diff --git a/library/ssl_misc.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
index cc19f4723..879e0e07b 100644
--- a/library/ssl_misc.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -1259,4 +1259,50 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_buffering_free( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl );
 void mbedtls_ssl_flight_free( mbedtls_ssl_flight_item *flight );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
 
+/**
+ * ssl utils functions for checking configuration.
+ */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL)
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_tls13_only( const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf )
+{
+    if( conf->min_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->max_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->min_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_4 &&
+        conf->max_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_4 )
+    {
+        return( 1 );
+    }
+    return( 0 );
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_tls12_only( const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf )
+{
+    if( conf->min_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->max_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->min_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->max_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 )
+    {
+        return( 1 );
+    }
+    return( 0 );
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2 */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL)
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_hybrid_tls12_tls13( const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf )
+{
+    if( conf->min_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->max_major_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->min_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 &&
+        conf->max_minor_ver == MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_4 )
+    {
+        return( 1 );
+    }
+    return( 0 );
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2 && MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL*/
+
 #endif /* ssl_misc.h */
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index bb5ddc470..911a80c64 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -3142,6 +3142,53 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_init( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
     memset( ssl, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_ssl_context ) );
 }
 
+static int ssl_conf_version_check( const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl )
+{
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL)
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_tls13_only( ssl->conf ) )
+    {
+        if( ssl->conf->transport == MBEDTLS_SSL_TRANSPORT_DATAGRAM )
+        {
+             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "DTLS 1.3 is not yet supported" ) );
+             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE );
+        }
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 4, ( "The SSL configuration is tls13 only." ) );
+        return( 0 );
+    }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2)
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_tls12_only( ssl->conf ) )
+    {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 4, ( "The SSL configuration is tls12 only." ) );
+        return( 0 );
+    }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL)
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_hybrid_tls12_tls13( ssl->conf ) )
+    {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "Hybrid TLS 1.2 + TLS 1.3 configurations are not yet supported" ) );
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE );
+    }
+#endif
+
+    MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "The SSL configuration is invalid." ) );
+    return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_CONFIG );
+}
+
+static int ssl_conf_check(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
+{
+    int ret;
+    ret = ssl_conf_version_check( ssl );
+    if( ret != 0 )
+        return( ret );
+
+    /* Space for further checks */
+
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
 /*
  * Setup an SSL context
  */
@@ -3155,6 +3202,9 @@ int mbedtls_ssl_setup( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
 
     ssl->conf = conf;
 
+    if( ( ret = ssl_conf_check( ssl ) ) != 0 )
+        return( ret );
+
     /*
      * Prepare base structures
      */