diff --git a/drivers/openssl/stream_peer_openssl.cpp b/drivers/openssl/stream_peer_openssl.cpp
index 67f58b6028e..9349df37931 100644
--- a/drivers/openssl/stream_peer_openssl.cpp
+++ b/drivers/openssl/stream_peer_openssl.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ Error StreamPeerOpenSSL::connect(Ref<StreamPeer> p_base, bool p_validate_certs,
 	validate_certs=p_validate_certs;
 	validate_hostname=p_for_hostname!="";
 
+
+
+
 	if (p_validate_certs) {
 
 
@@ -380,6 +383,10 @@ Error StreamPeerOpenSSL::connect(Ref<StreamPeer> p_base, bool p_validate_certs,
 	bio->ptr = this;
 	SSL_set_bio( ssl, bio, bio );
 
+	if (p_for_hostname!=String()) {
+		SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(ssl,p_for_hostname.utf8().get_data());
+	}
+
 	use_blocking=true; // let handshake use blocking
 	// Set the SSL to automatically retry on failure.
 	SSL_set_mode(ssl, SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY);