diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
index 43f477eb725..bea84de84c7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
@@ -1458,6 +1458,48 @@ SSLVerifyClient require
 </usage>
 </directivesynopsis>
 
+<directivesynopsis>
+<name>SSLVerifyClientEKU</name>
+<description>Whether to enforce Extended Key Usage checks for Client Certificates</description>
+<syntax>SSLVerifyClientEKU on|off</syntax>
+<default>SSLVerifyClientEKU on</default>
+<contextlist><context>server config</context>
+<context>virtual host</context>
+<context>directory</context>
+<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
+<override>AuthConfig</override>
+
+<usage>
+<p>
+This directive controls whether mod_ssl enforces X.509 Extended Key Usage
+(EKU) <code>invalid purpose</code> checks during client certificate
+verification. The default value <code>on</code> preserves the standard
+behavior and rejects client certificates whose EKU does not allow client
+authentication.
+</p>
+<p>
+Setting this directive explicitly to <code>on</code> is identical to omitting
+the directive.
+</p>
+<p>
+When set to <code>off</code>, mod_ssl will ignore only the
+<code>invalid purpose</code> verification error for client certificates while
+leaving other verification checks (e.g. chain validation, signature, validity
+period, revocation checks) unchanged.
+</p>
+<p>
+This setting only affects client certificate verification performed by
+<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLVerifyClient</directive>.
+</p>
+<example><title>Example</title>
+<highlight language="config">
+SSLVerifyClient require
+SSLVerifyClientEKU off
+</highlight>
+</example>
+</usage>
+</directivesynopsis>
+
 <directivesynopsis>
 <name>SSLVerifyDepth</name>
 <description>Maximum depth of CA Certificates in Client
diff --git a/modules/ssl/mod_ssl.c b/modules/ssl/mod_ssl.c
index 6f89b1a0258..beee0263ee3 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/mod_ssl.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/mod_ssl.c
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ static const command_rec ssl_config_cmds[] = {
     SSL_CMD_ALL(VerifyClient, TAKE1,
                 "SSL Client verify type "
                 "('none', 'optional', 'require', 'optional_no_ca')")
+    SSL_CMD_ALL(VerifyClientEKU, TAKE1,
+                "Whether to enforce client certificate Extended Key Usage "
+                "during SSL client verification ('on' or 'off')")
     SSL_CMD_ALL(VerifyDepth, TAKE1,
                 "SSL Client verify depth "
                 "('N' - number of intermediate certificates)")
diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
index a38dd943e4c..fc92dd8e6e8 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static void modssl_ctx_init(modssl_ctx_t *mctx, apr_pool_t *p)
     mctx->auth.cipher_suite   = NULL;
     mctx->auth.verify_depth   = UNSET;
     mctx->auth.verify_mode    = SSL_CVERIFY_UNSET;
+    mctx->auth.verify_client_eku = SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET;
     mctx->auth.tls13_ciphers = NULL;
 
     mctx->ocsp_mask           = UNSET;
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ static void modssl_ctx_cfg_merge(apr_pool_t *p,
     cfgMergeString(auth.cipher_suite);
     cfgMergeInt(auth.verify_depth);
     cfgMerge(auth.verify_mode, SSL_CVERIFY_UNSET);
+    cfgMerge(auth.verify_client_eku, SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET);
     cfgMergeString(auth.tls13_ciphers);
 
     cfgMergeInt(ocsp_mask);
@@ -405,6 +407,7 @@ void *ssl_config_perdir_create(apr_pool_t *p, char *dir)
 
     dc->szCipherSuite          = NULL;
     dc->nVerifyClient          = SSL_CVERIFY_UNSET;
+    dc->nVerifyClientEKU       = SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET;
     dc->nVerifyDepth           = UNSET;
 
     dc->szUserName             = NULL;
@@ -461,6 +464,7 @@ void *ssl_config_perdir_merge(apr_pool_t *p, void *basev, void *addv)
 
     cfgMergeString(szCipherSuite);
     cfgMerge(nVerifyClient, SSL_CVERIFY_UNSET);
+    cfgMerge(nVerifyClientEKU, SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET);
     cfgMergeInt(nVerifyDepth);
 
     cfgMergeString(szUserName);
@@ -1321,6 +1325,36 @@ const char *ssl_cmd_SSLVerifyClient(cmd_parms *cmd,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *ssl_cmd_SSLVerifyClientEKU(cmd_parms *cmd,
+                                       void *dcfg,
+                                       const char *arg)
+{
+    SSLDirConfigRec *dc = (SSLDirConfigRec *)dcfg;
+    SSLSrvConfigRec *sc = mySrvConfig(cmd->server);
+    ssl_verify_eku_t mode;
+
+    if (strcEQ(arg, "on")) {
+        mode = SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET;
+    }
+    else if (strcEQ(arg, "off")) {
+        mode = SSL_VERIFY_EKU_OFF;
+    }
+    else {
+        return apr_pstrcat(cmd->temp_pool, cmd->cmd->name,
+                           ": Invalid argument '", arg,
+                           "' (expected 'on' or 'off')", NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (cmd->path) {
+        dc->nVerifyClientEKU = mode;
+    }
+    else {
+        sc->server->auth.verify_client_eku = mode;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static const char *ssl_cmd_verify_depth_parse(cmd_parms *parms,
                                               const char *arg,
                                               int *depth)
@@ -2622,6 +2656,9 @@ static void modssl_auth_ctx_dump(modssl_auth_ctx_t *auth, apr_pool_t *p, int pro
     }
 #endif
     DMP_VERIFY(proxy? "SSLProxyVerify" : "SSLVerifyClient", auth->verify_mode);
+    if (!proxy) {
+        DMP_ON_OFF("SSLVerifyClientEKU", auth->verify_client_eku);
+    }
     DMP_LONG(  proxy? "SSLProxyVerify" : "SSLVerifyDepth", auth->verify_depth);
     DMP_STRING(proxy? "SSLProxyCACertificateFile" : "SSLCACertificateFile", auth->ca_cert_file);
     DMP_STRING(proxy? "SSLProxyCACertificatePath" : "SSLCACertificatePath", auth->ca_cert_path);
diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c
index 569cb26c4d5..f044ef86352 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c
@@ -1630,6 +1630,7 @@ int ssl_callback_SSLVerify(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
     int errdepth = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error_depth(ctx);
     int depth = UNSET;
     int verify = SSL_CVERIFY_UNSET;
+    ssl_verify_eku_t verify_eku = SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET;
 
     /*
      * Log verification information
@@ -1657,6 +1658,13 @@ int ssl_callback_SSLVerify(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
         verify = mctx->auth.verify_mode;
     }
 
+    if (dc && !conn->outgoing) {
+        verify_eku = dc->nVerifyClientEKU;
+    }
+    if (verify_eku == SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET) {
+        verify_eku = mctx->auth.verify_client_eku;
+    }
+
     if (verify == SSL_CVERIFY_NONE) {
         /*
          * SSLProxyVerify is either not configured or set to "none".
@@ -1666,6 +1674,17 @@ int ssl_callback_SSLVerify(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
         return TRUE;
     }
 
+    if (!ok && !conn->outgoing
+            && errnum == X509_V_ERR_INVALID_PURPOSE
+            && verify_eku == SSL_VERIFY_EKU_OFF) {
+        ap_log_cerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, conn,
+                      "Certificate Verification: EKU check disabled by "
+                      "SSLVerifyClientEKU, accepting invalid purpose");
+        X509_STORE_CTX_set_error(ctx, X509_V_OK);
+        errnum = X509_V_OK;
+        ok = TRUE;
+    }
+
     if (ssl_verify_error_is_optional(errnum) &&
         (verify == SSL_CVERIFY_OPTIONAL_NO_CA))
     {
diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_private.h b/modules/ssl/ssl_private.h
index fcaf76310ba..cb1bbfb05d0 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_private.h
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_private.h
@@ -469,6 +469,11 @@ typedef enum {
     SSL_CVERIFY_OPTIONAL_NO_CA  = 3
 } ssl_verify_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+    SSL_VERIFY_EKU_UNSET = UNSET,
+    SSL_VERIFY_EKU_OFF   = 0
+} ssl_verify_eku_t;
+
 #define SSL_VERIFY_PEER_STRICT \
      (SSL_VERIFY_PEER|SSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT)
 
@@ -781,6 +786,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /** for client or downstream server authentication */
     int          verify_depth;
     ssl_verify_t verify_mode;
+    ssl_verify_eku_t verify_client_eku;
 
     /** TLSv1.3 has its separate cipher list, separate from the
      settings for older TLS protocol versions. Since which one takes
@@ -916,6 +922,7 @@ struct SSLDirConfigRec {
     ssl_opt_t     nOptionsDel;
     const char   *szCipherSuite;
     ssl_verify_t  nVerifyClient;
+    ssl_verify_eku_t nVerifyClientEKU;
     int           nVerifyDepth;
     const char   *szUserName;
     apr_size_t    nRenegBufferSize;
@@ -967,6 +974,7 @@ const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLClientHelloVars(cmd_parms *, void *, int flag);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLCompression(cmd_parms *, void *, int flag);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLSessionTickets(cmd_parms *, void *, int flag);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLVerifyClient(cmd_parms *, void *, const char *);
+const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLVerifyClientEKU(cmd_parms *, void *, const char *);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLVerifyDepth(cmd_parms *, void *, const char *);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLSessionCache(cmd_parms *, void *, const char *);
 const char  *ssl_cmd_SSLSessionCacheTimeout(cmd_parms *, void *, const char *);