diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/Context.h b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/Context.h
index 9832b1a79..3e3131d2f 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/Context.h
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/Context.h
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ public:
 			/// Specifies whether the builtin CA certificates from OpenSSL are used.
 			/// Defaults to false.
 
+		bool ocspStaplingVerification;
+			/// Specifies whether Client should verify OCSP Response
+			/// Defaults to false.
+
 		std::string cipherList;
 			/// Specifies the supported ciphers in OpenSSL notation.
 			/// Defaults to "ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH".
@@ -402,6 +406,10 @@ public:
 		/// preferences. When called, the SSL/TLS server will choose following its own
 		/// preferences.
 
+	bool ocspStaplingResponseVerificationEnabled() const;
+		/// Returns true if automatic OCSP response
+		/// reception and verification is enabled for client connections
+
 	void setInvalidCertificateHandler(InvalidCertificateHandlerPtr pInvalidCertificageHandler);
 		/// Sets a Context-specific InvalidCertificateHandler.
 		///
@@ -430,6 +438,7 @@ private:
 	VerificationMode _mode;
 	SSL_CTX* _pSSLContext;
 	bool _extendedCertificateVerification;
+	bool _ocspStaplingResponseVerification;
 	InvalidCertificateHandlerPtr _pInvalidCertificateHandler;
 };
 
@@ -472,6 +481,12 @@ inline bool Context::extendedCertificateVerificationEnabled() const
 }
 
 
+inline bool Context::ocspStaplingResponseVerificationEnabled() const
+{
+	return _ocspStaplingResponseVerification;
+}
+
+
 inline Context::InvalidCertificateHandlerPtr Context::getInvalidCertificateHandler() const
 {
 	return _pInvalidCertificateHandler;
diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/SSLManager.h b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/SSLManager.h
index fa2052b74..e834a5820 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/SSLManager.h
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/SSLManager.h
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ protected:
 		/// The request is delegated to the PrivatekeyPassword event. This method returns the
 		/// length of the password.
 
+	static int verifyOCSPResponseCallback(SSL* pSSL, void* arg);
+		/// The return value of this method defines how errors in
+		/// verification are handled. Return 0 to terminate the handshake,
+		/// or 1 to continue despite the error.
+
 	static Poco::Util::AbstractConfiguration& appConfig();
 		/// Returns the application configuration.
 		///
diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/Context.cpp b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/Context.cpp
index 1ecdca5be..f5d15e334 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/Context.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Context::Params::Params():
 	verificationMode(VERIFY_RELAXED),
 	verificationDepth(9),
 	loadDefaultCAs(false),
+	ocspStaplingVerification(false),
 	cipherList("ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH"),
 	dhUse2048Bits(false)
 {
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ Context::Context(Usage usage, const Params& params):
 	_usage(usage),
 	_mode(params.verificationMode),
 	_pSSLContext(0),
-	_extendedCertificateVerification(true)
+	_extendedCertificateVerification(true),
+	_ocspStaplingResponseVerification(false)
 {
 	init(params);
 }
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ Context::Context(
 	_usage(usage),
 	_mode(verificationMode),
 	_pSSLContext(0),
-	_extendedCertificateVerification(true)
+	_extendedCertificateVerification(true),
+	_ocspStaplingResponseVerification(false)
 {
 	Params params;
 	params.privateKeyFile = privateKeyFile;
@@ -86,7 +89,8 @@ Context::Context(
 	_usage(usage),
 	_mode(verificationMode),
 	_pSSLContext(0),
-	_extendedCertificateVerification(true)
+	_extendedCertificateVerification(true),
+	_ocspStaplingResponseVerification(false)
 {
 	Params params;
 	params.caLocation = caLocation;
@@ -178,6 +182,17 @@ void Context::init(const Params& params)
 		SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(_pSSLContext, SSL_SESS_CACHE_OFF);
 		SSL_CTX_set_ex_data(_pSSLContext, SSLManager::instance().contextIndex(), this);
 
+		if (!isForServerUse() && params.ocspStaplingVerification)
+		{
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10001000L
+			_ocspStaplingResponseVerification = true;
+			SSL_CTX_set_tlsext_status_cb(_pSSLContext, &SSLManager::verifyOCSPResponseCallback);
+			SSL_CTX_set_tlsext_status_arg(_pSSLContext, this);
+#else
+			throw SSLContextException("OCSP Stapling is not supported by this OpenSSL version");
+#endif
+		}
+
 		initDH(params.dhUse2048Bits, params.dhParamsFile);
 		initECDH(params.ecdhCurve);
 	}
diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SSLManager.cpp b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SSLManager.cpp
index efceb4dc0..f9a043f2a 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SSLManager.cpp
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SSLManager.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
 #include "Poco/StringTokenizer.h"
 #include "Poco/Util/Application.h"
 #include "Poco/Util/OptionException.h"
-
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10001000L
+#include <openssl/ocsp.h>
+#include <openssl/tls1.h>
+#endif
 
 
 namespace Poco {
@@ -271,6 +274,145 @@ int SSLManager::privateKeyPassphraseCallback(char* pBuf, int size, int flag, voi
 }
 
 
+int SSLManager::verifyOCSPResponseCallback(SSL* pSSL, void* arg)
+{
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10001000L
+	const long OCSP_VALIDITY_LEEWAY = 5*60;
+
+	Poco::Net::Context* pContext = static_cast<Poco::Net::Context*>(arg);
+
+	// Fetch the OSCP verify flag
+	bool ocspVerifyFlag = pContext->ocspStaplingResponseVerificationEnabled();
+
+	const unsigned char* pResp;
+	int len = SSL_get_tlsext_status_ocsp_resp(pSSL, &pResp);
+	if (!pResp)
+	{
+		// OCSP response not received
+		return ocspVerifyFlag ? 0 : 1;
+	}
+
+	OCSP_RESPONSE* pOcspResp = d2i_OCSP_RESPONSE(NULL, &pResp, len);
+	if (!pOcspResp) return 0;
+
+	if (OCSP_response_status(pOcspResp) != OCSP_RESPONSE_STATUS_SUCCESSFUL)
+	{
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	OCSP_BASICRESP* pBasicResp = OCSP_response_get1_basic(pOcspResp);
+	if (!pBasicResp)
+	{
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	X509* pPeerCert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(pSSL);
+	if (!pPeerCert)
+	{
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	X509* pPeerIssuerCert = NULL;
+	STACK_OF(X509)* pCertChain = SSL_get_peer_cert_chain(pSSL);
+	unsigned certChainLen = sk_X509_num(pCertChain);
+	for (int i= 0; i < certChainLen ; i++)
+	{
+		if (!pPeerIssuerCert)
+		{
+			X509* pIssuerCert = sk_X509_value(pCertChain, i);
+			if (X509_check_issued(pIssuerCert, pPeerCert) == X509_V_OK)
+			{
+				pPeerIssuerCert = pIssuerCert;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (!pPeerIssuerCert)
+	{
+		X509_free(pPeerCert);
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	STACK_OF(X509)* pCerts = sk_X509_new_null();
+	if (pCerts)
+	{
+		X509* pCert = X509_dup(pPeerIssuerCert);
+		if (pCert && !sk_X509_push(pCerts, pCert))
+		{
+			X509_free(pCert);
+			sk_X509_free(pCerts);
+			pCerts = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	X509_STORE* pStore = SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(SSL_get_SSL_CTX(pSSL));
+
+	int verifyStatus = OCSP_basic_verify(pBasicResp, pCerts, pStore, OCSP_TRUSTOTHER);
+
+	sk_X509_pop_free(pCerts, X509_free);
+
+	if (verifyStatus <= 0)
+	{
+		X509_free(pPeerCert);
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	OCSP_CERTID* pCertId = OCSP_cert_to_id(NULL, pPeerCert, pPeerIssuerCert);
+	if (!pCertId)
+	{
+		X509_free(pPeerCert);
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	X509_free(pPeerCert);
+
+	ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME* pRevTime;
+	ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME* pThisUpdate;
+	ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME* pNextUpdate;
+	int certStatus;
+	int reason;
+	if (!OCSP_resp_find_status(pBasicResp, pCertId, &certStatus, &reason, &pRevTime, &pThisUpdate, &pNextUpdate))
+	{
+		OCSP_CERTID_free(pCertId);
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	OCSP_CERTID_free(pCertId);
+
+	if (certStatus != V_OCSP_CERTSTATUS_GOOD)
+	{
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!OCSP_check_validity(pThisUpdate, pNextUpdate, OCSP_VALIDITY_LEEWAY, -1))
+	{
+		OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+		OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	OCSP_BASICRESP_free(pBasicResp);
+	OCSP_RESPONSE_free(pOcspResp);
+#endif
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 void SSLManager::initDefaultContext(bool server)
 {
 	if (server && _ptrDefaultServerContext) return;
diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SecureSocketImpl.cpp b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SecureSocketImpl.cpp
index d079842cf..0b5c4c1e2 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SecureSocketImpl.cpp
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/SecureSocketImpl.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ void SecureSocketImpl::connectSSL(bool performHandshake)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10001000L
+	if(_pContext->ocspStaplingResponseVerificationEnabled())
+	{
+		SSL_set_tlsext_status_type(_pSSL, TLSEXT_STATUSTYPE_ocsp);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (_pSession)
 	{
 		SSL_set_session(_pSSL, _pSession->sslSession());