diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 284dad50b..d8b5bd21c 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -25743,6 +25743,68 @@ char* wolfSSL_CONF_get1_default_config_file(void)
     return NULL;
 }
 #endif
+
+
+WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM* wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new(void)
+{
+    WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param = NULL;
+    param = XMALLOC(sizeof(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM), NULL,
+            DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
+    if (param != NULL)
+        XMEMSET(param, 0, sizeof(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM ));
+
+    return(param);
+}
+
+
+void wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_free(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param)
+{
+    if (param != NULL)
+        XFREE(param, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
+}
+
+
+/* Sets flags by OR'ing with existing value. */
+int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,
+        unsigned long flags)
+{
+    int ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+
+    if (param != NULL) {
+        param->flags |= flags;
+        ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if (param != NULL) {
+        ret = param->flags;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_clear_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,
+        unsigned long flags)
+{
+    int ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+
+    if (param != NULL) {
+        param->flags &= ~flags;
+        ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************
 * wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host - sets the DNS hostname to name
 * hostnames is cleared if name is NULL or empty.
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index e51b7434d..81a4a221b 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -29793,11 +29793,7 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM(void)
 
     printf(testingFmt, "wolfSSL_X509()");
 
-    /* Initializer function is not ported */
-    /* param = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new(); */
-
-    param = (WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *)XMALLOC(
-                sizeof(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
+    param = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new();
     AssertNotNull(param);
 
     XMEMSET(param, 0, sizeof(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM ));
@@ -29821,7 +29817,19 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM(void)
     AssertIntEQ(1, ret);
     AssertIntEQ(0, XSTRNCMP(param->ipasc, testIPv6, WOLFSSL_MAX_IPSTR));
 
-    XFREE(param, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_OPENSSL);
+    ret = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(param, WOLFSSL_CRL_CHECKALL);
+    AssertIntEQ(1, ret);
+
+    ret = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags(param);
+    AssertIntEQ(WOLFSSL_CRL_CHECKALL, ret);
+
+    ret = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_clear_flags(param, WOLFSSL_CRL_CHECKALL);
+    AssertIntEQ(1, ret);
+
+    ret = wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags(param);
+    AssertIntEQ(0, ret);
+
+    wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_free(param);
 
     printf(resultFmt, passed);
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
index 95c0fdb57..eeea765a4 100644
--- a/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/openssl/ssl.h
@@ -586,6 +586,11 @@ wolfSSL_X509_STORE_set_verify_cb((WOLFSSL_X509_STORE *)(s), (WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_
 #define X509_STORE_get_by_subject       wolfSSL_X509_STORE_get_by_subject
 #define X509_STORE_CTX_get1_issuer      wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_get1_issuer
 #define X509_STORE_CTX_set_time         wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_set_time
+#define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new           wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new
+#define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_free          wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_free
+#define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags     wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags
+#define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags     wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags
+#define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_clear_flags   wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_clear_flags
 #define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_hostflags wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_hostflags
 #define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host     wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host
 #define X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_ip_asc   wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_ip_asc
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index b32aaf7d9..723a8f61a 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -1505,6 +1505,13 @@ WOLFSSL_API int       wolfSSL_sk_X509_REVOKED_num(WOLFSSL_X509_REVOKED*);
 WOLFSSL_API void      wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_set_time(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX*,
                                                       unsigned long flags,
                                                       time_t t);
+WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM* wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new(void);
+WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_free(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,
+        unsigned long flags);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_clear_flags(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,
+        unsigned long flags);
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_hostflags(
                 WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM* param, unsigned int flags);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host(WOLFSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM* pParam,