diff --git a/doc/dox_comments/header_files-ja/ssl.h b/doc/dox_comments/header_files-ja/ssl.h
index dc99476109..d38641d937 100644
--- a/doc/dox_comments/header_files-ja/ssl.h
+++ b/doc/dox_comments/header_files-ja/ssl.h
@@ -5435,6 +5435,22 @@ int wolfSSL_want_read(WOLFSSL* ssl);
 */
 int wolfSSL_check_domain_name(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* dn);
 
+/*!
+    \ingroup Setup
+
+    \brief wolfSSL_connect() または wolfSSL_accept() の前にこの関数を呼ぶと、
+    ピア証明書の SAN iPAddress エントリに対する IP アドレス検証を追加します。
+
+    \return SSL_SUCCESS 成功。
+    \return SSL_FAILURE パラメータ不正またはメモリ確保失敗。
+
+    \param ssl wolfSSL_new() で作成された WOLFSSL 構造体へのポインタ。
+    \param ipaddr 検証する NULL 終端 ASCII IP アドレス文字列。
+
+    \sa wolfSSL_check_domain_name
+*/
+int wolfSSL_check_ip_address(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* ipaddr);
+
 /*!
     \ingroup TLS
 
diff --git a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
index 547f0077fa..aaa55480e9 100644
--- a/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
+++ b/doc/dox_comments/header_files/ssl.h
@@ -6432,6 +6432,37 @@ int wolfSSL_want_write(WOLFSSL* ssl);
 */
 int wolfSSL_check_domain_name(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* dn);
 
+/*!
+    \ingroup Setup
+
+    \brief Calling this function before wolfSSL_connect() or wolfSSL_accept()
+    adds an IP-address identity check against the peer certificate SAN
+    iPAddress entries.
+
+    \return SSL_SUCCESS upon success.
+    \return SSL_FAILURE if parameters are invalid or memory allocation fails.
+
+    \param ssl a pointer to a WOLFSSL structure, created using wolfSSL_new().
+    \param ipaddr NULL-terminated ASCII IP address string to verify against the
+    peer certificate.
+
+    _Example_
+    \code
+    int ret = 0;
+    WOLFSSL* ssl;
+    const char* ip = "127.0.0.1";
+    ...
+
+    ret = wolfSSL_check_ip_address(ssl, ip);
+    if (ret != SSL_SUCCESS) {
+       // failed to enable IP check
+    }
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa wolfSSL_check_domain_name
+*/
+int wolfSSL_check_ip_address(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* ipaddr);
+
 /*!
     \ingroup TLS
 
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 81df695b7a..3c3c20f76f 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8627,6 +8627,7 @@ void wolfSSL_ResourceFree(WOLFSSL* ssl)
     FreeHandshakeHashes(ssl);
 #endif
     XFREE(ssl->buffers.domainName.buffer, ssl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DOMAIN);
+    XFREE(ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer, ssl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DOMAIN);
 
     /* clear keys struct after session */
     ForceZero(&ssl->keys, sizeof(Keys));
@@ -16792,7 +16793,7 @@ int ProcessPeerCerts(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                                  (char*)ssl->buffers.domainName.buffer,
                                  (ssl->buffers.domainName.buffer == NULL ? 0 :
                                  (word32)XSTRLEN(ssl->buffers.domainName.buffer)),
-                                 NULL, 0) != 1) {
+                                 NULL, 0, 0) != 1) {
                             WOLFSSL_MSG("DomainName match failed");
                             /* try to get peer key still */
                             ret = DOMAIN_NAME_MISMATCH;
@@ -16802,6 +16803,17 @@ int ProcessPeerCerts(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
                 #endif /* WOLFSSL_ALL_NO_CN_IN_SAN */
                 }
 
+#ifndef OPENSSL_EXTRA
+                if (!ssl->options.verifyNone && ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer) {
+                    if (CheckIPAddr(args->dCert,
+                            (const char*)ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer) != 0) {
+                        WOLFSSL_MSG("IPAddr match on alt names failed");
+                        ret = IPADDR_MISMATCH;
+                        WOLFSSL_ERROR_VERBOSE(ret);
+                    }
+                }
+#endif
+
                 /* decode peer key */
                 switch (args->dCert->keyOID) {
                 #ifndef NO_RSA
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index c0d8081967..e92c8a0f41 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -7462,6 +7462,48 @@ int wolfSSL_check_domain_name(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* dn)
     }
 }
 
+/* call before SSL_connect, if verifying will add IP SAN check to
+   date check and signature check */
+WOLFSSL_ABI
+int wolfSSL_check_ip_address(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* ipaddr)
+{
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_check_ip_address");
+
+    if (ssl == NULL || ipaddr == NULL) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad function argument: NULL");
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if (ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer != NULL) {
+        XFREE(ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer, ssl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DOMAIN);
+        ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer = NULL;
+        ssl->buffers.ipasc.length = 0;
+    }
+
+    ssl->buffers.ipasc.length = (word32)XSTRLEN(ipaddr);
+    ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer = (byte*)XMALLOC(ssl->buffers.ipasc.length + 1,
+                                               ssl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DOMAIN);
+    if (ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer == NULL) {
+        ssl->error = MEMORY_ERROR;
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    XMEMCPY(ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer, ipaddr, ssl->buffers.ipasc.length);
+    ssl->buffers.ipasc.buffer[ssl->buffers.ipasc.length] = '\0';
+
+#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
+    if (ssl->param == NULL) {
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+    if (wolfSSL_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_ip_asc(ssl->param, ipaddr) !=
+            WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 #if defined(SESSION_CERTS) && defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
 const char *wolfSSL_get0_peername(WOLFSSL *ssl) {
     if (ssl == NULL) {
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 12a26d1e93..18f75e0f85 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -15288,6 +15288,8 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_check_domain_basic_client_ssl(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 
     return EXPECT_RESULT();
 }
+/* Verify wolfSSL_check_domain_name() controls DNS-name matching during
+ * handshake with expected fail/pass outcomes. */
 static int test_wolfSSL_check_domain_basic(void)
 {
     EXPECT_DECLS;
@@ -15320,6 +15322,102 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_check_domain_basic(void)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_SSL_MEMIO_TESTS_DEPENDENCIES */
 
+#if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA) && defined(HAVE_SSL_MEMIO_TESTS_DEPENDENCIES) && \
+    (defined(WOLFSSL_IP_ALT_NAME) || defined(OPENSSL_ALL)) && \
+    !defined(OPENSSL_COMPATIBLE_DEFAULTS) && !defined(NO_SHA256)
+static const char* ipaddr = NULL;
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_param_client_ssl(WOLFSSL* ssl)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+    X509_VERIFY_PARAM* param = NULL;
+
+    ExpectNotNull(param = SSL_get0_param(ssl));
+    ExpectIntEQ(X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_ip_asc(param, ipaddr), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
+/* Verify the OpenSSL-compat verify-param path:
+ * SSL_get0_param() + X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_ip_asc() controls IP SAN matching
+ * during handshake. */
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_param_basic(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+    test_ssl_cbf func_cb_client;
+    test_ssl_cbf func_cb_server;
+
+    XMEMSET(&func_cb_client, 0, sizeof(func_cb_client));
+    XMEMSET(&func_cb_server, 0, sizeof(func_cb_server));
+
+    func_cb_client.ssl_ready = &test_wolfSSL_check_ip_param_client_ssl;
+
+    ipaddr = "127.0.0.2";
+    /* Expect to fail: cert SAN IP is 127.0.0.1 */
+    ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_client_server_nofail_memio(&func_cb_client,
+        &func_cb_server, NULL), -1001);
+
+    ipaddr = "127.0.0.1";
+    /* Expect to succeed */
+    ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_client_server_nofail_memio(&func_cb_client,
+        &func_cb_server, NULL), TEST_SUCCESS);
+
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+#else
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_param_basic(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_SSL_MEMIO_TESTS_DEPENDENCIES) && \
+    !defined(OPENSSL_COMPATIBLE_DEFAULTS) && !defined(NO_SHA256) && \
+    defined(WOLFSSL_IP_ALT_NAME)
+static const char* ipaddr_api = NULL;
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_address_basic_client_ssl(WOLFSSL* ssl)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+
+    ExpectIntEQ(wolfSSL_check_ip_address(ssl, ipaddr_api), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
+/* Verify wolfSSL convenience API path:
+ * wolfSSL_check_ip_address() enables IP SAN matching during handshake,
+ * including the non-OPENSSL_EXTRA storage/verification flow. */
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_address_basic(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+    test_ssl_cbf func_cb_client;
+    test_ssl_cbf func_cb_server;
+
+    XMEMSET(&func_cb_client, 0, sizeof(func_cb_client));
+    XMEMSET(&func_cb_server, 0, sizeof(func_cb_server));
+
+    func_cb_client.ssl_ready = &test_wolfSSL_check_ip_address_basic_client_ssl;
+
+    ipaddr_api = "127.0.0.2";
+    /* Expect to fail: cert SAN IP is 127.0.0.1 */
+    ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_client_server_nofail_memio(&func_cb_client,
+        &func_cb_server, NULL), -1001);
+
+    ipaddr_api = "127.0.0.1";
+    /* Expect to succeed */
+    ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_client_server_nofail_memio(&func_cb_client,
+        &func_cb_server, NULL), TEST_SUCCESS);
+
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+#else
+static int test_wolfSSL_check_ip_address_basic(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+#endif
+
 static int test_wolfSSL_BUF(void)
 {
     EXPECT_DECLS;
@@ -33192,6 +33290,8 @@ TEST_CASE testCases[] = {
 
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_check_domain),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_check_domain_basic),
+    TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_check_ip_param_basic),
+    TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_check_ip_address_basic),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_cert_cb),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_cert_cb_dyn_ciphers),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_ciphersuite_auth),
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index aad1ee0aef..8794bf4193 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -4876,6 +4876,7 @@ typedef struct Buffers {
     ThreadCrypt     encrypt[WOLFSSL_THREADED_CRYPT_CNT];
 #endif
     buffer          domainName;            /* for client check */
+    buffer          ipasc;                 /* for client IP SAN check */
     buffer          clearOutputBuffer;
     buffer          sig;                   /* signature data */
     buffer          digest;                /* digest data */
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 8d56767dc4..709470800b 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -3356,6 +3356,9 @@ WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_get_chain_cert_pem(WOLFSSL_X509_CHAIN* chain, int idx,
 /* call before SSL_connect, if verifying will add name check to
    date check and signature check */
 WOLFSSL_ABI WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_check_domain_name(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* dn);
+/* call before SSL_connect, if verifying will add IP address check to
+   date check and signature check */
+WOLFSSL_ABI WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_check_ip_address(WOLFSSL* ssl, const char* ipaddr);
 
 
 /* need to call once to load library (session cache) */