diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 03c16b05b..91868887d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ then
     else
     	AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid value for --enable-harden-tls])
 	fi
+    AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_EXTRA_ALERTS -DWOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR"
 fi
 
 # Support for forcing 32-bit mode
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 8bca1bbd3..5e30694b4 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -7127,11 +7127,13 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION
+#if defined(HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION) || \
+    defined(HAVE_SERVER_RENEGOTIATION_INFO)
     if (ssl->options.side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END) {
         int useSecureReneg = ssl->ctx->useSecureReneg;
         /* use secure renegotiation by default (not recommend) */
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION_ON_BY_DEFAULT
+    #if defined(WOLFSSL_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION_ON_BY_DEFAULT) || \
+        (defined(WOLFSSL_HARDEN_TLS) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12))
         useSecureReneg = 1;
     #endif
         if (useSecureReneg) {
@@ -26988,6 +26990,18 @@ static int HashSkeData(WOLFSSL* ssl, enum wc_HashType hashType,
         }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_HARDEN_TLS
+        if (ssl->secure_renegotiation == NULL ||
+                !ssl->secure_renegotiation->enabled) {
+            /* If the server does not acknowledge the extension, the client
+             * MUST generate a fatal handshake_failure alert prior to
+             * terminating the connection.
+             * https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9325#name-renegotiation-in-tls-12 */
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("ServerHello did not contain SCR extension");
+            return SECURE_RENEGOTIATION_E;
+        }
+#endif
+
         ssl->options.serverState = SERVER_HELLO_COMPLETE;
 
         if (IsEncryptionOn(ssl, 0)) {
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 57a3b48d2..73c391893 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -13959,6 +13959,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
 
         case ACCEPT_FIRST_REPLY_DONE :
             if ( (ssl->error = SendServerHello(ssl)) != 0) {
+            #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+            #endif
                 WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                 return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
             }
@@ -13975,6 +13978,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
             #ifndef NO_CERTS
                 if (!ssl->options.resuming)
                     if ( (ssl->error = SendCertificate(ssl)) != 0) {
+                    #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                        ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                    #endif
                         WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                         return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
                     }
@@ -13987,6 +13993,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
             #ifndef NO_CERTS
             if (!ssl->options.resuming)
                 if ( (ssl->error = SendCertificateStatus(ssl)) != 0) {
+                #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                    ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                #endif
                     WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                     return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
                 }
@@ -14003,6 +14012,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
         #endif
             if (!ssl->options.resuming)
                 if ( (ssl->error = SendServerKeyExchange(ssl)) != 0) {
+                #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                    ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                #endif
                     WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                     return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
                 }
@@ -14015,6 +14027,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
                 if (!ssl->options.resuming) {
                     if (ssl->options.verifyPeer) {
                         if ( (ssl->error = SendCertificateRequest(ssl)) != 0) {
+                        #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                            ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                        #endif
                             WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                             return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
                         }
@@ -14032,6 +14047,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
         case CERT_REQ_SENT :
             if (!ssl->options.resuming)
                 if ( (ssl->error = SendServerHelloDone(ssl)) != 0) {
+                #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                    ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                #endif
                     WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                     return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
                 }
@@ -14070,6 +14088,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
 #ifdef HAVE_SESSION_TICKET
             if (ssl->options.createTicket && !ssl->options.noTicketTls12) {
                 if ( (ssl->error = SendTicket(ssl)) != 0) {
+                #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                    ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+                #endif
                     WOLFSSL_MSG("Thought we need ticket but failed");
                     WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                     return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
@@ -14088,6 +14109,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
             }
 
             if ( (ssl->error = SendChangeCipher(ssl)) != 0) {
+            #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+            #endif
                 WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                 return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
             }
@@ -14097,6 +14121,9 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
 
         case CHANGE_CIPHER_SENT :
             if ( (ssl->error = SendFinished(ssl)) != 0) {
+            #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR
+                ProcessReplyEx(ssl, 1); /* See if an alert was sent. */
+            #endif
                 WOLFSSL_ERROR(ssl->error);
                 return WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
             }
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index f29e35983..40f197a09 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -63519,6 +63519,77 @@ static int test_extra_alerts_bad_psk(void)
     return TEST_SKIPPED;
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_HARDEN_TLS) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12) && \
+        defined(HAVE_IO_TESTS_DEPENDENCIES)
+static int test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_io_cb(WOLFSSL *ssl, char *buf,
+        int sz, void *ctx)
+{
+    static int sentServerHello = FALSE;
+
+    if (!sentServerHello) {
+        byte renegExt[] = { 0xFF, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00 };
+        size_t i;
+
+        if (sz < (int)sizeof(renegExt))
+            return WOLFSSL_CBIO_ERR_GENERAL;
+
+        /* Remove SCR from ServerHello */
+        for (i = 0; i < sz - sizeof(renegExt); i++) {
+            if (XMEMCMP(buf + i, renegExt, sizeof(renegExt)) == 0) {
+                /* Found the extension. Change it to something unrecognized. */
+                buf[i+1] = 0x11;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        sentServerHello = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    return EmbedSend(ssl, buf, sz, ctx);
+}
+
+static void test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_ssl_ready(WOLFSSL* ssl)
+{
+    wolfSSL_SSLSetIOSend(ssl, test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_io_cb);
+}
+
+static void test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_on_cleanup(WOLFSSL* ssl)
+{
+    WOLFSSL_ALERT_HISTORY h;
+    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_get_alert_history(ssl, &h), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+    AssertIntEQ(h.last_rx.code, handshake_failure);
+    AssertIntEQ(h.last_rx.level, alert_fatal);
+}
+
+static int test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation(void)
+{
+    callback_functions client_cbs, server_cbs;
+
+    XMEMSET(&client_cbs, 0, sizeof(client_cbs));
+    XMEMSET(&server_cbs, 0, sizeof(server_cbs));
+
+    client_cbs.method = wolfTLSv1_2_client_method;
+    server_cbs.method = wolfTLSv1_2_server_method;
+
+    server_cbs.ssl_ready = test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_ssl_ready;
+    server_cbs.on_cleanup = test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation_on_cleanup;
+    test_wolfSSL_client_server_nofail(&client_cbs, &server_cbs);
+
+    AssertIntEQ(client_cbs.return_code, TEST_FAIL);
+    AssertIntEQ(client_cbs.last_err, SECURE_RENEGOTIATION_E);
+    AssertIntEQ(server_cbs.return_code, TEST_FAIL);
+    AssertIntEQ(server_cbs.last_err, SOCKET_ERROR_E);
+
+    return TEST_RES_CHECK(1);
+}
+#else
+static int test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation(void)
+{
+    return TEST_SKIPPED;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
  | Main
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -64539,6 +64610,7 @@ TEST_CASE testCases[] = {
     TEST_DECL(test_extra_alerts_wrong_cs),
     TEST_DECL(test_extra_alerts_skip_hs),
     TEST_DECL(test_extra_alerts_bad_psk),
+    TEST_DECL(test_harden_no_secure_renegotiation),
     /* If at some point a stub get implemented this test should fail indicating
      * a need to implement a new test case
      */
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index cf9e01bbb..9156bad71 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -2995,6 +2995,13 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
     #ifndef NO_OLD_TLS
         #error "TLS < 1.2 protocol versions not allowed https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9325#section-3.1.1"
     #endif
+    #if !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12) && !defined(HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION) && \
+        !defined(HAVE_SERVER_RENEGOTIATION_INFO)
+        #error "TLS 1.2 requires at least HAVE_SERVER_RENEGOTIATION_INFO to send the secure renegotiation extension https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9325#section-3.5"
+    #endif
+    #if !defined(WOLFSSL_EXTRA_ALERTS) || !defined(WOLFSSL_CHECK_ALERT_ON_ERR)
+        #error "RFC9325 requires some additional alerts to be sent"
+    #endif
     /* Ciphersuite check done in internal.h */
 #endif