diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 15d78c4f3..1ed7e1140 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -45677,6 +45677,14 @@ int wolfSSL_SESSION_print(WOLFSSL_BIO *bp, const WOLFSSL_SESSION *x)
 #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || (defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA) && defined(HAVE_STUNNEL)) \
     || defined(WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE) || defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX)
 
+int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL* ssl) {
+    if(ssl == NULL) {
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+    }
+
+    return wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(ssl->ctx);
+}
+
 int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
 {
     int mode = 0;
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
index 95c0fdb57..ccfdc2f9d 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ typedef STACK_OF(ACCESS_DESCRIPTION) AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS;
 
 /* at the moment only returns ok */
 #define SSL_get_verify_result           wolfSSL_get_verify_result
-#define SSL_get_verify_mode             wolfSSL_SSL_get_mode
+#define SSL_get_verify_mode             wolfSSL_SSL_get_verify_mode
 #define SSL_get_verify_depth            wolfSSL_get_verify_depth
 #define SSL_CTX_get_verify_mode         wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode
 #define SSL_CTX_get_verify_depth        wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_depth
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 16692d010..7d25cef62 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -3834,6 +3834,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_set1_curves_list(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* names);
     defined(HAVE_STUNNEL) || defined(WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE) || \
     defined(WOLFSSL_NGINX) || defined(WOLFSSL_HAPROXY)
 
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL* ssl);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
 
 #endif