diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fd83b9e60..b38d56f27 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 PolarSSL ChangeLog (Sorted per branch, date)
 
+= PolarSSL 1.3.10 released ???
+
+Features
+   * Certificate selection based on signature hash, prefering SHA-1 over SHA-2
+     for pre-1.2 clients when multiple certificates are available.
+
 = PolarSSL 1.3.9 released 2014-10-20
 Security
    * Lowest common hash was selected from signature_algorithms extension in
diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index 211ab5d47..04608ee98 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static int ssl_check_key_curve( pk_context *pk,
 static int ssl_pick_cert( ssl_context *ssl,
                           const ssl_ciphersuite_t * ciphersuite_info )
 {
-    ssl_key_cert *cur, *list;
+    ssl_key_cert *cur, *list, *fallback = NULL;
     pk_type_t pk_alg = ssl_get_ciphersuite_sig_pk_alg( ciphersuite_info );
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
@@ -814,15 +814,36 @@ static int ssl_pick_cert( ssl_context *ssl,
             continue;
 #endif
 
+        /*
+         * Try to select a SHA-1 certificate for pre-1.2 clients, but still
+         * present them a SHA-higher cert rather than failing if it's the only
+         * one we got that satisfies the other conditions.
+         */
+        if( ssl->minor_ver < SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 &&
+            cur->cert->sig_md != POLARSSL_MD_SHA1 )
+        {
+            if( fallback == NULL )
+                fallback = cur;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         /* If we get there, we got a winner */
         break;
     }
 
-    if( cur == NULL )
-        return( -1 );
+    if( cur != NULL )
+    {
+        ssl->handshake->key_cert = cur;
+        return( 0 );
+    }
 
-    ssl->handshake->key_cert = cur;
-    return( 0 );
+    if( fallback != NULL )
+    {
+        ssl->handshake->key_cert = fallback;
+        return( 0 );
+    }
+
+    return( -1 );
 }
 #endif /* POLARSSL_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
 
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index f94808d2c..2cf4b6e70 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -956,6 +956,60 @@ run_test    "Authentication: client no cert, ssl3" \
             -C "! ssl_handshake returned" \
             -S "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
 
+# Tests for certificate selection based on SHA verson
+
+run_test    "Certificate hash: client TLS 1.2 -> SHA-2" \
+            "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5.crt \
+                    key_file=data_files/server5.key \
+                    crt_file2=data_files/server5-sha1.crt \
+                    key_file2=data_files/server5.key" \
+            "$P_CLI force_version=tls1_2" \
+            0 \
+            -c "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA256" \
+            -C "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA1"
+
+run_test    "Certificate hash: client TLS 1.1 -> SHA-1" \
+            "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5.crt \
+                    key_file=data_files/server5.key \
+                    crt_file2=data_files/server5-sha1.crt \
+                    key_file2=data_files/server5.key" \
+            "$P_CLI force_version=tls1_1" \
+            0 \
+            -C "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA256" \
+            -c "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA1"
+
+run_test    "Certificate hash: client TLS 1.0 -> SHA-1" \
+            "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5.crt \
+                    key_file=data_files/server5.key \
+                    crt_file2=data_files/server5-sha1.crt \
+                    key_file2=data_files/server5.key" \
+            "$P_CLI force_version=tls1" \
+            0 \
+            -C "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA256" \
+            -c "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA1"
+
+run_test    "Certificate hash: client TLS 1.1, no SHA-1 -> SHA-2 (order 1)" \
+            "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5.crt \
+                    key_file=data_files/server5.key \
+                    crt_file2=data_files/server6.crt \
+                    key_file2=data_files/server6.key" \
+            "$P_CLI force_version=tls1_1" \
+            0 \
+            -c "serial number.*09" \
+            -c "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA256" \
+            -C "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA1"
+
+run_test    "Certificate hash: client TLS 1.1, no SHA-1 -> SHA-2 (order 2)" \
+            "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server6.crt \
+                    key_file=data_files/server6.key \
+                    crt_file2=data_files/server5.crt \
+                    key_file2=data_files/server5.key" \
+            "$P_CLI force_version=tls1_1" \
+            0 \
+            -c "serial number.*0A" \
+            -c "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA256" \
+            -C "signed using.*ECDSA with SHA1"
+
 # tests for SNI
 
 run_test    "SNI: no SNI callback" \