diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_lu.c b/crypto/x509/x509_lu.c
index bfe6b11..ec3f300 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_lu.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_lu.c
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void X509_STORE_up_ref(X509_STORE *store)
+{
+    CRYPTO_refcount_inc(&store->references);
+}
+
 static void cleanup(X509_OBJECT *a)
 {
     if (a == NULL) {
diff --git a/include/openssl/ssl.h b/include/openssl/ssl.h
index 158c72d..a21b6ee2 100644
--- a/include/openssl/ssl.h
+++ b/include/openssl/ssl.h
@@ -2065,6 +2065,28 @@
  * handshake. */
 OPENSSL_EXPORT void SSL_CTX_enable_ocsp_stapling(SSL_CTX *ctx);
 
+/* SSL_CTX_set0_verify_cert_store sets an |X509_STORE| that will be used
+ * exclusively for certificate verification and returns one. Ownership of
+ * |store| is transferred to the |SSL_CTX|. */
+OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_CTX_set0_verify_cert_store(SSL_CTX *ctx,
+                                                  X509_STORE *store);
+
+/* SSL_CTX_set1_verify_cert_store sets an |X509_STORE| that will be used
+ * exclusively for certificate verification and returns one. An additional
+ * reference to |store| will be taken. */
+OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_CTX_set1_verify_cert_store(SSL_CTX *ctx,
+                                                  X509_STORE *store);
+
+/* SSL_set0_verify_cert_store sets an |X509_STORE| that will be used
+ * exclusively for certificate verification and returns one. Ownership of
+ * |store| is transferred to the |SSL|. */
+OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_set0_verify_cert_store(SSL *ssl, X509_STORE *store);
+
+/* SSL_set1_verify_cert_store sets an |X509_STORE| that will be used
+ * exclusively for certificate verification and returns one. An additional
+ * reference to |store| will be taken. */
+OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_set1_verify_cert_store(SSL *ssl, X509_STORE *store);
+
 
 /* Client certificate CA list.
  *
diff --git a/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h b/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
index bd7ded7..a9d0519 100644
--- a/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
+++ b/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@
 OPENSSL_EXPORT void X509_OBJECT_up_ref_count(X509_OBJECT *a);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT void X509_OBJECT_free_contents(X509_OBJECT *a);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT X509_STORE *X509_STORE_new(void );
+OPENSSL_EXPORT void X509_STORE_up_ref(X509_STORE *store);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT void X509_STORE_free(X509_STORE *v);
 
 OPENSSL_EXPORT STACK_OF(X509)* X509_STORE_get1_certs(X509_STORE_CTX *st, X509_NAME *nm);
diff --git a/ssl/internal.h b/ssl/internal.h
index 0324061..982f304 100644
--- a/ssl/internal.h
+++ b/ssl/internal.h
@@ -803,6 +803,10 @@
    * supported signature algorithms or curves. */
   int (*cert_cb)(SSL *ssl, void *arg);
   void *cert_cb_arg;
+
+  /* Optional X509_STORE for certificate validation. If NULL the parent SSL_CTX
+   * store is used instead. */
+  X509_STORE *verify_store;
 } CERT;
 
 /* SSL_METHOD is a compatibility structure to support the legacy version-locked
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_cert.c b/ssl/ssl_cert.c
index 983e1a7..28a33c9 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_cert.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_cert.c
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@
   ret->cert_cb = cert->cert_cb;
   ret->cert_cb_arg = cert->cert_cb_arg;
 
+  if (cert->verify_store != NULL) {
+    X509_STORE_up_ref(cert->verify_store);
+    ret->verify_store = cert->verify_store;
+  }
+
   return ret;
 
 err:
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@
   ssl_cert_clear_certs(c);
   OPENSSL_free(c->peer_sigalgs);
   OPENSSL_free(c->digest_nids);
+  X509_STORE_free(c->verify_store);
 
   OPENSSL_free(c);
 }
@@ -279,10 +285,15 @@
     return 0;
   }
 
+  X509_STORE *verify_store = ssl->ctx->cert_store;
+  if (ssl->cert->verify_store != NULL) {
+    verify_store = ssl->cert->verify_store;
+  }
+
   X509 *leaf = sk_X509_value(cert_chain, 0);
   int ret = 0;
   X509_STORE_CTX ctx;
-  if (!X509_STORE_CTX_init(&ctx, ssl->ctx->cert_store, leaf, cert_chain)) {
+  if (!X509_STORE_CTX_init(&ctx, verify_store, leaf, cert_chain)) {
     OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ERR_R_X509_LIB);
     return 0;
   }
@@ -475,6 +486,33 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int set_cert_store(X509_STORE **store_ptr, X509_STORE *new_store, int take_ref) {
+  X509_STORE_free(*store_ptr);
+  *store_ptr = new_store;
+
+  if (new_store != NULL && take_ref) {
+    X509_STORE_up_ref(new_store);
+  }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int SSL_CTX_set0_verify_cert_store(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *store) {
+  return set_cert_store(&ctx->cert->verify_store, store, 0);
+}
+
+int SSL_CTX_set1_verify_cert_store(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *store) {
+  return set_cert_store(&ctx->cert->verify_store, store, 1);
+}
+
+int SSL_set0_verify_cert_store(SSL *ssl, X509_STORE *store) {
+  return set_cert_store(&ssl->cert->verify_store, store, 0);
+}
+
+int SSL_set1_verify_cert_store(SSL *ssl, X509_STORE *store) {
+  return set_cert_store(&ssl->cert->verify_store, store, 1);
+}
+
 int SSL_CTX_set0_chain(SSL_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *chain) {
   return ssl_cert_set0_chain(ctx->cert, chain);
 }