diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 1d893bb..4bca71c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS && MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
+    const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *cert_profile; /*!< verification profile       */
     mbedtls_ssl_key_cert *key_cert; /*!< own certificate/key pair(s)        */
     mbedtls_x509_crt *ca_chain;     /*!< trusted CAs                        */
     mbedtls_x509_crl *ca_crl;       /*!< trusted CAs CRLs                   */
@@ -1352,6 +1353,15 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
 /**
+ * \brief          Set the X.509 security profile used for verification
+ *
+ * \param conf     SSL configuration
+ * \param profile  Profile to use
+ */
+void mbedtls_ssl_conf_cert_profile( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
+                                    mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile );
+
+/**
  * \brief          Set the data required to verify peer certificate
  *
  * \param conf     SSL configuration
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index a0cd3d2..9ce9739 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -4064,10 +4064,13 @@
         /*
          * Main check: verify certificate
          */
-        ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_verify( ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert,
-                               ca_chain, ca_crl, ssl->hostname,
-                              &ssl->session_negotiate->verify_result,
-                               ssl->conf->f_vrfy, ssl->conf->p_vrfy );
+        ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_verify_with_profile(
+                                ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert,
+                                ca_chain, ca_crl,
+                                ssl->conf->cert_profile,
+                                ssl->hostname,
+                               &ssl->session_negotiate->verify_result,
+                                ssl->conf->f_vrfy, ssl->conf->p_vrfy );
 
         if( ret != 0 )
         {
@@ -5292,6 +5295,12 @@
 }
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
+void mbedtls_ssl_conf_cert_profile( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
+                                    mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile )
+{
+    conf->cert_profile = profile;
+}
+
 /* Append a new keycert entry to a (possibly empty) list */
 static int ssl_append_key_cert( mbedtls_ssl_key_cert **head,
                                 mbedtls_x509_crt *cert,
@@ -6636,6 +6645,10 @@
     conf->ciphersuite_list[MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3] =
                            mbedtls_ssl_list_ciphersuites();
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
+    conf->cert_profile = &mbedtls_x509_crt_profile_default;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
     conf->arc4_disabled = MBEDTLS_SSL_ARC4_DISABLED;
 #endif