diff --git a/library/ssl_misc.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
index 119826f..8230163 100644
--- a/library/ssl_misc.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
     const unsigned char *sni_name;      /*!< raw SNI                        */
     size_t sni_name_len;                /*!< raw SNI len                    */
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_CERT_REQ_ALLOWED_ENABLED)
+    const mbedtls_x509_crt *dn_hints;   /*!< acceptable client cert issuers */
+#endif
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION */
 };
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 5fa02d2..1969738 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,14 @@
     ssl->handshake->sni_ca_crl     = ca_crl;
 }
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_CERT_REQ_ALLOWED_ENABLED)
+void mbedtls_ssl_set_hs_dn_hints( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
+                                  const mbedtls_x509_crt *crt)
+{
+    ssl->handshake->dn_hints = crt;
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_CERT_REQ_ALLOWED_ENABLED */
+
 void mbedtls_ssl_set_hs_authmode( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                                   int authmode )
 {
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls12_server.c b/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
index 21e5cda..0952872 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls12_server.c
@@ -2489,6 +2489,16 @@
          *       `mbedtls_ssl_conf_ca_cb()`, then the
          *       CertificateRequest is currently left empty. */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_CERT_REQ_ALLOWED_ENABLED)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
+        if( ssl->handshake->dn_hints != NULL )
+            crt = ssl->handshake->dn_hints;
+        else
+#endif
+        if( ssl->conf->dn_hints != NULL )
+            crt = ssl->conf->dn_hints;
+        else
+#endif
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
         if( ssl->handshake->sni_ca_chain != NULL )
             crt = ssl->handshake->sni_ca_chain;