diff --git a/samples/chain/server.lua b/samples/chain/server.lua
index a560fbe..8bf3d36 100644
--- a/samples/chain/server.lua
+++ b/samples/chain/server.lua
@@ -31,8 +31,27 @@ util.show( conn:getpeercertificate() )
 
 print("----------------------------------------------------------------------")
 
-for k, cert in ipairs( conn:getpeerchain() ) do
+local expectedpeerchain = { "../certs/clientAcert.pem", "../certs/rootA.pem" }
+
+local peerchain = conn:getpeerchain()
+assert(#peerchain == #expectedpeerchain)
+for k, cert in ipairs( peerchain ) do
   util.show(cert)
+  local expectedpem = assert(io.open(expectedpeerchain[k])):read("*a")
+  assert(cert:pem() == expectedpem, "peer chain mismatch @ "..tostring(k))
+end
+
+local expectedlocalchain = { "../certs/serverAcert.pem" }
+
+local localchain = assert(conn:getlocalchain())
+assert(#localchain == #expectedlocalchain)
+for k, cert in ipairs( localchain ) do
+  util.show(cert)
+  local expectedpem = assert(io.open(expectedlocalchain[k])):read("*a")
+  assert(cert:pem() == expectedpem, "local chain mismatch @ "..tostring(k))
+  if k == 1 then
+    assert(cert:pem() == conn:getlocalcertificate():pem())
+  end
 end
 
 local f = io.open(params.certificate)
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index c546a87..ce83c9d 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -530,6 +530,58 @@ static int meth_getpeercertificate(lua_State *L)
   return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return the nth certificate of the chain sent to our peer.
+ */
+static int meth_getlocalcertificate(lua_State *L)
+{
+  int n;
+  X509 *cert;
+  STACK_OF(X509) *certs;
+  p_ssl ssl = (p_ssl)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "SSL:Connection");
+  if (ssl->state != LSEC_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+    lua_pushstring(L, "closed");
+    return 2;
+  }
+  /* Default to the first cert */
+  n = (int)luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 1);
+  /* This function is 1-based, but OpenSSL is 0-based */
+  --n;
+  if (n < 0) {
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+    lua_pushliteral(L, "invalid certificate index");
+    return 2;
+  }
+  if (n == 0) {
+    cert = SSL_get_certificate(ssl->ssl);
+    if (cert)
+      lsec_pushx509(L, cert);
+    else
+      lua_pushnil(L);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  /* In a server-context, the stack doesn't contain the peer cert,
+   * so adjust accordingly.
+   */
+  if (SSL_is_server(ssl->ssl))
+    --n;
+  if(SSL_get0_chain_certs(ssl->ssl, &certs) != 1) {
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+  } else {
+    if (n >= sk_X509_num(certs)) {
+      lua_pushnil(L);
+      return 1;
+    }
+    cert = sk_X509_value(certs, n);
+    /* Increment the reference counting of the object. */
+    /* See SSL_get_peer_certificate() source code.     */
+    X509_up_ref(cert);
+    lsec_pushx509(L, cert);
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the chain of certificate of the peer.
  */
@@ -564,6 +616,41 @@ static int meth_getpeerchain(lua_State *L)
   return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return the chain of certificates sent to the peer.
+ */
+static int meth_getlocalchain(lua_State *L)
+{
+  int i;
+  int idx = 1;
+  int n_certs;
+  X509 *cert;
+  STACK_OF(X509) *certs;
+  p_ssl ssl = (p_ssl)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "SSL:Connection");
+  if (ssl->state != LSEC_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+    lua_pushstring(L, "closed");
+    return 2;
+  }
+  lua_newtable(L);
+  if (SSL_is_server(ssl->ssl)) {
+    lsec_pushx509(L, SSL_get_certificate(ssl->ssl));
+    lua_rawseti(L, -2, idx++);
+  }
+  if(SSL_get0_chain_certs(ssl->ssl, &certs)) {
+    n_certs = sk_X509_num(certs);
+    for (i = 0; i < n_certs; i++) {
+      cert = sk_X509_value(certs, i);
+      /* Increment the reference counting of the object. */
+      /* See SSL_get_peer_certificate() source code.     */
+      X509_up_ref(cert);
+      lsec_pushx509(L, cert);
+      lua_rawseti(L, -2, idx++);
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * Copy the table src to the table dst.
  */
@@ -908,7 +995,9 @@ static luaL_Reg methods[] = {
   {"getfd",               meth_getfd},
   {"getfinished",         meth_getfinished},
   {"getpeercertificate",  meth_getpeercertificate},
+  {"getlocalcertificate", meth_getlocalcertificate},
   {"getpeerchain",        meth_getpeerchain},
+  {"getlocalchain",       meth_getlocalchain},
   {"getpeerverification", meth_getpeerverification},
   {"getpeerfinished",     meth_getpeerfinished},
   {"exportkeyingmaterial",meth_exportkeyingmaterial},