diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index d0c2258fc..c20a92f33 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -2843,6 +2843,14 @@ static void AddRecordHeader(byte* output, word32 length, byte type, WOLFSSL* ssl
     rl->pvMajor = ssl->version.major;       /* type and version same in each */
     rl->pvMinor = ssl->version.minor;
 
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_ALTERNATIVE_DOWNGRADE
+    if (ssl->options.side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END
+    &&  ssl->options.connectState == CONNECT_BEGIN
+    && !ssl->options.resuming)
+        rl->pvMinor = ssl->options.downgrade ? ssl->options.minDowngrade
+                                             : ssl->version.minor;
+#endif
+
     if (!ssl->options.dtls)
         c16toa((word16)length, rl->length);
     else {