diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 95821f261..c9f2e1005 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ mbed TLS ChangeLog (Sorted per branch, date)
 Security
 
 Features
+   * Add support for bit strings in X.509 names (request by Fredrik Axelsson).
+   * Add support for id-at-uniqueIdentifier in X.509 names.
    * Add support for overriding snprintf() (except on Windows) and exit() in
      the platform layer.
    * Add an option to use macros instead of function pointers in the platform
diff --git a/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem b/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a98aa3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+IENBIDAxMREwDwYDVQQIDAhFY25pdm9ycDELMAkGA1UEBhMCWFgxHjAcBgkqhkiG
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index a65ac2bad..491f14ed6 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ X509 Certificate information EC signed by RSA
 depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_PARSE_C:POLARSSL_ECP_C:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP192R1_ENABLED
 x509_cert_info:"data_files/server3.crt":"cert. version     \: 3\nserial number     \: 0D\nissuer name       \: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=PolarSSL Test CA\nsubject name      \: C=NL, O=PolarSSL, CN=localhost\nissued  on        \: 2013-08-09 09\:17\:03\nexpires on        \: 2023-08-07 09\:17\:03\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA1\nEC key size       \: 192 bits\nbasic constraints \: CA=false\n"
 
+X509 Certificate information Bitstring in subject name
+depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_PARSE_C:POLARSSL_RSA_C
+x509_cert_info:"data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem":"cert. version     \: 3\nserial number     \: 02\nissuer name       \: CN=Test CA 01, ST=Ecnivorp, C=XX, emailAddress=tca@example.com, O=Test CA Authority\nsubject name      \: C=XX, O=tca, ST=Ecnivorp, OU=TCA, CN=Client, emailAddress=client@example.com, serialNumber=7101012255, uniqueIdentifier=?7101012255\nissued  on        \: 2015-03-11 12\:06\:51\nexpires on        \: 2025-03-08 12\:06\:51\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA1\nRSA key size      \: 2048 bits\nbasic constraints \: CA=false\nsubject alt name  \: \next key usage     \: TLS Web Client Authentication\n"
+
 X509 certificate v1 with extension
 depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_PARSE_C:POLARSSL_RSA_C:POLARSSL_X509_ALLOW_EXTENSIONS_NON_V3
 x509_cert_info:"data_files/cert_v1_with_ext.crt":"cert. version     \: 1\nserial number     \: BD\:ED\:44\:C7\:D2\:3E\:C2\:A4\nissuer name       \: C=XX, ST=XX, L=XX, O=XX, OU=XX, emailAddress=admin@identity-check.org, CN=identity-check.org\nsubject name      \: C=XX, ST=XX, L=XX, O=XX, OU=XX, emailAddress=admin@identity-check.org, CN=identity-check.org\nissued  on        \: 2013-07-04 16\:17\:02\nexpires on        \: 2014-07-04 16\:17\:02\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA1\nRSA key size      \: 2048 bits\nsubject alt name  \: identity-check.org, www.identity-check.org\n"