diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f42cec..35fbc53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ systemd-netlogd reads configuration files named `/etc/systemd/netlogd.conf` and
     TLSCertificateAuthMode=
         Specifies whether to validate the certificate. Takes one of no, allow, deny, warn. Defaults to 'deny' which rejects certificates failed to validate.
 
+    TLSServerCertificate=
+        Specify a custom certificate to validate the server against. Takes a path to a certificate file in PEM format.
+
     KeepAlive=
         Takes a boolean argument. If true, the TCP/IP stack will send a keep alive message after 2h (depending on the configuration of /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_time) for all TCP streams accepted on this socket. This controls the SO_KEEPALIVE socket option (see socket(7) and the TCP Keepalive HOWTO for details.) Defaults to false.
 
diff --git a/conf/netlogd.conf.in b/conf/netlogd.conf.in
index fa5b938..4ebcae8 100644
--- a/conf/netlogd.conf.in
+++ b/conf/netlogd.conf.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #Address=239.0.0.1:6000
 #Protocol=udp
 #TLSCertificateAuthMode=deny
+#TLSServerCertificate=
 #LogFormat=rfc5424
 #Directory=
 #Namespace=
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-conf.c b/src/netlog/netlog-conf.c
index 608b57d..48a5ee0 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-conf.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-conf.c
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ int manager_parse_config_file(Manager *m) {
                 && m->protocol != SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_DTLS)
                 log_warning("TLSCertificateAuthMode= set but unencrypted %s connection specified.", protocol_to_string(m->protocol));
 
+        if (m->server_cert
+                && m->protocol != SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_TLS
+                && m->protocol != SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_DTLS)
+                log_warning("TLSServerCertificate= set but unencrypted %s connection specified.", protocol_to_string(m->protocol));
+
         if (m->dir && m->namespace)
                 log_warning("Ignoring Namespace= setting since Directory= is set.");
 
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.c b/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.c
index aa4bef2..ff89e58 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.c
@@ -192,16 +192,28 @@ void dtls_manager_free(DTLSManager *m) {
         free(m);
 }
 
-int dtls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth_mode, DTLSManager **ret) {
+int dtls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth_mode, const char *server_cert, DTLSManager **ret) {
         _cleanup_(dtls_manager_freep) DTLSManager *m = NULL;
         _cleanup_(SSL_CTX_freep) SSL_CTX *ctx = NULL;
+        int r;
 
         ctx = SSL_CTX_new(DTLS_method());
         if (!ctx)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOMEM),
                                        "DTLS: Failed to allocate memory for SSL CTX: %m");
 
-        SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(ctx);
+        if (server_cert) {
+                r = SSL_CTX_load_verify_file(ctx, server_cert);
+                if (r != 1)
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOTRECOVERABLE),"DTLS: Failed to load CA certificate from '%s': %s",
+                                               server_cert, ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
+        } else {
+                r = SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(ctx);
+                if (r != 1)
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOTRECOVERABLE), "DTLS: Failed to load default CA certificates: %s",
+                                               ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
+        }
+
         SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(ctx, VERIFICATION_DEPTH + 1);
 
         m = new(DTLSManager, 1);
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.h b/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.h
index 39cf62a..fdf24c9 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.h
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-dtls.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct DTLSManager {
 };
 
 void dtls_manager_free(DTLSManager *m);
-int dtls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth_mode, DTLSManager **ret);
+int dtls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth_mode, const char *server_cert, DTLSManager **ret);
 
 int dtls_connect(DTLSManager *m, SocketAddress *addr);
 void dtls_disconnect(DTLSManager *m);
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-gperf.gperf b/src/netlog/netlog-gperf.gperf
index 41da965..d7836aa 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-gperf.gperf
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-gperf.gperf
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Network.UseSysLogStructuredData,  config_parse_bool,                      0, off
 Network.UseSysLogMsgId,           config_parse_bool,                      0, offsetof(Manager, syslog_msgid)
 Network.ConnectionRetrySec,       config_parse_sec,                       0, offsetof(Manager, connection_retry_usec)
 Network.TLSCertificateAuthMode,   config_parse_tls_certificate_auth_mode, 0, offsetof(Manager, auth_mode)
+Network.TLSServerCertificate,     config_parse_string,                    0, offsetof(Manager, server_cert)
 Network.KeepAlive,                config_parse_bool,                      0, offsetof(Manager, keep_alive)
 Network.KeepAliveTimeSec,         config_parse_sec,                       0, offsetof(Manager, keep_alive_time)
 Network.KeepAliveIntervalSec,     config_parse_sec,                       0, offsetof(Manager, keep_alive_interval)
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
index 9835b24..8bf2d94 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ void manager_free(Manager *m) {
 
         free(m->dtls);
         free(m->tls);
+        free(m->server_cert);
 
         free(m->server_name);
 
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.h b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.h
index 426856f..ba578c1 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.h
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct Manager {
         SysLogTransmissionProtocol protocol;
         SysLogTransmissionLogFormat log_format;
         OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth_mode;
+        char *server_cert;
 
         bool syslog_structured_data;
         bool syslog_msgid;
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-tls.c b/src/netlog/netlog-tls.c
index d1c8d4d..3abc6cb 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-tls.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-tls.c
@@ -192,16 +192,28 @@ void tls_manager_free(TLSManager *m) {
         free(m);
 }
 
-int tls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth, TLSManager **ret ) {
+int tls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth, const char *server_cert, TLSManager **ret ) {
         _cleanup_(tls_manager_freep) TLSManager *m = NULL;
         _cleanup_(SSL_CTX_freep) SSL_CTX *ctx = NULL;
+        int r;
 
         ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
         if (!ctx)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOMEM),
                                        "TLS: Failed to allocate memory for SSL CTX: %m");
 
-        SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(ctx);
+        if (server_cert) {
+                r = SSL_CTX_load_verify_file(ctx, server_cert);
+                if (r != 1)
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOTRECOVERABLE),"TLS: Failed to load CA certificate from '%s': %s",
+                                               server_cert, ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
+        } else {
+                r = SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(ctx);
+                if (r != 1)
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOTRECOVERABLE), "TLS: Failed to load default CA certificates: %s",
+                                               ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
+        }
+
         SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(ctx, VERIFICATION_DEPTH + 1);
 
         m = new(TLSManager, 1);
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-tls.h b/src/netlog/netlog-tls.h
index bb7f883..6f3fd69 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-tls.h
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-tls.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct TLSManager {
 };
 
 void tls_manager_free(TLSManager *m);
-int tls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth, TLSManager **ret);
+int tls_manager_init(OpenSSLCertificateAuthMode auth, const char *server_cert, TLSManager **ret);
 
 int tls_connect(TLSManager *m, SocketAddress *addr);
 void tls_disconnect(TLSManager *m);
diff --git a/src/netlog/systemd-netlogd.c b/src/netlog/systemd-netlogd.c
index 18c0231..0f59b10 100644
--- a/src/netlog/systemd-netlogd.c
+++ b/src/netlog/systemd-netlogd.c
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
         switch (m->protocol) {
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_DTLS:
-                        r = dtls_manager_init(m->auth_mode, &m->dtls);
+                        r = dtls_manager_init(m->auth_mode, m->server_cert, &m->dtls);
                         break;
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_TLS:
-                        r = tls_manager_init(m->auth_mode, &m->tls);
+                        r = tls_manager_init(m->auth_mode, m->server_cert, &m->tls);
                         break;
                 default:
                         break;