diff --git a/ssl/crypto_misc.h b/ssl/crypto_misc.h
index 92494b605..d66839755 100644
--- a/ssl/crypto_misc.h
+++ b/ssl/crypto_misc.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct _x509_ctx
     RSA_CTX *rsa_ctx;
     bigint *digest;
     uint8_t *fingerprint;
+    uint8_t *spki_sha256;
     struct _x509_ctx *next;
 };
 
diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h
index 4869fa879..e2b220dd7 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ EXP_FUNC int STDCALL ssl_verify_cert(const SSL *ssl);
  */
 EXP_FUNC int STDCALL ssl_match_fingerprint(const SSL *ssl, const uint8_t* fp);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Check if SHA256 hash of Subject Public Key Info matches the one given.
+ *
+ * @param ssl [in] An SSL object reference.
+ * @param fp [in] SHA256 hash to match against
+ * @return SSL_OK if the certificate is verified.
+ */
+EXP_FUNC int STDCALL ssl_match_spki_sha256(const SSL *ssl, const uint8_t* hash);
+
 /**
  * @brief Retrieve an X.509 distinguished name component.
  * 
diff --git a/ssl/tls1.c b/ssl/tls1.c
index 0cf2e4c2f..4066d4922 100644
--- a/ssl/tls1.c
+++ b/ssl/tls1.c
@@ -2210,6 +2210,25 @@ EXP_FUNC int STDCALL ssl_match_fingerprint(const SSL *ssl, const uint8_t* fp)
     return res;
 }
 
+EXP_FUNC int STDCALL ssl_match_spki_sha256(const SSL *ssl, const uint8_t* hash)
+{
+    if (ssl->x509_ctx == NULL || ssl->x509_ctx->spki_sha256 == NULL)
+        return 1;
+    int res = memcmp(ssl->x509_ctx->spki_sha256, hash, SHA256_SIZE);
+    if (res != 0) {
+        printf("cert SPKI SHA-256 hash: ");
+        for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_SIZE; ++i) {
+            printf("%02X ", ssl->x509_ctx->spki_sha256[i]);
+        }
+        printf("\r\ntest hash: ");
+        for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_SIZE; ++i) {
+            printf("%02X ", hash[i]);
+        }
+        printf("\r\n");
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SSL_CERT_VERIFICATION */
 
 /**
diff --git a/ssl/x509.c b/ssl/x509.c
index 862d897fb..35bd7281e 100644
--- a/ssl/x509.c
+++ b/ssl/x509.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ end_get_sig:
  */
 int x509_new(const uint8_t *cert, int *len, X509_CTX **ctx)
 {
-    int begin_tbs, end_tbs;
+    int begin_tbs, end_tbs, begin_spki, end_spki;
     int ret = X509_NOT_OK, offset = 0, cert_size = 0;
     X509_CTX *x509_ctx;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SSL_CERT_VERIFICATION /* only care if doing verification */
@@ -113,11 +113,14 @@ int x509_new(const uint8_t *cert, int *len, X509_CTX **ctx)
 
     if (asn1_name(cert, &offset, x509_ctx->ca_cert_dn) || 
             asn1_validity(cert, &offset, x509_ctx) ||
-            asn1_name(cert, &offset, x509_ctx->cert_dn) ||
-            asn1_public_key(cert, &offset, x509_ctx))
+            asn1_name(cert, &offset, x509_ctx->cert_dn))
     {
         goto end_cert;
     }
+    begin_spki = offset;
+    if (asn1_public_key(cert, &offset, x509_ctx))
+        goto end_cert;
+    end_spki = offset;
 
 
     x509_ctx->fingerprint = malloc(SHA1_SIZE);
@@ -126,6 +129,12 @@ int x509_new(const uint8_t *cert, int *len, X509_CTX **ctx)
     SHA1_Update(&sha_fp_ctx, &cert[0], cert_size);
     SHA1_Final(x509_ctx->fingerprint, &sha_fp_ctx);
 
+    x509_ctx->spki_sha256 = malloc(SHA256_SIZE);
+    SHA256_CTX spki_hash_ctx;
+    SHA256_Init(&spki_hash_ctx);
+    SHA256_Update(&spki_hash_ctx, &cert[begin_spki], end_spki-begin_spki);
+    SHA256_Final(x509_ctx->spki_sha256, &spki_hash_ctx);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SSL_CERT_VERIFICATION /* only care if doing verification */
     bi_ctx = x509_ctx->rsa_ctx->bi_ctx;
 
@@ -289,6 +298,11 @@ void x509_free(X509_CTX *x509_ctx)
         free(x509_ctx->fingerprint);
     }
 
+    if (x509_ctx->spki_sha256)
+    {
+        free(x509_ctx->spki_sha256);
+    }
+
     if (x509_ctx->subject_alt_dnsnames)
     {
         for (i = 0; x509_ctx->subject_alt_dnsnames[i]; ++i)