diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 8dd42571abc..d469217c0ea 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -2177,6 +2177,14 @@ config WGET_HTTPS
 	help
 	  Enable TLS over http for wget.
 
+config WGET_CACERT
+	bool "wget cacert"
+	depends on CMD_WGET
+	depends on WGET_HTTPS
+	help
+	  Adds the "cacert" sub-command to wget to provide root certificates
+	  to the HTTPS engine. Must be in DER format.
+
 endif  # if CMD_NET
 
 config CMD_PXE
diff --git a/cmd/net-lwip.c b/cmd/net-lwip.c
index 0fd446ecb20..1152c94a6dc 100644
--- a/cmd/net-lwip.c
+++ b/cmd/net-lwip.c
@@ -27,9 +27,20 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(dns, 3, 1, do_dns, "lookup the IP of a hostname",
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_WGET)
-U_BOOT_CMD(wget, 3, 1, do_wget,
-	   "boot image via network using HTTP/HTTPS protocol",
+U_BOOT_CMD(wget, 4, 1, do_wget,
+	   "boot image via network using HTTP/HTTPS protocol"
+#if defined(CONFIG_WGET_CACERT)
+	   "\nwget cacert - configure wget root certificates"
+#endif
+	   ,
 	   "[loadAddress] url\n"
-	   "wget [loadAddress] [host:]path"
+	   "wget [loadAddress] [host:]path\n"
+	   "    - load file"
+#if defined(CONFIG_WGET_CACERT)
+	   "\nwget cacert <address> <length>\n"
+	   "    - provide CA certificates (0 0 to remove current)"
+	   "\nwget cacert none|optional|required\n"
+	   "    - set server certificate verification mode (default: optional)"
+#endif
 );
 #endif
diff --git a/net/lwip/wget.c b/net/lwip/wget.c
index 14f27d42998..c22843ee10d 100644
--- a/net/lwip/wget.c
+++ b/net/lwip/wget.c
@@ -285,9 +285,68 @@ static err_t httpc_headers_done_cb(httpc_state_t *connection, void *arg, struct
 	return ERR_OK;
 }
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(WGET_HTTPS)
+enum auth_mode {
+	AUTH_NONE,
+	AUTH_OPTIONAL,
+	AUTH_REQUIRED,
+};
+
+static char *cacert;
+static size_t cacert_size;
+static enum auth_mode cacert_auth_mode = AUTH_OPTIONAL;
+#endif
+
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(WGET_CACERT)
+static int set_auth(enum auth_mode auth)
+{
+	cacert_auth_mode = auth;
+
+	return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int set_cacert(char * const saddr, char * const ssz)
+{
+	mbedtls_x509_crt crt;
+	ulong addr, sz;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (cacert)
+		free(cacert);
+
+	addr = hextoul(saddr, NULL);
+	sz = hextoul(ssz, NULL);
+
+	if (!addr) {
+		cacert = NULL;
+		cacert_size = 0;
+		return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	cacert = malloc(sz);
+	if (!cacert)
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	cacert_size = sz;
+
+	memcpy(cacert, (void *)addr, sz);
+
+	mbedtls_x509_crt_init(&crt);
+	ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_parse(&crt, cacert, cacert_size);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("Could not parse certificates (%d)\n", ret);
+		free(cacert);
+		cacert = NULL;
+		cacert_size = 0;
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int wget_loop(struct udevice *udev, ulong dst_addr, char *uri)
 {
-#if defined CONFIG_WGET_HTTPS
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(WGET_HTTPS)
 	altcp_allocator_t tls_allocator;
 #endif
 	httpc_connection_t conn;
@@ -312,11 +371,34 @@ static int wget_loop(struct udevice *udev, ulong dst_addr, char *uri)
 		return -1;
 
 	memset(&conn, 0, sizeof(conn));
-#if defined CONFIG_WGET_HTTPS
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(WGET_HTTPS)
 	if (is_https) {
+		char *ca = cacert;
+		size_t ca_sz = cacert_size;
+
+		if (cacert_auth_mode == AUTH_REQUIRED) {
+			if (!ca || !ca_sz) {
+				printf("Error: cacert authentication mode is "
+				       "'required' but no CA certificates "
+				       "given\n");
+				return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+		       }
+		} else if (cacert_auth_mode == AUTH_NONE) {
+			ca = NULL;
+			ca_sz = 0;
+		} else if (cacert_auth_mode == AUTH_OPTIONAL) {
+			/*
+			 * Nothing to do, this is the default behavior of
+			 * altcp_tls to check server certificates against CA
+			 * certificates when the latter are provided and proceed
+			 * with no verification if not.
+			 */
+		}
+
 		tls_allocator.alloc = &altcp_tls_alloc;
 		tls_allocator.arg =
-			altcp_tls_create_config_client(NULL, 0, ctx.server_name);
+			altcp_tls_create_config_client(ca, ca_sz,
+						       ctx.server_name);
 
 		if (!tls_allocator.arg) {
 			log_err("error: Cannot create a TLS connection\n");
@@ -369,6 +451,20 @@ int do_wget(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	ulong dst_addr;
 	char nurl[1024];
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(WGET_CACERT)
+	if (argc == 4 && !strncmp(argv[1], "cacert", strlen("cacert")))
+		return set_cacert(argv[2], argv[3]);
+	if (argc == 3 && !strncmp(argv[1], "cacert", strlen("cacert"))) {
+		if (!strncmp(argv[2], "none", strlen("none")))
+			return set_auth(AUTH_NONE);
+		if (!strncmp(argv[2], "optional", strlen("optional")))
+			return set_auth(AUTH_OPTIONAL);
+		if (!strncmp(argv[2], "required", strlen("required")))
+			return set_auth(AUTH_REQUIRED);
+		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (argc < 2 || argc > 3)
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 
