diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
index cd1f504471..3df2a33b0b 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
@@ -315,6 +315,51 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_check_cert(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+qcrypto_tls_creds_check_authority_chain(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
+                                        gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
+                                        gnutls_x509_crt_t *cacerts,
+                                        unsigned int ncacerts,
+                                        const char *cacertFile,
+                                        bool isServer,
+                                        bool isCA,
+                                        Error **errp)
+{
+    gnutls_x509_crt_t *cert_to_check = &cert;
+    bool checking_issuer = true;
+    int retval = 0;
+
+    while (checking_issuer) {
+        checking_issuer = false;
+
+        if (gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(*cert_to_check,
+                                         *cert_to_check)) {
+            /*
+             * The cert is self-signed indicating we have
+             * reached the root of trust.
+             */
+            return qcrypto_tls_creds_check_cert(
+                creds, *cert_to_check, cacertFile,
+                isServer, isCA, errp);
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < ncacerts; i++) {
+            if (gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(*cert_to_check,
+                                             cacerts[i])) {
+                retval = qcrypto_tls_creds_check_cert(
+                    creds, cacerts[i], cacertFile,
+                    isServer, isCA, errp);
+                if (retval < 0) {
+                    return retval;
+                }
+                cert_to_check = &cacerts[i];
+                checking_issuer = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
 
 static int
 qcrypto_tls_creds_check_cert_pair(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
@@ -499,12 +544,12 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_sanity_check(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < ncacerts; i++) {
-        if (qcrypto_tls_creds_check_cert(creds,
-                                         cacerts[i], cacertFile,
-                                         isServer, true, errp) < 0) {
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+    if (cert &&
+        qcrypto_tls_creds_check_authority_chain(creds, cert,
+                                                cacerts, ncacerts,
+                                                cacertFile, isServer,
+                                                true, errp) < 0) {
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     if (cert && ncacerts &&
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-crypto-tlscredsx509.c b/tests/unit/test-crypto-tlscredsx509.c
index 3c25d75ca1..a7ea5f422d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-crypto-tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-crypto-tlscredsx509.c
@@ -589,6 +589,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                  true, true, GNUTLS_KEY_KEY_CERT_SIGN,
                  false, false, NULL, NULL,
                  0, 0);
+    TLS_CERT_REQ(cacertlevel1creq_invalid, cacertrootreq,
+                 "UK", "qemu level 1c invalid", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                 true, true, true,
+                 true, true, GNUTLS_KEY_KEY_CERT_SIGN,
+                 false, false, NULL, NULL,
+                 360, 400);
     TLS_CERT_REQ(cacertlevel2areq, cacertlevel1areq,
                  "UK", "qemu level 2a", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                  true, true, true,
@@ -617,16 +623,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         cacertlevel2areq.crt,
     };
 
+
     test_tls_write_cert_chain(WORKDIR "cacertchain-ctx.pem",
                               certchain,
                               G_N_ELEMENTS(certchain));
 
+    gnutls_x509_crt_t certchain_with_invalid[] = {
+        cacertrootreq.crt,
+        cacertlevel1areq.crt,
+        cacertlevel1breq.crt,
+        cacertlevel1creq_invalid.crt,
+        cacertlevel2areq.crt,
+    };
+
+    test_tls_write_cert_chain(WORKDIR "cacertchain-with-invalid-ctx.pem",
+                              certchain_with_invalid,
+                              G_N_ELEMENTS(certchain_with_invalid));
+
     TLS_TEST_REG(chain1, true,
                  WORKDIR "cacertchain-ctx.pem",
                  servercertlevel3areq.filename, false);
     TLS_TEST_REG(chain2, false,
                  WORKDIR "cacertchain-ctx.pem",
                  clientcertlevel2breq.filename, false);
+    TLS_TEST_REG(certchainwithexpiredcert, false,
+                 WORKDIR "cacertchain-with-invalid-ctx.pem",
+                 clientcertlevel2breq.filename, false);
 
     /* Some missing certs - first two are fatal, the last
      * is ok
@@ -640,7 +662,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     TLS_TEST_REG(missingclient, false,
                  cacert1req.filename,
                  "clientcertdoesnotexist.pem", false);
-
     ret = g_test_run();
 
     test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertreq);
@@ -694,10 +715,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertrootreq);
     test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertlevel1areq);
     test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertlevel1breq);
+    test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertlevel1creq_invalid);
     test_tls_discard_cert(&cacertlevel2areq);
     test_tls_discard_cert(&servercertlevel3areq);
     test_tls_discard_cert(&clientcertlevel2breq);
     unlink(WORKDIR "cacertchain-ctx.pem");
+    unlink(WORKDIR "cacertchain-with-invalid-ctx.pem");
 
     test_tls_cleanup(KEYFILE);
     rmdir(WORKDIR);