diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 299f45c..2be6847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           curl -sL https://cpanmin.us/ | perl - -nq --with-develop --installdeps .
       - name: Build Module
         run: |
-          apt-get install make gcc libssl-dev;
+          apt-get install make gcc libssl-dev openssl;
           perl Makefile.PL;
           make
       - name: Run Tests
diff --git a/META.yml b/META.yml
index dfeb14a..71ade33 100644
--- a/META.yml
+++ b/META.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ build_requires:
   File::Slurp: '0'
   Test::Exception: '0'
   Test::More: '0.88'
+  IO::Socket::SSL: '2.068'
+  Net::SSLeay: '1.88'
 configure_requires:
   ExtUtils::MakeMaker: '0'
 dynamic_config: 0
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 575a620..63df343 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ author_requires 'Test::Pod::Coverage' => '1.04';
 test_requires 'Test::More' => '0.88';
 test_requires 'File::Slurp';
 test_requires 'Test::Exception';
+test_requires 'IO::Socket::SSL' => '2.068';
+test_requires 'Net::SSLeay' => '1.88';
 
 resources
      license     => "http://dev.perl.org/licenses",
diff --git a/t/07-verify-trusted-cert.t b/t/07-verify-trusted-cert.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfa6bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/07-verify-trusted-cert.t
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify;
+use Crypt::OpenSSL::X509;
+use IO::Socket::SSL;
+use Net::SSLeay;
+use Data::Dumper;
+use File::Slurp qw{ write_file };
+use Test::More;
+
+my $openssl_version = `openssl version`;
+$openssl_version =~ /OpenSSL ([\d\.]+)/;
+$openssl_version = $1;
+
+my %chain = ();
+my $inter_cnt = 1;
+
+my $server_name = 'www.google.com';
+
+sub verify_callback {
+    my $cert = $_[4];
+    my $subject = Net::SSLeay::X509_NAME_oneline(Net::SSLeay::X509_get_subject_name($cert));
+    my $issuer  = Net::SSLeay::X509_NAME_oneline(Net::SSLeay::X509_get_issuer_name($cert));
+
+    $subject =~ /CN=(.*$)/;
+    $subject = $1;
+    $issuer =~ /CN=(.*$)/;
+    $issuer = $1;
+    if ( $subject eq $server_name ) {
+        $chain{'server'} = { name => $subject, x509 => Net::SSLeay::PEM_get_string_X509($cert), }; 
+    } elsif ( $subject ne $issuer ) {
+        my $int = 'intermediate' . $inter_cnt;
+        $chain{'intermediates'} = $inter_cnt;
+        $chain{$int} = { 'name' => $subject, 'x509' => Net::SSLeay::PEM_get_string_X509($cert), }; 
+        $inter_cnt++;
+    } elsif ( $subject eq $issuer ) {
+        $chain{'root'} = { 'name' => $subject, 'x509' => Net::SSLeay::PEM_get_string_X509($cert), };
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+sub get_cert_chain {
+    my $peer = shift;
+    IO::Socket::SSL->new(
+        PeerHost => $peer . ":443",
+        SSL_verify_callback => \&verify_callback
+    ) or die $SSL_ERROR||$!;
+}
+
+get_cert_chain($server_name);
+
+my $cert = $chain{'server'}{'x509'};
+
+my $intermediate = '';
+for ( my $i = 1; $i <= $chain{intermediates}; $i++ ) {
+    $intermediate = $intermediate . $chain{"intermediate$i"}{'x509'} ."\n";
+}
+
+write_file('intermediate.pem', $intermediate);
+write_file('cert.pem', $cert);
+
+my $ret;
+
+SKIP: {
+    skip "openSSL not installed", 1 unless `which openssl`;
+
+    #say 'OpenSSL verification:';
+    eval {
+        $ret = `openssl verify -CAfile intermediate.pem cert.pem`;
+    };
+    like($ret, qr/OK/, "OpenSSL verification - OK");
+}
+
+#say 'Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify verification:';
+my $verifier = Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify->new('intermediate.pem',{strict_certs=>0});
+my $cert_object = Crypt::OpenSSL::X509->new_from_string($cert);
+my $verify = $verifier->verify($cert_object);
+ok($verify, "Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify verification - OK");
+
+$verifier = Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify->new('intermediate.pem',{strict_certs=>1});
+$cert_object = Crypt::OpenSSL::X509->new_from_string($cert);
+$verify = $verifier->verify($cert_object);
+ok($verify, "Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify strict verification - OK");
+
+SKIP: {
+    skip "Incorrect/missing version of openSSL", 2 unless (($openssl_version ge '1.1.1') and (`which openssl`));
+    #say 'OpenSSL verification - noCApath:';
+    eval {
+        $ret = `openssl verify -no-CApath -CAfile intermediate.pem cert.pem  2>&1`;
+    };
+    like ($ret, qr/error 2 at 1 depth lookup: .* issuer certificate/s, "OpenSSL verification no-CApath - OK");
+
+    $verifier = Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify->new('intermediate.pem', {noCApath =>1, strict_certs=>1});
+    $cert_object = Crypt::OpenSSL::X509->new_from_string($cert);
+    eval {
+        $ret = $verifier->verify($cert_object);
+    };
+    like($ret, qr/error 2 at 1 depth lookup: .* issuer certificate/s, "Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify - noCApath failed to find root - OK");
+}
+
+SKIP: {
+    skip "Incorrect/missing version of openSSL", 2 unless (($openssl_version ge '1.1.1') and (`which openssl`));;
+    #say 'OpenSSL verification intermediate:';
+    eval {
+        $ret = `openssl verify intermediate.pem`;
+    };
+    like ($ret, qr/intermediate.pem: OK/s, "OpenSSL verification intermediate - OK");
+}
+
+$verifier = Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify->new('', { strict_certs=>1});
+$cert_object = Crypt::OpenSSL::X509->new_from_string($intermediate);
+eval {
+    $ret = $verifier->verify($cert_object);
+};
+ok($ret, "Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify intermediate - OK");
+
+SKIP: {
+    skip "Incorrect/missing version of openSSL", 2 unless (($openssl_version ge '1.1.1') and (`which openssl`));;
+    #say 'OpenSSL verification intermediate - noCAfile & noCApath:';
+    eval {
+        $ret = `openssl verify -no-CApath -no-CAfile intermediate.pem  2>&1`;
+    };
+    like ($ret, qr/error 20 at 0 depth lookup: unable to get local issuer certificate/s, "OpenSSL verification intermediate no-CAfile & no-CApath - OK");
+
+    $verifier = Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify->new('', {noCAfile =>1,  noCApath =>1, strict_certs=>1});
+    $cert_object = Crypt::OpenSSL::X509->new_from_string($intermediate);
+    eval {
+        $ret = $verifier->verify($cert_object);
+    };
+    like($ret, qr/error 20 at 0 depth lookup: unable to get local issuer certificate/s, "Crypt::OpenSSL::Verify intermediate - noCAfile & noCApath failed to find root - OK");
+}
+
+done_testing;