diff --git a/docs/ref/migrate/nng1.md b/docs/ref/migrate/nng1.md
index 663bf002b..4aa805bbe 100644
--- a/docs/ref/migrate/nng1.md
+++ b/docs/ref/migrate/nng1.md
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ See the [Migrating From libnanomsg](nanomsg.md) chapter for details.
 It is now required for applications to initialize the library explicitly before using it.
 This is done using the [`nng_init`] function.
 
-## Socket Close Function Renamed
+## Renamed Functions
 
 The `nng_close` function has been renamed to [`nng_socket_close`] to make it clearer that
-the object being closed is a socket.
+the object being closed is a socket. A compatible `nng_close` macro is available by defining `NNG1_TRANSITION`
+in your compilation environment.
 
 ## New AIO Error Code NNG_ESTOPPED
 
diff --git a/include/nng/nng.h b/include/nng/nng.h
index e4e97f864..16fcf51bf 100644
--- a/include/nng/nng.h
+++ b/include/nng/nng.h
@@ -1608,6 +1608,23 @@ NNG_DECL int nng_tls_config_psk(
 NNG_DECL int nng_tls_config_version(
     nng_tls_config *, nng_tls_version, nng_tls_version);
 
+// These transition macros may help with migration from NNG1.
+// Applications should try to avoid depending on these any longer than
+// necessary, as they may be removed in a future update.  This is far from a
+// sufficient set for a transition.
+#ifdef NNG1_TRANSITION
+#define nng_nop() \
+	do {      \
+	} while (0)
+#define nng_close(s) nng_socket_close(s)
+#define nng_inproc_register() nng_nop()
+#define nng_ipc_register() nng_nop()
+#define nng_tls_register() nng_nop()
+#define nng_ws_register() nng_nop()
+#define nng_wss_register() nng_nop()
+#define nng_zt_register() nng_nop()
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif