diff --git a/spec/sni_spec.cr b/spec/sni_spec.cr
index 09ef868456..8f5b13b8ca 100644
--- a/spec/sni_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/sni_spec.cr
@@ -313,4 +313,82 @@ describe "SNI end-to-end" do
     tcp_server.close
     server_done.receive
   end
+
+  it "copies verify_mode from the SNI selected context" do
+    # Setup SNI manager with mTLS enabled host
+    sni_manager = LavinMQ::SNIManager.new
+    mtls_host = LavinMQ::SNIHost.new("mtls.localhost")
+    mtls_host.tls_cert = "spec/resources/server_certificate.pem"
+    mtls_host.tls_key = "spec/resources/server_key.pem"
+    mtls_host.tls_verify_peer = true
+    mtls_host.tls_ca_cert = "spec/resources/ca_certificate.pem"
+    sni_manager.add_host(mtls_host)
+
+    mtls_host.amqp_tls_context.verify_mode.should eq(OpenSSL::SSL::VerifyMode::PEER | OpenSSL::SSL::VerifyMode::FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT)
+
+    # Default server context without mTLS
+    default_ctx = OpenSSL::SSL::Context::Server.new
+    default_ctx.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VerifyMode::NONE
+    default_ctx.certificate_chain = "spec/resources/server_certificate.pem"
+    default_ctx.private_key = "spec/resources/server_key.pem"
+
+    # SNI callback to switch to mTLS context for mtls.localhost
+    default_ctx.set_sni_callback do |hostname|
+      sni_manager.get_host(hostname).try(&.amqp_tls_context)
+    end
+
+    # Start TLS server
+    tcp_server = TCPServer.new("127.0.0.1", 0)
+    port = tcp_server.local_address.port
+
+    server_done = Channel(Nil).new
+
+    spawn do
+      2.times do
+        if client = tcp_server.accept?
+          begin
+            ssl_socket = OpenSSL::SSL::Socket::Server.new(client, default_ctx)
+            ssl_socket.close
+          rescue
+            # Ignore handshake errors in server
+          ensure
+            client.close
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      server_done.send(nil)
+    end
+
+    # Test 1: Connection without client cert should be rejected
+    tcp_client1 = TCPSocket.new("127.0.0.1", port)
+    client_ctx1 = OpenSSL::SSL::Context::Client.new
+    client_ctx1.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VerifyMode::NONE
+    begin
+      expect_raises(Exception) do
+        ssl_client1 = OpenSSL::SSL::Socket::Client.new(tcp_client1, client_ctx1, hostname: "mtls.localhost")
+        # If handshake succeeds, try to read which should fail
+        ssl_client1.gets
+      end
+    ensure
+      tcp_client1.close
+    end
+
+    # Test 2: Connection with valid client cert should succeed
+    tcp_client2 = TCPSocket.new("127.0.0.1", port)
+    client_ctx2 = OpenSSL::SSL::Context::Client.new
+    client_ctx2.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VerifyMode::NONE
+    client_ctx2.certificate_chain = "spec/resources/client_certificate.pem"
+    client_ctx2.private_key = "spec/resources/client_key.pem"
+    begin
+      ssl_client2 = OpenSSL::SSL::Socket::Client.new(tcp_client2, client_ctx2, hostname: "mtls.localhost")
+      # If handshake succeeds, try to read too
+      ssl_client2.gets
+      ssl_client2.close
+    ensure
+      tcp_client2.close
+    end
+
+    tcp_server.close
+    server_done.receive
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/stdlib/openssl_sni.cr b/src/stdlib/openssl_sni.cr
index 8f0c1adb6b..9c234e44a0 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/openssl_sni.cr
+++ b/src/stdlib/openssl_sni.cr
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ lib LibSSL
 
   fun ssl_ctx_callback_ctrl = SSL_CTX_callback_ctrl(ctx : SSLContext, cmd : LibC::Int, fp : Proc(Void)) : LibC::Long
   fun ssl_set_ssl_ctx = SSL_set_SSL_CTX(ssl : SSL, ctx : SSLContext) : SSLContext
+  fun ssl_set_verify = SSL_set_verify(ssl : SSL, mode : LibC::Int, callback : Void*) : Void
 end
 
 class OpenSSL::SSL::Context::Server
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ class OpenSSL::SSL::Context::Server
         if new_context
           # Switch to the new SSL_CTX for this connection
           LibSSL.ssl_set_ssl_ctx(ssl, new_context.to_unsafe)
+          verify_mode = LibSSL.ssl_ctx_get_verify_mode(new_context.to_unsafe).to_i
+          LibSSL.ssl_set_verify(ssl, verify_mode, nil)
         end
 
         LibSSL::SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_OK