diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 2c3e9a52f..757e5c750 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ static int ExportOptions(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* exp, word32 len, byte ver,
     exp[idx++] = 0;
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    exp[idx++] = options->haveAnon;
+    exp[idx++] = options->useAnon;
 #else
     exp[idx++] = 0;
 #endif
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ static int ImportOptions(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* exp, word32 len, byte ver,
     idx++;
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    options->haveAnon = exp[idx++];     /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
+    options->useAnon = exp[idx++];     /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
 #else
     idx++;
 #endif
@@ -6409,7 +6409,7 @@ void InitSSL_CTX_Suites(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
     havePSK = ctx->havePSK;
 #endif /* NO_PSK */
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    haveAnon = ctx->haveAnon;
+    haveAnon = ctx->useAnon;
 #endif /* HAVE_ANON*/
 #ifndef NO_CERTS
     keySz = ctx->privateKeySz;
@@ -6442,7 +6442,7 @@ int InitSSL_Suites(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 #endif /* NO_PSK */
 #if !defined(NO_CERTS) && !defined(WOLFSSL_SESSION_EXPORT)
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    haveAnon = (byte)ssl->options.haveAnon;
+    haveAnon = (byte)ssl->options.useAnon;
 #endif /* HAVE_ANON*/
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_MULTICAST
     haveMcast = (byte)ssl->options.haveMcast;
@@ -6472,7 +6472,7 @@ int InitSSL_Suites(WOLFSSL* ssl)
                 havePSK, ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                 ssl->options.haveECC, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                 ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                ssl->options.haveAnon, ssl->options.side);
+                ssl->options.useAnon, ssl->options.side);
     }
 
 #if !defined(NO_CERTS) && !defined(WOLFSSL_SESSION_EXPORT)
@@ -6692,7 +6692,7 @@ int SetSSL_CTX(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    ssl->options.haveAnon = ctx->haveAnon;
+    ssl->options.useAnon = ctx->useAnon;
 #endif
 #ifndef NO_DH
     ssl->options.minDhKeySz = ctx->minDhKeySz;
@@ -26198,7 +26198,8 @@ ciphersuites introduced through the "bulk" ciphersuites.
 
 @return true on success, else false.
 */
-int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
+static int ParseCipherList(Suites* suites,
+        const char* list, ProtocolVersion version, int privateKeySz, byte side)
 {
     int       ret              = 0;
     int       idx              = 0;
@@ -26227,14 +26228,14 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
 #ifndef NO_RSA
         haveRSA = 1;
 #endif
-        InitSuites(suites, ctx->method->version,
+        InitSuites(suites, version,
 #ifndef NO_CERTS
-                ctx->privateKeySz,
+                privateKeySz,
 #else
                 0,
 #endif
                 haveRSA, 1, 1, !haveRSA, 1, haveRSA, !haveRSA, 1, 1, 0, 0,
-                ctx->method->side);
+                side);
         return 1; /* wolfSSL default */
     }
 
@@ -26311,9 +26312,6 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
                 haveSig |= SIG_ANON;
             else
                 haveSig &= ~SIG_ANON;
-        #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-            ctx->haveAnon = (haveSig & SIG_ANON) == SIG_ANON;
-        #endif
             haveRSA = 1;
             haveDH = 1;
             haveECC = 1;
@@ -26336,9 +26334,6 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
         if (XSTRCMP(name, "HIGH") == 0 && allowing) {
             /* Disable static, anonymous, and null ciphers */
             haveSig &= ~SIG_ANON;
-        #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-            ctx->haveAnon = 0;
-        #endif
             haveRSA = 1;
             haveDH = 1;
             haveECC = 1;
@@ -26358,9 +26353,6 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
                 haveSig |= SIG_ANON;
             else
                 haveSig &= ~SIG_ANON;
-        #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-            ctx->haveAnon = allowing;
-        #endif
             if (allowing) {
                 /* Allow RSA by default. */
                 if (!haveECC)
@@ -26474,7 +26466,7 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
 
             #ifdef WOLFSSL_DTLS
                 /* don't allow stream ciphers with DTLS */
-                if (ctx->method->version.major == DTLS_MAJOR) {
+                if (version.major == DTLS_MAJOR) {
                     if (XSTRSTR(name, "RC4"))
                     {
                         WOLFSSL_MSG("Stream ciphers not supported with DTLS");
@@ -26591,14 +26583,14 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
     if (ret) {
         int keySz = 0;
     #ifndef NO_CERTS
-        keySz = ctx->privateKeySz;
+        keySz = privateKeySz;
     #endif
     #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
         if (callInitSuites) {
             suites->setSuites = 0; /* Force InitSuites */
             suites->hashSigAlgoSz = 0; /* Force InitSuitesHashSigAlgo call
                                         * inside InitSuites */
-            InitSuites(suites, ctx->method->version, keySz, (word16)haveRSA,
+            InitSuites(suites, version, keySz, (word16)haveRSA,
                        (word16)havePSK, (word16)haveDH,
                        (word16)((haveSig & SIG_ECDSA) != 0),
                        (word16)haveECC, (word16)haveStaticRSA,
@@ -26606,7 +26598,7 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
                        (word16)((haveSig & SIG_FALCON) != 0),
                        (word16)((haveSig & SIG_DILITHIUM) != 0),
                        (word16)((haveSig & SIG_ANON) != 0),
-                       (word16)haveNull, ctx->method->side);
+                       (word16)haveNull, side);
             /* Restore user ciphers ahead of defaults */
             XMEMMOVE(suites->suites + idx, suites->suites,
                     min(suites->suiteSz, WOLFSSL_MAX_SUITE_SZ-idx));
@@ -26621,7 +26613,7 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
         }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RENEGOTIATION_INDICATION
-        if (ctx->method->side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END) {
+        if (side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END) {
             if (suites->suiteSz > WOLFSSL_MAX_SUITE_SZ - 2) {
                 WOLFSSL_MSG("Too many ciphersuites");
                 return 0;
@@ -26635,11 +26627,44 @@ int SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const char* list)
         suites->setSuites = 1;
     }
 
-    (void)ctx;
-
     return ret;
 }
 
+int SetCipherList_ex(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const WOLFSSL* ssl,
+        Suites* suites, const char* list)
+{
+    ProtocolVersion version;
+    int privateKeySz = 0;
+    byte side;
+
+    if (ctx != NULL) {
+        version = ctx->method->version;
+#ifndef NO_CERTS
+        privateKeySz = ctx->privateKeySz;
+#endif
+        side = ctx->method->side;
+    }
+    else if (ssl != NULL) {
+        version = ssl->version;
+#ifndef NO_CERTS
+        privateKeySz = ssl->buffers.keySz;
+#endif
+        side = (byte)ssl->options.side;
+    }
+    else {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("SetCipherList_ex parameter error");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return ParseCipherList(suites, list, version, privateKeySz, side);
+}
+
+int SetCipherList(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
+                                 const char* list)
+{
+    return SetCipherList_ex(ctx, NULL, suites, list);
+}
+
 #if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA) || defined(WOLFSSL_SET_CIPHER_BYTES)
 int SetCipherListFromBytes(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites, const byte* list,
                            const int listSz)
@@ -35323,7 +35348,7 @@ static int DoSessionTicket(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                        ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                        ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                        ssl->options.haveFalconSig,
-                       ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.haveAnon,
+                       ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.useAnon,
                        TRUE, ssl->options.side);
         }
 
@@ -35714,7 +35739,7 @@ static int DoSessionTicket(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                        ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                        ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                        ssl->options.haveFalconSig,
-                       ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.haveAnon,
+                       ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.useAnon,
                        TRUE, ssl->options.side);
         }
 
@@ -35792,7 +35817,7 @@ static int DoSessionTicket(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                            ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                            ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                            ssl->options.haveFalconSig,
-                           ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.haveAnon,
+                           ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig, ssl->options.useAnon,
                            TRUE, ssl->options.side);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 74c6b0edc..4f42c5359 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -1478,11 +1478,12 @@ WOLFSSL* wolfSSL_new(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
         return ssl;
 
     ssl = (WOLFSSL*) XMALLOC(sizeof(WOLFSSL), ctx->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SSL);
-    if (ssl)
+    if (ssl) {
         if ( (ret = InitSSL(ssl, ctx, 0)) < 0) {
             FreeSSL(ssl, ctx->heap);
             ssl = 0;
         }
+    }
 
     WOLFSSL_LEAVE("wolfSSL_new", ret);
     (void)ret;
@@ -3068,7 +3069,7 @@ int wolfSSL_SetTmpDH(WOLFSSL* ssl, const unsigned char* p, int pSz,
                    ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                    ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                    ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                   ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+                   ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     }
 
     WOLFSSL_LEAVE("wolfSSL_SetTmpDH", 0);
@@ -5329,7 +5330,7 @@ int wolfSSL_SetVersion(WOLFSSL* ssl, int version)
                ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-               ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+               ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
 }
 #endif /* !leanpsk */
@@ -7950,7 +7951,7 @@ int ProcessBuffer(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const unsigned char* buff,
                    havePSK, ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                    ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                    ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                   ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+                   ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     }
     else if (ctx && resetSuites) {
         word16 havePSK = 0;
@@ -7974,7 +7975,7 @@ int ProcessBuffer(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const unsigned char* buff,
                    ctx->haveECC, TRUE, ctx->haveStaticECC,
                    ctx->haveFalconSig, ctx->haveDilithiumSig,
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-                   ctx->haveAnon,
+                   ctx->useAnon,
 #else
                    FALSE,
 #endif
@@ -11837,8 +11838,8 @@ static int CheckcipherList(const char* list)
  *
  * returns WOLFSSL_SUCCESS on success and sets the cipher suite list
  */
-static int wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
-        const char* list)
+static int wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL* ssl,
+        Suites* suites, const char* list)
 {
     int     ret = 0;
     int     listattribute = 0;
@@ -11863,7 +11864,7 @@ static int wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
        /* list has mixed(pre-TLSv13 and TLSv13) suites
         * update cipher suites the same as before
         */
-        return (SetCipherList(ctx, suites, list)) ? WOLFSSL_SUCCESS :
+        return (SetCipherList_ex(ctx, ssl, suites, list)) ? WOLFSSL_SUCCESS :
         WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
     }
     else if (listattribute == 1) {
@@ -11877,7 +11878,8 @@ static int wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
         * simulate set_ciphersuites() compatibility layer API
         */
         tls13Only = 1;
-        if (!IsAtLeastTLSv1_3(ctx->method->version)) {
+        if ((ctx != NULL && !IsAtLeastTLSv1_3(ctx->method->version)) ||
+                (ssl != NULL && !IsAtLeastTLSv1_3(ssl->version))) {
             /* Silently ignore TLS 1.3 ciphers if we don't support it. */
             return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
         }
@@ -11903,7 +11905,7 @@ static int wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
         XMEMCPY(suitesCpy, suites->suites, suites->suiteSz);
     suitesCpySz = suites->suiteSz;
 
-    ret = SetCipherList(ctx, suites, list);
+    ret = SetCipherList_ex(ctx, ssl, suites, list);
     if (ret != 1) {
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
         XFREE(suitesCpy, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
@@ -11967,7 +11969,7 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* list)
         return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
 
 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
-    return wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(ctx, ctx->suites, list);
+    return wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(ctx, NULL, ctx->suites, list);
 #else
     return (SetCipherList(ctx, ctx->suites, list)) ?
         WOLFSSL_SUCCESS : WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
@@ -12003,9 +12005,9 @@ int wolfSSL_set_cipher_list(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* list)
         return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
 
 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
-    return wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(ssl->ctx, ssl->suites, list);
+    return wolfSSL_parse_cipher_list(NULL, ssl, ssl->suites, list);
 #else
-    return (SetCipherList(ssl->ctx, ssl->suites, list)) ?
+    return (SetCipherList_ex(NULL, ssl, ssl->suites, list)) ?
         WOLFSSL_SUCCESS :
         WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
 #endif
@@ -13105,7 +13107,7 @@ int wolfSSL_DTLS_SetCookieSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl,
         (void)havePSK;
 
         #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-            haveAnon = ssl->options.haveAnon;
+            haveAnon = ssl->options.useAnon;
         #endif
         (void)haveAnon;
 
@@ -15704,7 +15706,7 @@ int wolfSSL_set_compression(WOLFSSL* ssl)
                    ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                    ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                    ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                   ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+                   ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     }
     #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
     /**
@@ -15761,7 +15763,7 @@ int wolfSSL_set_compression(WOLFSSL* ssl)
                    ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                    ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                    ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                   ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+                   ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     }
 
     const char* wolfSSL_get_psk_identity_hint(const WOLFSSL* ssl)
@@ -15852,7 +15854,7 @@ int wolfSSL_set_compression(WOLFSSL* ssl)
         if (ctx == NULL)
             return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
 
-        ctx->haveAnon = 1;
+        ctx->useAnon = 1;
 
         return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -21971,7 +21973,7 @@ long wolfSSL_set_options(WOLFSSL* ssl, long op)
                    ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                    ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                    ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-                   ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+                   ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
     }
 
     return ssl->options.mask;
diff --git a/src/tls13.c b/src/tls13.c
index 20f066f58..2195249f5 100644
--- a/src/tls13.c
+++ b/src/tls13.c
@@ -13486,7 +13486,7 @@ void wolfSSL_set_psk_client_cs_callback(WOLFSSL* ssl,
                ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-               ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+               ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
 }
 
 /* Set the PSK callback that returns the cipher suite for a client to use
@@ -13539,7 +13539,7 @@ void wolfSSL_set_psk_client_tls13_callback(WOLFSSL* ssl,
                ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-               ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+               ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
 }
 
 /* Set the PSK callback that returns the cipher suite for a server to use
@@ -13589,7 +13589,7 @@ void wolfSSL_set_psk_server_tls13_callback(WOLFSSL* ssl,
                ssl->options.haveDH, ssl->options.haveECDSAsig,
                ssl->options.haveECC, TRUE, ssl->options.haveStaticECC,
                ssl->options.haveFalconSig, ssl->options.haveDilithiumSig,
-               ssl->options.haveAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
+               ssl->options.useAnon, TRUE, ssl->options.side);
 }
 
 /* Get name of first supported cipher suite that uses the hash indicated.
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index 7e418b996..5baeb93b0 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ struct Suites {
     word16 hashSigAlgoSz;           /* SigAlgo extension length in bytes */
     byte   suites[WOLFSSL_MAX_SUITE_SZ];
     byte   hashSigAlgo[WOLFSSL_MAX_SIGALGO]; /* sig/algo to offer */
-    byte   setSuites;               /* user set suites from default */
+    byte   setSuites:1;             /* user set suites from default */
 };
 
 typedef struct CipherSuite {
@@ -2377,7 +2377,9 @@ typedef struct TLSX TLSX;
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL int MatchSuite_ex(const WOLFSSL* ssl, Suites* peerSuites,
                                 CipherSuite* cs, TLSX* extensions);
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  MatchSuite(WOLFSSL* ssl, Suites* peerSuites);
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  SetCipherList(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  SetCipherList_ex(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const WOLFSSL* ssl,
+        Suites* suites, const char* list);
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  SetCipherList(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
                                  const char* list);
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL int  SetCipherListFromBytes(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, Suites* suites,
                                           const byte* list, const int listSz);
@@ -3762,7 +3764,7 @@ struct WOLFSSL_CTX {
     word32          maxEarlyDataSz;
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ANON
-    byte        haveAnon;               /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
+    byte        useAnon;               /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
 #endif /* HAVE_ANON */
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_ENCRYPTED_KEYS
     wc_pem_password_cb* passwd_cb;
@@ -4698,7 +4700,7 @@ struct Options {
 #ifdef HAVE_POLY1305
     word16            oldPoly:1;        /* set when to use old rfc way of poly*/
 #endif
-    word16            haveAnon:1;       /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
+    word16            useAnon:1;       /* User wants to allow Anon suites */
 #ifdef HAVE_SESSION_TICKET
     word16            createTicket:1;     /* Server to create new Ticket */
     word16            useTicket:1;        /* Use Ticket not session cache */