diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index d7cc7bc..a645819 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -592,6 +592,28 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_SHA256_C defined without MBEDTLS_SHA224_C"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT) && \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY)
+#error "Must only define one of MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_*"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT) || \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY)
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_* defined without MBEDTLS_SHA256_C"
+#endif
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_ALT) || defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_PROCESS_ALT)
+#error "MBEDTLS_SHA256_*ALT can't be used with MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_*"
+#endif
+#if defined(__aarch64__) && !defined(__ARM_FEATURE_CRYPTO)
+#error "Must use minimum -march=armv8-a+crypto for MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_*"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY) && !defined(__aarch64__)
+#error "MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY defined on non-Aarch64 system"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2) && ( !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA1_C) &&     \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_C) )
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2 defined, but not all prerequisites"
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
index a935c80..1c631b5 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
@@ -2760,6 +2760,56 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
 
 /**
+ * \def MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT
+ *
+ * Enable acceleration of the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm with the
+ * Arm A64 cryptographic extensions if they are available at runtime. If not,
+ * it will fall back to the C implementation.
+ *
+ * \note If MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT is defined when building
+ * for a non-Aarch64 build it will be silently ignored.
+ *
+ * \note The code uses Neon intrinsics, so \c CFLAGS must be set to a minimum
+ * of \c -march=armv8-a+crypto.
+ *
+ * \warning MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT cannot be defined at the
+ * same time as MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY.
+ *
+ * Requires: MBEDTLS_SHA256_C.
+ *
+ * Module:  library/sha256.c
+ *
+ * Uncomment to have the library check for the A64 SHA-256 crypto extensions
+ * and use them if available.
+ */
+//#define MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT
+
+/**
+ * \def MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY
+ *
+ * Enable acceleration of the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm with the
+ * Arm A64 cryptographic extensions, which must be available at runtime (or
+ * an illegal instruction fault will occur).
+ *
+ * \note This allows builds with a smaller code size than with
+ * MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT
+ *
+ * \note The code uses Neon intrinsics, so \c CFLAGS must be set to a minimum
+ * of \c -march=armv8-a+crypto.
+ *
+ * \warning MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY cannot be defined at the same
+ * time as MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT.
+ *
+ * Requires: MBEDTLS_SHA256_C.
+ *
+ * Module:  library/sha256.c
+ *
+ * Uncomment to have the library use the A64 SHA-256 crypto extensions
+ * unconditionally.
+ */
+//#define MBEDTLS_SHA256_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY
+
+/**
  * \def MBEDTLS_SHA384_C
  *
  * Enable the SHA-384 cryptographic hash algorithm.