diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index d5b1d23..1e8c375 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define CFG_CIPHERS "ciphers"
 #define CFG_SSL_ENGINE "ssl-engine"
 #define CFG_PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS "prefer-server-ciphers"
+#define CFG_PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH "peer-cert-verify"
 #define CFG_BACKEND "backend"
 #define CFG_FRONTEND "frontend"
 #define CFG_WORKERS "workers"
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ stud_config * config_new (void) {
   r->TCP_KEEPALIVE_TIME = 3600;
   r->DAEMONIZE          = 0;
   r->PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS = 0;
+  r->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH = 0;
 
   return r;
 }
@@ -547,6 +549,9 @@ void config_param_validate (char *k, char *v, stud_config *cfg, char *file, int
   else if (strcmp(k, CFG_PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS) == 0) {
     r = config_param_val_bool(v, &cfg->PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS);
   }
+  else if (strcmp(k, CFG_PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH) == 0) {
+    r = config_param_val_int(v, &cfg->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH);
+  }
   else if (strcmp(k, CFG_FRONTEND) == 0) {
     r = config_param_host_port_wildcard(v, &cfg->FRONT_IP, &cfg->FRONT_PORT, 1);
   }
@@ -854,6 +859,8 @@ void config_print_usage_fd (char *prog, stud_config *cfg, FILE *out) {
   fprintf(out, "  -c  --ciphers=SUITE         Sets allowed ciphers (Default: \"%s\")\n", config_disp_str(cfg->CIPHER_SUITE));
   fprintf(out, "  -e  --ssl-engine=NAME       Sets OpenSSL engine (Default: \"%s\")\n", config_disp_str(cfg->ENGINE));
   fprintf(out, "  -O  --prefer-server-ciphers Prefer server list order\n");
+  fprintf(out, "  -p  --peer-cert-verify=DEPTH\n");
+  fprintf(out, "                              Require & verify peer certificates (Default: \"%d\")\n", cfg->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH);
   fprintf(out, "\n");
   fprintf(out, "SOCKET:\n");
   fprintf(out, "\n");
@@ -962,6 +969,12 @@ void config_print_default (FILE *fd, stud_config *cfg) {
   fprintf(fd, FMT_STR, CFG_PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS, config_disp_bool(cfg->PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS));
   fprintf(fd, "\n");
 
+  fprintf(fd, "# Require peer to send a valid certificate and verify to this depth\n");
+  fprintf(fd, "#\n");
+  fprintf(fd, "# type: integer\n");
+  fprintf(fd, FMT_ISTR, CFG_PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH, cfg->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH);
+  fprintf(fd, "\n");
+
   fprintf(fd, "# Use specified SSL engine\n");
   fprintf(fd, "#\n");
   fprintf(fd, "# type: string\n");
@@ -1114,6 +1127,7 @@ void config_parse_cli(int argc, char **argv, stud_config *cfg) {
     { "client", 0, &client, 1},    
     { CFG_CIPHERS, 1, NULL, 'c' },
     { CFG_PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS, 0, NULL, 'O' },
+    { CFG_PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH, 1, NULL, 'p' },
     { CFG_BACKEND, 1, NULL, 'b' },
     { CFG_FRONTEND, 1, NULL, 'f' },
     { CFG_WORKERS, 1, NULL, 'n' },
@@ -1145,7 +1159,7 @@ void config_parse_cli(int argc, char **argv, stud_config *cfg) {
     int option_index = 0;
     c = getopt_long(
       argc, argv,
-      "c:e:Ob:f:n:B:C:U:P:M:k:r:u:g:qstVh",
+      "c:e:Op:b:f:n:B:C:U:P:M:k:r:u:g:qstVh",
       long_options, &option_index
     );
 
@@ -1177,6 +1191,9 @@ void config_parse_cli(int argc, char **argv, stud_config *cfg) {
       case 'O':
         config_param_validate(CFG_PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS, CFG_BOOL_ON, cfg, NULL, 0);
         break;
+      case 'p':
+        config_param_validate(CFG_PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH, optarg, cfg, NULL, 0);
+        break;
       case 'b':
         config_param_validate(CFG_BACKEND, optarg, cfg, NULL, 0);
         break;
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 13768ff..2198394 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct __stud_config {
     int TCP_KEEPALIVE_TIME;
     int DAEMONIZE;
     int PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS;
+    int PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH;
 };
 
 typedef struct __stud_config stud_config;
diff --git a/stud.c b/stud.c
index b623e83..0935a9d 100644
--- a/stud.c
+++ b/stud.c
@@ -583,6 +583,13 @@ SSL_CTX * init_openssl() {
     if (CONFIG->PREFER_SERVER_CIPHERS)
         SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE);
 
+    if (CONFIG->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH) {
+        SSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER |
+                SSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT | SSL_VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE, NULL);
+        SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(ctx, CONFIG->PEER_CRT_VRFY_DPTH);
+        // TODO: Make configurable
+        SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, CONFIG->CERT_FILE, NULL);
+    }
 
     if (CONFIG->PMODE == SSL_CLIENT)
         return ctx;