diff --git a/include/net/socket.h b/include/net/socket.h
index 64d7059a05d..d570b4b87e9 100644
--- a/include/net/socket.h
+++ b/include/net/socket.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #ifndef __NET_SOCKET_H
 #define __NET_SOCKET_H
 
+#include <zephyr/types.h>
+#include <net/net_ip.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -14,6 +17,11 @@ extern "C" {
 int zsock_socket(int family, int type, int proto);
 int zsock_close(int sock);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES)
+#define socket zsock_socket
+#define close zsock_close
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
index 57054fae7e3..9579c5d7b41 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ menuconfig NET_SOCKETS
 
 if NET_SOCKETS
 
+config NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
+	bool "Standard POSIX names for Sockets API"
+	default n
+	help
+	By default, Sockets API function are prefixed with `zsock_` to avoid
+	namespacing issues. If this option is enabled, they will be provided
+	with standard POSIX names like socket(), recv(), and close(), to help
+	with porting existing code. Note that close() may require a special
+	attention, as in POSIX it closes any file descriptor, while with this
+	option enaled, it will still apply only to sockets.
+
 config NET_DEBUG_SOCKETS
 	bool "Debug BSD Sockets like API calls"
 	default n