_manager);
+}
+
 METHOD(ike_sa_t, inherit_pre, void,
 	private_ike_sa_t *this, ike_sa_t *other_public)
 {
@@ -3057,6 +3066,7 @@ ike_sa_t * ike_sa_create(ike_sa_id_t *ike_sa_id, bool initiator,
 			.flush_queue = _flush_queue,
 			.queue_task = _queue_task,
 			.queue_task_delayed = _queue_task_delayed,
+			.adopt_child_tasks = _adopt_child_tasks,
 #ifdef ME
 			.act_as_mediation_server = _act_as_mediation_server,
 			.get_server_reflexive_host = _get_server_reflexive_host,
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
index c1d3e1d7a..bfec00981 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
@@ -1147,6 +1147,13 @@ struct ike_sa_t {
 	 */
 	void (*queue_task_delayed)(ike_sa_t *this, task_t *task, uint32_t delay);
 
+	/**
+	 * Adopt child creating tasks from the given IKE_SA.
+	 *
+	 * @param other			other IKE_SA to adopt tasks from
+	 */
+	void (*adopt_child_tasks)(ike_sa_t *this, ike_sa_t *other);
+
 	/**
 	 * Inherit required attributes to new SA before rekeying.
 	 *