diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 5e25b0156..5c451675e 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -296,6 +296,33 @@ ngx_ssl_client_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *cert,
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *cert,
+    ngx_int_t depth)
+{
+    SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(ssl->ctx, depth);
+
+    if (cert->len == 0) {
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_conf_full_name(cf->cycle, cert, 1) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ssl->ctx, (char *) cert->data, NULL)
+        == 0)
+    {
+        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, ssl->log, 0,
+                      "SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(\"%s\") failed",
+                      cert->data);
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_ssl_crl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *crl)
 {
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index cd6d88518..81f0a8b8e 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
     ngx_str_t *cert, ngx_str_t *key);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_client_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
     ngx_str_t *cert, ngx_int_t depth);
+ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
+    ngx_str_t *cert, ngx_int_t depth);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_crl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *crl);
 RSA *ngx_ssl_rsa512_key_callback(SSL *ssl, int is_export, int key_length);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_dhparam(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *file);
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
index d759489a6..aa0a4b4e1 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_ssl_commands[] = {
       offsetof(ngx_http_ssl_srv_conf_t, client_certificate),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("ssl_trusted_certificate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_str_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_ssl_srv_conf_t, trusted_certificate),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("ssl_prefer_server_ciphers"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
       ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
@@ -325,6 +332,7 @@ ngx_http_ssl_create_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
      *     sscf->dhparam = { 0, NULL };
      *     sscf->ecdh_curve = { 0, NULL };
      *     sscf->client_certificate = { 0, NULL };
+     *     sscf->trusted_certificate = { 0, NULL };
      *     sscf->crl = { 0, NULL };
      *     sscf->ciphers = { 0, NULL };
      *     sscf->shm_zone = NULL;
@@ -380,6 +388,8 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
 
     ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->client_certificate, prev->client_certificate,
                          "");
+    ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->trusted_certificate,
+                         prev->trusted_certificate, "");
     ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->crl, prev->crl, "");
 
     ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->ecdh_curve, prev->ecdh_curve,
@@ -479,10 +489,18 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         {
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }
+    }
 
-        if (ngx_ssl_crl(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->crl) != NGX_OK) {
-            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
-        }
+    if (ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(cf, &conf->ssl,
+                                    &conf->trusted_certificate,
+                                    conf->verify_depth)
+        != NGX_OK)
+    {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_ssl_crl(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->crl) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
     if (conf->prefer_server_ciphers) {
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.h b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.h
index 58659ab95..1fb891b17 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.h
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ngx_str_t                       dhparam;
     ngx_str_t                       ecdh_curve;
     ngx_str_t                       client_certificate;
+    ngx_str_t                       trusted_certificate;
     ngx_str_t                       crl;
 
     ngx_str_t                       ciphers;