diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/basic-uri-verification.txt b/ChangeLog.d/basic-uri-verification.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa039ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/basic-uri-verification.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Features
+   * X.509 hostname verification now partially supports URI Subject Alternate
+     Names. Only exact matching, without any normalization procedures
+     described in 7.4 of RFC5280, will result in a positive URI verification.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
index acb2344..078781c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
@@ -656,8 +656,12 @@
  * \param cn       The expected Common Name. This will be checked to be
  *                 present in the certificate's subjectAltNames extension or,
  *                 if this extension is absent, as a CN component in its
- *                 Subject name. DNS names and IP addresses are supported. This
- *                 may be \c NULL if the CN need not be verified.
+ *                 Subject name. DNS names and IP addresses are fully
+ *                 supported, while the URI subtype is partially supported:
+ *                 only exact matching, without any normalization procedures
+ *                 described in 7.4 of RFC5280, will result in a positive
+ *                 URI verification.
+ *                 This may be \c NULL if the CN need not be verified.
  * \param flags    The address at which to store the result of the verification.
  *                 If the verification couldn't be completed, the flag value is
  *                 set to (uint32_t) -1.
diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index b658f7c..9c44ba6 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -2911,6 +2911,21 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
+static int x509_crt_check_san_uri(const mbedtls_x509_sequence *san,
+                                  const char *cn, size_t cn_len)
+{
+    for (const mbedtls_x509_sequence *cur = san; cur != NULL; cur = cur->next) {
+        const unsigned char san_type = (unsigned char) cur->buf.tag &
+                                       MBEDTLS_ASN1_TAG_VALUE_MASK;
+        if (san_type == MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_UNIFORM_RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER &&
+            cur->buf.len == cn_len && memcmp(cur->buf.p, cn, cn_len) == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Check for SAN match, see RFC 5280 Section 4.2.1.6
  */
@@ -2918,23 +2933,38 @@
                               const char *cn, size_t cn_len)
 {
     int san_ip = 0;
+    int san_uri = 0;
+    /* Prioritize DNS name over other subtypes due to popularity */
     for (const mbedtls_x509_sequence *cur = san; cur != NULL; cur = cur->next) {
         switch ((unsigned char) cur->buf.tag & MBEDTLS_ASN1_TAG_VALUE_MASK) {
-            case MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_DNS_NAME:                /* dNSName */
+            case MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_DNS_NAME:
                 if (x509_crt_check_cn(&cur->buf, cn, cn_len) == 0) {
                     return 0;
                 }
                 break;
-            case MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_IP_ADDRESS:              /* iPAddress */
+            case MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_IP_ADDRESS:
                 san_ip = 1;
                 break;
+            case MBEDTLS_X509_SAN_UNIFORM_RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER:
+                san_uri = 1;
+                break;
             /* (We may handle other types here later.) */
             default: /* Unrecognized type */
                 break;
         }
     }
+    if (san_ip) {
+        if (x509_crt_check_san_ip(san, cn, cn_len) == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (san_uri) {
+        if (x509_crt_check_san_uri(san, cn, cn_len) == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
 
-    return san_ip ? x509_crt_check_san_ip(san, cn, cn_len) : -1;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index c67d01d..36f1df1 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -1043,6 +1043,22 @@
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_PK_CAN_ECDSA_SOME:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 x509_verify:"data_files/server5-tricky-ip-san.crt":"data_files/server5-tricky-ip-san.crt":"data_files/crl_sha256.pem":"6162\:6364\:\:6F6D":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED:MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_CN_MISMATCH:"":"NULL"
 
+X509 CRT verification: matching URI in SubjectAltName
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_PK_CAN_ECDSA_SOME:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
+x509_verify:"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/crl_sha256.pem":"urn\:example.com\:5ff40f78-9210-494f-8206-c2c082f0609c":0:0:"":"NULL"
+
+X509 CRT verification: URI with trailing data in SubjectAltName
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_PK_CAN_ECDSA_SOME:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
+x509_verify:"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/crl_sha256.pem":"urn\:example.com\:5ff40f78-9210-494f-8206-c2c082f0609cz":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED:MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_CN_MISMATCH:"":"NULL"
+
+X509 CRT verification: URI with preceding data in SubjectAltName
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_PK_CAN_ECDSA_SOME:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
+x509_verify:"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/crl_sha256.pem":"zurn\:example.com\:5ff40f78-9210-494f-8206-c2c082f0609c":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED:MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_CN_MISMATCH:"":"NULL"
+
+X509 CRT verification: URI with bad data in SubjectAltName
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C:MBEDTLS_PK_CAN_ECDSA_SOME:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA256:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
+x509_verify:"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/rsa_single_san_uri.crt.der":"data_files/crl_sha256.pem":"bad\:example.com\:5ff40f78-9210-494f-8206-c2c082f0609c":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED:MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_CN_MISMATCH:"":"NULL"
+
 X509 CRT parse CN: IPv4 valid address
 x509_crt_parse_cn_inet_pton:"10.10.10.10":"0A0A0A0A":4