diff --git a/include/nanokernel.h b/include/nanokernel.h
index 740ef2f6989..5e82cfff7ff 100644
--- a/include/nanokernel.h
+++ b/include/nanokernel.h
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ extern int _context_essential_check(tCCS *pCtx);
 
 /* fiber APIs
  */
+/* scheduling context independent method (when context is not known) */
+void fiber_start(char *stack,
+			unsigned stack_size,
+			nano_fiber_entry_t entry,
+			int arg1,
+			int arg2,
+			unsigned prio,
+			unsigned options);
+
 /* methods for fibers */
 extern void fiber_fiber_start(char *pStack,
 				unsigned int stackSize,
diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanofiber.c b/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanofiber.c
index 0b1099574cd..1eb17ec5c30 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanofiber.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanofiber.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ int _context_essential_check(tCCS *pCtx /* pointer to context */
 
 FUNC_ALIAS(_fiber_start, fiber_fiber_start, void);
 FUNC_ALIAS(_fiber_start, task_fiber_start, void);
+FUNC_ALIAS(_fiber_start, fiber_start, void);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 *