diff --git a/rand.c b/rand.c
index 70743ae6fc..411c755a31 100644
--- a/rand.c
+++ b/rand.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifndef RAND_PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT
 
-
-#pragma message("NOT SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION USE! Replace random8() and random32() functions with your own secure code.")
+#pragma message("NOT SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION USE! Replace random32() function with your own secure code.")
 
 // The following code is not supposed to be used in a production environment.
 // It's included only to make the library testable.
@@ -35,11 +34,17 @@
 // You are supposed to replace the random8() and random32() function with your own secure code.
 // There is also a possibility to replace the random_buffer() function as it is defined as a weak symbol.
 
+static uint32_t seed = 0;
+
+void random_reseed(const uint32_t value)
+{
+	seed = value;
+}
+
 uint32_t random32(void)
 {
 	// Linear congruential generator from Numerical Recipes
 	// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator
-	static uint32_t seed = 0;
 	seed = 1664525 * seed + 1013904223;
 	return seed;
 }
diff --git a/rand.h b/rand.h
index 175bd96079..49d9cfaf21 100644
--- a/rand.h
+++ b/rand.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+void random_reseed(const uint32_t value);
 uint32_t random32(void);
 void random_buffer(uint8_t *buf, size_t len);