diff --git a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
index 33abad21..4c8d63ca 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ extern {
     pub fn SSL_get_servername(ssl: *const SSL, name_type: c_int) -> *const c_char;
     pub fn SSL_get_current_cipher(ssl: *const SSL) -> *const SSL_CIPHER;
     #[cfg(not(ossl101))]
-    pub fn SSL_get0_param(ssl: *mut ::SSL) -> *mut X509_VERIFY_PARAM;
+    pub fn SSL_get0_param(ssl: *mut SSL) -> *mut X509_VERIFY_PARAM;
+    pub fn SSL_get_verify_result(ssl: *const SSL) -> c_long;
 
     #[cfg(not(osslconf = "OPENSSL_NO_COMP"))]
     pub fn SSL_COMP_get_name(comp: *const COMP_METHOD) -> *const c_char;
diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
index fafac45c..d7adb43f 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use ffi;
 
 use {init, cvt, cvt_p};
 use dh::DH;
-use x509::{X509StoreContext, X509FileType, X509, X509Ref};
+use x509::{X509StoreContext, X509FileType, X509, X509Ref, X509VerifyError};
 #[cfg(any(all(feature = "v102", ossl102), all(feature = "v110", ossl110)))]
 use x509::verify::X509VerifyParamRef;
 use crypto::pkey::PKey;
@@ -1007,6 +1007,13 @@ impl<'a> SslRef<'a> {
             X509VerifyParamRef::from_ptr(ffi::SSL_get0_param(self.as_ptr()))
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the result of X509 certificate verification.
+    pub fn verify_result(&self) -> Option<X509VerifyError> {
+        unsafe {
+            X509VerifyError::from_raw(ffi::SSL_get_verify_result(self.0))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct Ssl(SslRef<'static>);
diff --git a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
index 50d75d63..7f891231 100644
--- a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
@@ -100,14 +100,9 @@ impl X509StoreContext {
         X509StoreContext { ctx: ctx }
     }
 
-    pub fn error(&self) -> Option<X509ValidationError> {
+    pub fn error(&self) -> Option<X509VerifyError> {
         unsafe {
-            let err = ffi::X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(self.ctx) as c_long;
-            if err == ffi::X509_V_OK as c_long {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some(X509ValidationError::from_raw(err))
-            }
+            X509VerifyError::from_raw(ffi::X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(self.ctx) as c_long)
         }
     }
 
@@ -691,38 +686,44 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for ExtensionsIter<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct X509ValidationError(c_long);
+pub struct X509VerifyError(c_long);
 
-impl fmt::Debug for X509ValidationError {
+impl fmt::Debug for X509VerifyError {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt.debug_struct("X509ValidationError")
+        fmt.debug_struct("X509VerifyError")
             .field("code", &self.0)
             .field("error", &self.error_string())
             .finish()
     }
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for X509ValidationError {
+impl fmt::Display for X509VerifyError {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         fmt.write_str(self.error_string())
     }
 }
 
-impl Error for X509ValidationError {
+impl Error for X509VerifyError {
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
         "an X509 validation error"
     }
 }
 
-impl X509ValidationError {
-    /// Creates an `X509ValidationError` from a raw error number.
+impl X509VerifyError {
+    /// Creates an `X509VerifyError` from a raw error number.
+    ///
+    /// `None` will be returned if `err` is `X509_V_OK`.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// Some methods on `X509ValidationError` are not thread safe if the error
+    /// Some methods on `X509VerifyError` are not thread safe if the error
     /// number is invalid.
-    pub unsafe fn from_raw(err: c_long) -> X509ValidationError {
-        X509ValidationError(err)
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(err: c_long) -> Option<X509VerifyError> {
+        if err == ffi::X509_V_OK as c_long {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(X509VerifyError(err))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn as_raw(&self) -> c_long {