diff --git a/src/FreeDSx/Socket/HasSocketOptions.php b/src/FreeDSx/Socket/HasSocketOptions.php
index c3c8d08..cac6ba6 100644
--- a/src/FreeDSx/Socket/HasSocketOptions.php
+++ b/src/FreeDSx/Socket/HasSocketOptions.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ trait HasSocketOptions
 
     private bool $sslValidateCert = true;
 
+    private bool $sslCapturePeerCert = true;
+
     private ?bool $sslVerifyPeerName = null;
 
     private ?bool $sslAllowSelfSigned = null;
@@ -136,6 +138,23 @@ public function isSslValidateCert(): bool
         return $this->sslValidateCert;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ask the handshake for the peer's certificate.
+     *
+     * Mostly to satisfy Swoole, which does not support this.
+     */
+    public function setSslCapturePeerCert(bool $sslCapturePeerCert): self
+    {
+        $this->sslCapturePeerCert = $sslCapturePeerCert;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function isSslCapturePeerCert(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->sslCapturePeerCert;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether to verify the peer's name (hostname). Null follows the validate-cert setting.
      *
@@ -301,12 +320,14 @@ public function toStreamContextSslOptions(): array
             'allow_self_signed' => $this->sslAllowSelfSigned ?? false,
             'verify_peer' => $this->sslValidateCert,
             'verify_peer_name' => $this->sslVerifyPeerName ?? $this->sslValidateCert,
-            'capture_peer_cert' => true,
             'capture_peer_cert_chain' => true,
             'crypto_method' => $this->sslCryptoMethod,
             'ciphers' => $this->sslCiphers,
         ];
 
+        if ($this->sslCapturePeerCert) {
+            $opts['capture_peer_cert'] = true;
+        }
         if ($this->sslCaCert !== null) {
             $opts['cafile'] = $this->sslCaCert;
         }
diff --git a/tests/unit/SocketOptionsTest.php b/tests/unit/SocketOptionsTest.php
index ed1f992..0e6cd80 100644
--- a/tests/unit/SocketOptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/SocketOptionsTest.php
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ public function test_it_should_carry_the_validate_cert_flag_when_enabled(): void
         self::assertFalse($ctx['allow_self_signed']);
     }
 
+    public function test_it_should_capture_the_peer_cert_by_default(): void
+    {
+        $ctx = (new SocketOptions())->toStreamContextSslOptions();
+
+        self::assertTrue($ctx['capture_peer_cert']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_omit_the_peer_cert_capture_when_suppressed(): void
+    {
+        $ctx = (new SocketOptions())
+            ->setSslCapturePeerCert(false)
+            ->toStreamContextSslOptions();
+
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('capture_peer_cert', $ctx);
+    }
+
     public function test_it_can_verify_the_peer_without_verifying_its_name(): void
     {
         $ctx = (new SocketOptions())