diff --git a/include/libssh/callbacks.h b/include/libssh/callbacks.h
index a838bdce..5fd7dd1e 100644
--- a/include/libssh/callbacks.h
+++ b/include/libssh/callbacks.h
@@ -569,6 +569,18 @@ typedef int (*ssh_channel_env_request_callback) (ssh_session session,
                                             const char *env_name,
                                             const char *env_value,
                                             void *userdata);
+/**
+ * @brief SSH channel subsystem request from a client.
+ * @param channel the channel
+ * @param subsystem the subsystem required
+ * @param userdata Userdata to be passed to the callback function.
+ * @returns 0 if the subsystem request is accepted
+ * @returns 1 if the request is denied
+ */
+typedef int (*ssh_channel_subsystem_request_callback) (ssh_session session,
+                                            ssh_channel channel,
+                                            const char *subsystem,
+                                            void *userdata);
 
 
 struct ssh_channel_callbacks_struct {
@@ -630,6 +642,10 @@ struct ssh_channel_callbacks_struct {
    * variable to be set.
    */
   ssh_channel_env_request_callback channel_env_request_function;
+  /** This function will be called when a client requests a subsystem
+   * (like sftp).
+   */
+  ssh_channel_subsystem_request_callback channel_subsystem_request_function;
 };
 
 typedef struct ssh_channel_callbacks_struct *ssh_channel_callbacks;
diff --git a/src/messages.c b/src/messages.c
index 450b3236..d1e88765 100644
--- a/src/messages.c
+++ b/src/messages.c
@@ -198,6 +198,17 @@ static int ssh_execute_server_callbacks(ssh_session session, ssh_message msg){
 						ssh_message_reply_default(msg);
 					return SSH_OK;
 				}
+			} else if(msg->channel_request.type == SSH_CHANNEL_REQUEST_SUBSYSTEM){
+				if(ssh_callbacks_exists(channel->callbacks, channel_subsystem_request_function)){
+					rc = channel->callbacks->channel_subsystem_request_function(session, channel,
+							msg->channel_request.subsystem,
+							channel->callbacks->userdata);
+					if(rc == 0)
+						ssh_message_channel_request_reply_success(msg);
+					else
+						ssh_message_reply_default(msg);
+					return SSH_OK;
+				}
 			}
 			break;
 		case SSH_REQUEST_SERVICE: