diff --git a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/asn_public.h b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/asn_public.h
index 706890e0e..b7943a849 100644
--- a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/asn_public.h
+++ b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/asn_public.h
@@ -557,6 +557,72 @@ WOLFSSL_API int  wc_SetAltNames(Cert*, const char*);
 */
 WOLFSSL_API int  wc_SetIssuerBuffer(Cert*, const byte*, int);
 
+/*!
+    \ingroup ASN
+
+    \brief This function sets the raw issuer for a certificate from the
+    issuer in the provided der buffer. This method is used to set the raw
+    issuer field prior to signing.
+
+    \return 0 Returned on successfully setting the issuer for the certificate
+    \return MEMORY_E Returned if there is an error allocating memory
+    with XMALLOC
+    \return ASN_PARSE_E Returned if there is an error parsing the cert
+    header file
+    \return ASN_OBJECT_ID_E Returned if there is an error parsing the
+    encryption type from the cert
+    \return ASN_EXPECT_0_E Returned if there is a formatting error in the
+    encryption specification of the cert file
+    \return ASN_BEFORE_DATE_E Returned if the date is before the certificate
+    start date
+    \return ASN_AFTER_DATE_E Returned if the date is after the certificate
+    expiration date
+    \return ASN_BITSTR_E Returned if there is an error parsing a bit string
+    from the certificate
+    \return ASN_NTRU_KEY_E Returned if there is an error parsing the NTRU key
+    from the certificate
+    \return ECC_CURVE_OID_E Returned if there is an error parsing the ECC key
+    from the certificate
+    \return ASN_UNKNOWN_OID_E Returned if the certificate is using an unknown
+    key object id
+    \return ASN_VERSION_E Returned if the ALLOW_V1_EXTENSIONS option is not
+    defined and the certificate is a V1 or V2 certificate
+    \return BAD_FUNC_ARG Returned if there is an error processing the
+    certificate extension
+    \return ASN_CRIT_EXT_E Returned if an unfamiliar critical extension is
+    encountered in processing the certificate
+    \return ASN_SIG_OID_E Returned if the signature encryption type is not
+    the same as the encryption type of the certificate in the provided file
+    \return ASN_SIG_CONFIRM_E Returned if confirming the certification
+    signature fails
+    \return ASN_NAME_INVALID_E Returned if the certificate’s name is not
+    permitted by the CA name constraints
+    \return ASN_NO_SIGNER_E Returned if there is no CA signer to verify the
+    certificate’s authenticity
+
+    \param cert pointer to the cert for which to set the raw issuer
+    \param der pointer to the buffer containing the der formatted certificate
+    from which to grab the subject
+    \param derSz size of the buffer containing the der formatted certificate
+    from which to grab the subject
+
+    _Example_
+    \code
+    Cert myCert;
+    // initialize myCert
+    byte* der;
+    der = (byte*)malloc(FOURK_BUF);
+    // initialize der
+    if(wc_SetIssuerRaw(&myCert, der, FOURK_BUF) != 0) {
+        // error setting subject
+    }
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa wc_InitCert
+    \sa wc_SetIssuer
+*/
+WOLFSSL_API int  wc_SetIssuerRaw(Cert* cert, const byte* der, int derSz);
+
 /*!
     \ingroup ASN
 
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 90564b200..f375157e3 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8081,6 +8081,10 @@ int CopyDecodedToX509(WOLFSSL_X509* x509, DecodedCert* dCert)
 #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX)
     x509->subject.rawLen = min(dCert->subjectRawLen, sizeof(x509->subject.raw));
     XMEMCPY(x509->subject.raw, dCert->subjectRaw, x509->subject.rawLen);
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT
+    x509->issuer.rawLen = min(dCert->issuerRawLen, sizeof(x509->issuer.raw));
+    XMEMCPY(x509->issuer.raw, dCert->issuerRaw, x509->issuer.rawLen);
+#endif
 #endif
 
     XMEMCPY(x509->serial, dCert->serial, EXTERNAL_SERIAL_SIZE);
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 07d477e1d..dc5779a42 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -19587,6 +19587,32 @@ static void test_wc_GetSubjectRaw(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void test_wc_SetIssuerRaw(void)
+{
+#if !defined(NO_ASN) && !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM) && \
+    defined(WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT) && defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
+    char joiCertFile[] = "./certs/test/cert-ext-joi.pem";
+    WOLFSSL_X509* x509;
+    int peerCertSz;
+    const byte* peerCertBuf;
+    Cert forgedCert;
+
+    printf(testingFmt, "test_wc_SetIssuerRaw()");
+
+    AssertNotNull(x509 = wolfSSL_X509_load_certificate_file(joiCertFile, WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_PEM));
+
+    AssertNotNull(peerCertBuf = wolfSSL_X509_get_der(x509, &peerCertSz));
+
+    AssertIntEQ(0, wc_InitCert(&forgedCert));
+
+    AssertIntEQ(0, wc_SetIssuerRaw(&forgedCert, peerCertBuf, peerCertSz));
+
+    wolfSSL_FreeX509(x509);
+
+    printf(resultFmt, passed);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void test_CheckCertSignature(void)
 {
 #if !defined(NO_CERTS) && defined(WOLFSSL_SMALL_CERT_VERIFY)
@@ -20901,6 +20927,7 @@ void ApiTest(void)
     test_wc_GetPkcs8TraditionalOffset();
     test_wc_SetSubjectRaw();
     test_wc_GetSubjectRaw();
+    test_wc_SetIssuerRaw();
     test_CheckCertSignature();
 
     /* wolfCrypt ECC tests */
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 9368190c5..139ae039d 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -4108,7 +4108,7 @@ static int GetName(DecodedCert* cert, int nameType)
     length += cert->srcIdx;
     idx = 0;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_PKCS7
+#if defined(HAVE_PKCS7) || defined(WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT)
     /* store pointer to raw issuer */
     if (nameType == ISSUER) {
         cert->issuerRaw = &cert->source[cert->srcIdx];
@@ -10581,13 +10581,58 @@ static int EncodeCert(Cert* cert, DerCert* der, RsaKey* rsaKey, ecc_key* eccKey,
     }
 
     /* subject name */
-    der->subjectSz = SetName(der->subject, sizeof(der->subject), &cert->subject);
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT
+    if (XSTRLEN((const char*)cert->sbjRaw) > 0) {
+        /* Use the raw subject */
+        int idx;
+
+        der->subjectSz = min(sizeof(der->subject),
+                (word32)XSTRLEN((const char*)cert->sbjRaw));
+        /* header */
+        idx = SetSequence(der->subjectSz, der->subject);
+        if (der->subjectSz + idx > (int)sizeof(der->subject)) {
+            return SUBJECT_E;
+        }
+
+        XMEMCPY((char*)der->subject + idx, (const char*)cert->sbjRaw,
+                der->subjectSz);
+        der->subjectSz += idx;
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        /* Use the name structure */
+        der->subjectSz = SetName(der->subject, sizeof(der->subject),
+                &cert->subject);
+    }
     if (der->subjectSz <= 0)
         return SUBJECT_E;
 
     /* issuer name */
-    der->issuerSz = SetName(der->issuer, sizeof(der->issuer), cert->selfSigned ?
-             &cert->subject : &cert->issuer);
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT
+    if (XSTRLEN((const char*)cert->issRaw) > 0) {
+        /* Use the raw issuer */
+        int idx;
+
+        der->issuerSz = min(sizeof(der->issuer),
+                (word32)XSTRLEN((const char*)cert->issRaw));
+        /* header */
+        idx = SetSequence(der->issuerSz, der->issuer);
+        if (der->issuerSz + idx > (int)sizeof(der->issuer)) {
+            return ISSUER_E;
+        }
+
+        XMEMCPY((char*)der->issuer + idx, (const char*)cert->issRaw,
+                der->issuerSz);
+        der->issuerSz += idx;
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        /* Use the name structure */
+        der->issuerSz = SetName(der->issuer, sizeof(der->issuer),
+                cert->selfSigned ? &cert->subject : &cert->issuer);
+    }
     if (der->issuerSz <= 0)
         return ISSUER_E;
 
@@ -12292,8 +12337,60 @@ static int SetSubjectRawFromCert(byte* sbjRaw, const byte* der, int derSz)
 
     return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
+
+/* Set raw issuer from der buffer, return 0 on success */
+static int SetIssuerRawFromCert(byte* issuerRaw, const byte* der, int derSz)
+{
+    int ret;
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    DecodedCert* decoded;
+#else
+    DecodedCert decoded[1];
 #endif
 
+    if ((derSz < 0) || (issuerRaw == NULL)) {
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+    }
+
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    decoded = (DecodedCert*)XMALLOC(sizeof(DecodedCert), NULL,
+                                                       DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+    if (decoded == NULL) {
+        return MEMORY_E;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    InitDecodedCert(decoded, (byte*)der, derSz, NULL);
+    ret = ParseCertRelative(decoded, CA_TYPE, NO_VERIFY, 0);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("ParseCertRelative error");
+    }
+#ifndef IGNORE_NAME_CONSTRAINT
+    else {
+        if ((decoded->issuerRaw) &&
+            (decoded->issuerRawLen <= (int)sizeof(CertName))) {
+            XMEMCPY(issuerRaw, decoded->issuerRaw, decoded->issuerRawLen);
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    else {
+        /* Fields are not accessible */
+        ret = -1;
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("IGNORE_NAME_CONSTRAINT excludes raw issuer");
+    }
+#endif
+
+    FreeDecodedCert(decoded);
+
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    XFREE(decoded, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+#endif
+
+    return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+}
+#endif /* WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT */
+
 #ifndef NO_FILESYSTEM
 
 /* Set cert issuer from issuerFile in PEM */
@@ -12384,6 +12481,20 @@ int wc_SetSubjectRaw(Cert* cert, const byte* der, int derSz)
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+/* Set cert raw issuer from DER buffer */
+int wc_SetIssuerRaw(Cert* cert, const byte* der, int derSz)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (cert == NULL) {
+        ret = BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+    }
+    else {
+        ret = SetIssuerRawFromCert(cert->issRaw, der, derSz);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_ALT_NAMES
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn.h
index c76d52b4c..32da055db 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn.h
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ struct DecodedCert {
     int     beforeDateLen;
     byte*   afterDate;
     int     afterDateLen;
-#ifdef HAVE_PKCS7
+#if defined(HAVE_PKCS7) || defined(WOLFSSL_CERT_EXT)
     byte*   issuerRaw;               /* pointer to issuer inside source */
     int     issuerRawLen;
 #endif
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn_public.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn_public.h
index cf35e0204..6d10e6e2c 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn_public.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/asn_public.h
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_MakeSelfCert(Cert*, byte* derBuffer, word32 derSz, RsaKey*,
                              WC_RNG*);
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetIssuer(Cert*, const char*);
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubject(Cert*, const char*);
-WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubjectRaw(Cert*, const byte* der, int derSz);
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_ALT_NAMES
     WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetAltNames(Cert*, const char*);
 #endif
@@ -324,6 +323,8 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubjectKeyIdFromPublicKey(Cert *cert, RsaKey *rsakey,
                                                 ecc_key *eckey);
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubjectKeyId(Cert *cert, const char* file);
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_GetSubjectRaw(byte **subjectRaw, Cert *cert);
+WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubjectRaw(Cert* cert, const byte* der, int derSz);
+WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetIssuerRaw(Cert* cert, const byte* der, int derSz);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NTRU
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_SetSubjectKeyIdFromNtruPublicKey(Cert *cert, byte *ntruKey,