diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index 81b2bc528..13249d007 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct spdk_sock_group {
 
 struct spdk_sock_group_impl {
 	struct spdk_net_impl			*net_impl;
+	struct spdk_sock_group			*group;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_sock)			socks;
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_sock_group_impl)	link;
 };
diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index b9d965b27..3c4d1143d 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ spdk_sock_group_create(void *ctx)
 			STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->group_impls, group_impl, link);
 			TAILQ_INIT(&group_impl->socks);
 			group_impl->net_impl = impl;
+			group_impl->group = group;
 
 			sock_len = sizeof(sock_opts);
 			spdk_sock_impl_get_opts(impl->name, &sock_opts, &sock_len);