diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index beccbb5..08956e8 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     opts->client_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN;
     opts->server_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN;
     opts->server_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN;
-    opts->expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    opts->expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3;
     opts->expected_handshake_result = 0;
     opts->expected_ciphersuite = 0;
     opts->pk_alg = MBEDTLS_PK_RSA;
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 2eb0a64..07333f0 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@
     fi
 }
 
-# Detect if the current test is going to use TLS 1.3.
+# Detect if the current test is going to use TLS 1.3 or TLS 1.2.
 # $1 and $2 contain the server and client command lines, respectively.
 #
 # Note: this function only provides some guess about TLS version by simply
@@ -1496,23 +1496,52 @@
 #       for the sake of tests' filtering (especially in conjunction with the
 #       detect_required_features() function), it does NOT guarantee that the
 #       result is accurate. It does not check other conditions, such as:
-#       - MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_x can be disabled to selectively remove
-#         TLS 1.2/1.3 support
 #       - we can force a ciphersuite which contains "WITH" in its name, meaning
 #         that we are going to use TLS 1.2
 #       - etc etc
 get_tls_version() {
+    # First check if the version is forced on an Mbed TLS peer
     case $1 in
-        *tls1_3*|*tls13*)
+        *tls12*)
+            echo "TLS12"
+            return;;
+        *tls13*)
             echo "TLS13"
             return;;
     esac
     case $2 in
-        *tls1_3*|*tls13*)
+        *tls12*)
+            echo "TLS12"
+            return;;
+        *tls13*)
             echo "TLS13"
             return;;
     esac
-    echo "TLS12"
+    # Second check if the version is forced on an OpenSSL or GnuTLS peer
+    case $1 in
+        tls1_2*)
+            echo "TLS12"
+            return;;
+        *tls1_3)
+            echo "TLS13"
+            return;;
+    esac
+    case $2 in
+        *tls1_2)
+            echo "TLS12"
+            return;;
+        *tls1_3)
+            echo "TLS13"
+            return;;
+    esac
+    # Third if the version is not forced, if TLS 1.3 is enabled then the test
+    # is aimed to run a TLS 1.3 handshake.
+    if $P_QUERY -all MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3
+    then
+        echo "TLS13"
+    else
+        echo "TLS12"
+    fi
 }
 
 # Usage: run_test name [-p proxy_cmd] srv_cmd cli_cmd cli_exit [option [...]]
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
index e27b8fd..ec780c4 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.data
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 handshake_version:0:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2
 
 Handshake, tls1_3
-depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_TEST_AT_LEAST_ONE_TLS1_3_CIPHERSUITE:MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V21:MBEDTLS_X509_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_TEST_AT_LEAST_ONE_TLS1_3_CIPHERSUITE:MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V21:MBEDTLS_X509_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT
 handshake_version:0:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3
 
 Handshake, ECDHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-GCM-SHA384
@@ -429,9 +429,13 @@
 handshake_fragmentation:MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAG_LEN_1024:0:1
 
 Handshake min/max version check, all -> 1.2
-depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY
 handshake_version:0:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2
 
+Handshake min/max version check, all -> 1.3
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_TEST_AT_LEAST_ONE_TLS1_3_CIPHERSUITE:MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS1_3_KEY_EXCHANGE_MODE_EPHEMERAL_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V21:MBEDTLS_X509_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT
+handshake_version:0:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_UNKNOWN:MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3
+
 Handshake, select RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA256, non-opaque
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_AES_C:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_RSA_ENABLED
 handshake_ciphersuite_select:"TLS-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA256":MBEDTLS_PK_RSA:"":PSA_ALG_NONE:PSA_ALG_NONE:0:0:MBEDTLS_TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index 8d008d3..50ea1ac 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -2533,13 +2533,18 @@
     options.pk_alg = MBEDTLS_PK_RSA;
 
     /*
-     * If both TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are enabled and we want to do a TLS 1.3
-     * handshake, force the TLS 1.3 version on the server.
+     * If both TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are enabled and we want to do a TLS 1.2
+     * handshake, force the TLS 1.2 version on endpoint under test.
      */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
-    if (MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3 == tls_version) {
-        options.server_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3;
-        options.server_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3;
+    if (MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2 == tls_version) {
+        if (MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT == endpoint_type) {
+            options.client_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+            options.client_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+        } else {
+            options.server_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+            options.server_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+        }
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -2623,6 +2628,10 @@
     options.psk_str = psk_str;
     options.pk_alg = pk_alg;
 
+    options.client_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.client_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
 
     /* The goto below is used to avoid an "unused label" warning.*/
@@ -2663,6 +2672,11 @@
     options.opaque_usage = psa_usage;
     options.expected_handshake_result = expected_handshake_result;
     options.expected_ciphersuite = expected_ciphersuite;
+
+    options.server_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.server_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
 
     /* The goto below is used to avoid an "unused label" warning.*/
@@ -2687,9 +2701,10 @@
     options.expected_cli_fragments = expected_cli_fragments;
     options.expected_srv_fragments = expected_srv_fragments;
     options.dtls = dtls;
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
-    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3;
-#endif
+
+    options.client_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.client_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
 
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
 
@@ -2701,7 +2716,7 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_C:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY */
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_C:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY */
 void app_data_tls(int mfl, int cli_msg_len, int srv_msg_len,
                   int expected_cli_fragments,
                   int expected_srv_fragments)
@@ -2735,7 +2750,7 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS:MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION:MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY */
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS:MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION:MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_CAN_HANDLE_RSA_TEST_KEY */
 void handshake_serialization()
 {
     mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
@@ -2743,6 +2758,7 @@
 
     options.serialize = 1;
     options.dtls = 1;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
     /* The goto below is used to avoid an "unused label" warning.*/
     goto exit;
@@ -2751,7 +2767,7 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_AES_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C:MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAGMENT_LENGTH:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_DHE_RSA_ENABLED */
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_AES_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C:MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAGMENT_LENGTH:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_DHE_RSA_ENABLED */
 void handshake_fragmentation(int mfl,
                              int expected_srv_hs_fragmentation,
                              int expected_cli_hs_fragmentation)
@@ -2765,6 +2781,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_test_init_handshake_options(&options);
     options.dtls = 1;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
     options.mfl = mfl;
     /* Set cipher to one using CBC so that record splitting can be tested */
     options.cipher = "TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA256";
@@ -2799,6 +2816,7 @@
     options.renegotiate = 1;
     options.legacy_renegotiation = legacy_renegotiation;
     options.dtls = 1;
+    options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
 
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
 
@@ -2809,7 +2827,7 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:!MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_SSL_VARIABLE_BUFFER_LENGTH:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256 */
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15:MBEDTLS_SSL_VARIABLE_BUFFER_LENGTH:MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256 */
 void resize_buffers(int mfl, int renegotiation, int legacy_renegotiation,
                     int serialize, int dtls, char *cipher)
 {
@@ -2822,6 +2840,9 @@
     options.legacy_renegotiation = legacy_renegotiation;
     options.serialize = serialize;
     options.dtls = dtls;
+    if (dtls) {
+        options.expected_negotiated_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    }
     options.resize_buffers = 1;
 
     mbedtls_test_ssl_perform_handshake(&options);
@@ -3291,6 +3312,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_test_init_handshake_options(&options);
     options.pk_alg = MBEDTLS_PK_ECDSA;
+    options.server_min_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
+    options.server_max_version = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_2;
 
     /* Client side, force SECP256R1 to make one key bitflip fail
      * the raw key agreement. Flipping the first byte makes the