diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index b176979..1d2d1ef 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
     HMAC_CTX *hctx, int enc);
 #endif
 
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10002001L
+static ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_check_name(ngx_str_t *name, ASN1_STRING *str);
+#endif
+
 static void *ngx_openssl_create_conf(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 static char *ngx_openssl_engine(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf);
 static void ngx_openssl_exit(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
@@ -2487,6 +2491,166 @@
 
 
 ngx_int_t
+ngx_ssl_check_host(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_str_t *name)
+{
+    X509   *cert;
+
+    cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(c->ssl->connection);
+    if (cert == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002001L
+
+    /* X509_check_host() is only available in OpenSSL 1.0.2+ */
+
+    if (X509_check_host(cert, name->data, name->len, 0) != 1) {
+        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                       "X509_check_host(): no match");
+        goto failed;
+    }
+
+    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                   "X509_check_host(): match");
+
+    goto found;
+
+#else
+    {
+    int                      n, i;
+    X509_NAME               *sname;
+    ASN1_STRING             *str;
+    X509_NAME_ENTRY         *entry;
+    GENERAL_NAME            *altname;
+    STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAME)  *altnames;
+
+    /*
+     * As per RFC6125 and RFC2818, we check subjectAltName extension,
+     * and if it's not present - commonName in Subject is checked.
+     */
+
+    altnames = X509_get_ext_d2i(cert, NID_subject_alt_name, NULL, NULL);
+
+    if (altnames) {
+        n = sk_GENERAL_NAME_num(altnames);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            altname = sk_GENERAL_NAME_value(altnames, i);
+
+            if (altname->type != GEN_DNS) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            str = altname->d.dNSName;
+
+            ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                           "SSL subjectAltName: \"%*s\"",
+                           ASN1_STRING_length(str), ASN1_STRING_data(str));
+
+            if (ngx_ssl_check_name(name, str) == NGX_OK) {
+                ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                               "SSL subjectAltName: match");
+                GENERAL_NAMES_free(altnames);
+                goto found;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                       "SSL subjectAltName: no match");
+
+        GENERAL_NAMES_free(altnames);
+        goto failed;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If there is no subjectAltName extension, check commonName
+     * in Subject.  While RFC2818 requires to only check "most specific"
+     * CN, both Apache and OpenSSL check all CNs, and so do we.
+     */
+
+    sname = X509_get_subject_name(cert);
+
+    if (sname == NULL) {
+        goto failed;
+    }
+
+    i = -1;
+    for ( ;; ) {
+        i = X509_NAME_get_index_by_NID(sname, NID_commonName, i);
+
+        if (i < 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        entry = X509_NAME_get_entry(sname, i);
+        str = X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(entry);
+
+        ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                       "SSL commonName: \"%*s\"",
+                       ASN1_STRING_length(str), ASN1_STRING_data(str));
+
+        if (ngx_ssl_check_name(name, str) == NGX_OK) {
+            ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                           "SSL commonName: match");
+            goto found;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                   "SSL commonName: no match");
+    }
+#endif
+
+failed:
+
+    X509_free(cert);
+    return NGX_ERROR;
+
+found:
+
+    X509_free(cert);
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10002001L
+
+static ngx_int_t
+ngx_ssl_check_name(ngx_str_t *name, ASN1_STRING *pattern)
+{
+    u_char  *s, *p, *end;
+    size_t   slen, plen;
+
+    s = name->data;
+    slen = name->len;
+
+    p = ASN1_STRING_data(pattern);
+    plen = ASN1_STRING_length(pattern);
+
+    if (slen == plen && ngx_strncasecmp(s, p, plen) == 0) {
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+    if (plen > 2 && p[0] == '*' && p[1] == '.') {
+        plen -= 1;
+        p += 1;
+
+        end = s + slen;
+        s = ngx_strlchr(s, end, '.');
+        slen = end - s;
+
+        if (plen == slen && ngx_strncasecmp(s, p, plen) == 0) {
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NGX_ERROR;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+ngx_int_t
 ngx_ssl_get_protocol(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool, ngx_str_t *s)
 {
     s->data = (u_char *) SSL_get_version(c->ssl->connection);
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index 1aa21fe..30c8a74 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
      || n == X509_V_ERR_CERT_UNTRUSTED                                        \
      || n == X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE)
 
+ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_check_host(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_str_t *name);
+
 
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_protocol(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
     ngx_str_t *s);
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 7774f0f..cf7d677 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
     ngx_uint_t                     ssl;
     ngx_uint_t                     ssl_protocols;
     ngx_str_t                      ssl_ciphers;
+    ngx_uint_t                     ssl_verify_depth;
+    ngx_str_t                      ssl_trusted_certificate;
+    ngx_str_t                      ssl_crl;
 #endif
 } ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t;
 
@@ -567,6 +570,34 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.ssl_server_name),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("proxy_ssl_verify"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+      ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.ssl_verify),
+      NULL },
+
+    { ngx_string("proxy_ssl_verify_depth"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_num_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, ssl_verify_depth),
+      NULL },
+
+    { ngx_string("proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_str_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, ssl_trusted_certificate),
+      NULL },
+
+    { ngx_string("proxy_ssl_crl"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_str_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, ssl_crl),
+      NULL },
+
 #endif
 
       ngx_null_command
@@ -2418,6 +2449,8 @@
      *     conf->ssl = 0;
      *     conf->ssl_protocols = 0;
      *     conf->ssl_ciphers = { 0, NULL };
+     *     conf->ssl_trusted_certificate = { 0, NULL };
+     *     conf->ssl_crl = { 0, NULL };
      */
 
     conf->upstream.store = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
@@ -2460,6 +2493,8 @@
 #if (NGX_HTTP_SSL)
     conf->upstream.ssl_session_reuse = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->upstream.ssl_server_name = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->upstream.ssl_verify = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->ssl_verify_depth = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
 #endif
 
     /* "proxy_cyclic_temp_file" is disabled */
@@ -2749,6 +2784,13 @@
 
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.ssl_server_name,
                               prev->upstream.ssl_server_name, 0);
+    ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.ssl_verify,
+                              prev->upstream.ssl_verify, 0);
+    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->ssl_verify_depth,
+                              prev->ssl_verify_depth, 1);
+    ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->ssl_trusted_certificate,
+                              prev->ssl_trusted_certificate, "");
+    ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->ssl_crl, prev->ssl_crl, "");
 
     if (conf->ssl && ngx_http_proxy_set_ssl(cf, conf) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
@@ -3818,6 +3860,26 @@
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
+    if (plcf->upstream.ssl_verify) {
+        if (plcf->ssl_trusted_certificate.len == 0) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
+                      "no proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate for proxy_ssl_verify");
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(cf, plcf->upstream.ssl,
+                                        &plcf->ssl_trusted_certificate,
+                                        plcf->ssl_verify_depth)
+            != NGX_OK)
+        {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_ssl_crl(cf, plcf->upstream.ssl, &plcf->ssl_crl) != NGX_OK) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
     return NGX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index d9e3819..8069f5e 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@
     c->sendfile = 0;
     u->output.sendfile = 0;
 
-    if (u->conf->ssl_server_name) {
+    if (u->conf->ssl_server_name || u->conf->ssl_verify) {
         if (ngx_http_upstream_ssl_name(r, u, c) != NGX_OK) {
             ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u,
                                                NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@
 static void
 ngx_http_upstream_ssl_handshake(ngx_connection_t *c)
 {
+    long                  rc;
     ngx_http_request_t   *r;
     ngx_http_upstream_t  *u;
 
@@ -1404,6 +1405,24 @@
 
     if (c->ssl->handshaked) {
 
+        if (u->conf->ssl_verify) {
+            rc = SSL_get_verify_result(c->ssl->connection);
+
+            if (rc != X509_V_OK) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, c->log, 0,
+                              "upstream SSL certificate verify error: (%l:%s)",
+                              rc, X509_verify_cert_error_string(rc));
+                goto failed;
+            }
+
+            if (ngx_ssl_check_host(c, &u->ssl_name) != NGX_OK) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, c->log, 0,
+                              "upstream SSL certificate does not match \"%V\"",
+                              &u->ssl_name);
+                goto failed;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (u->conf->ssl_session_reuse) {
             u->peer.save_session(&u->peer, u->peer.data);
         }
@@ -1419,6 +1438,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+failed:
+
     c = r->connection;
 
     ngx_http_upstream_next(r, u, NGX_HTTP_UPSTREAM_FT_ERROR);
@@ -1469,6 +1490,10 @@
         name.len = p - name.data;
     }
 
+    if (!u->conf->ssl_server_name) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+
 #ifdef SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_HOSTNAME
 
     /* as per RFC 6066, literal IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are not permitted */
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
index 037f88d..b8998ce 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 
     ngx_http_complex_value_t        *ssl_name;
     ngx_flag_t                       ssl_server_name;
+    ngx_flag_t                       ssl_verify;
 #endif
 
     ngx_str_t                        module;