diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index 4aac4e3137cad..15cf798ddba33 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -4829,6 +4829,38 @@ static int verify_callback(int preverify_ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+static zend_bool php_openssl_match_cn(const char *subjectname, const char *certname)
+{
+	char *wildcard;
+	int prefix_len, suffix_len, subject_len;
+
+	if (strcasecmp(subjectname, certname) == 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(wildcard = strchr(certname, '*'))) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// 1) prefix, if not empty, must match subject
+	prefix_len = wildcard - certname;
+	if (prefix_len && strncasecmp(subjectname, certname, prefix_len) != 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	suffix_len = strlen(wildcard + 1);
+	subject_len = strlen(subjectname);
+	if (suffix_len <= subject_len) {
+		/* 2) suffix must match
+		 * 3) no . between prefix and suffix
+		 **/
+		return strcasecmp(wildcard + 1, subjectname + subject_len - suffix_len) == 0 &&
+			memchr(subjectname + prefix_len, '.', subject_len - suffix_len - prefix_len) == NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int php_openssl_apply_verification_policy(SSL *ssl, X509 *peer, php_stream *stream TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zval **val = NULL;
@@ -4870,7 +4902,6 @@ int php_openssl_apply_verification_policy(SSL *ssl, X509 *peer, php_stream *stre
 	/* Does the common name match ? (used primarily for https://) */
 	GET_VER_OPT_STRING("CN_match", cnmatch);
 	if (cnmatch) {
-		int match = 0;
 		int name_len = X509_NAME_get_text_by_NID(name, NID_commonName, buf, sizeof(buf));
 
 		if (name_len == -1) {
@@ -4881,18 +4912,7 @@ int php_openssl_apply_verification_policy(SSL *ssl, X509 *peer, php_stream *stre
 			return FAILURE;
 		}
 
-		match = strcmp(cnmatch, buf) == 0;
-		if (!match && strlen(buf) > 3 && buf[0] == '*' && buf[1] == '.') {
-			/* Try wildcard */
-
-			if (strchr(buf+2, '.')) {
-				char *tmp = strstr(cnmatch, buf+1);
-
-				match = tmp && strcmp(tmp, buf+2) && tmp == strchr(cnmatch, '.');
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!match) {
+		if (!php_openssl_match_cn(cnmatch, buf)) {
 			/* didn't match */
 			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Peer certificate CN=`%.*s' did not match expected CN=`%s'", name_len, buf, cnmatch);
 			return FAILURE;
diff --git a/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.pem b/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dbeed6efd3011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.phpt b/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c0ee4443ebee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/openssl/tests/bug65729.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #65729: CN_match gives false positive when wildcard is used
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php 
+if (!extension_loaded("openssl")) die("skip");
+if (!function_exists('pcntl_fork')) die("skip no fork");
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$context = stream_context_create();
+
+stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'local_cert', __DIR__ . "/bug65729.pem");
+stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'allow_self_signed', true);
+$server = stream_socket_server('ssl://127.0.0.1:64321', $errno, $errstr,
+	STREAM_SERVER_BIND|STREAM_SERVER_LISTEN, $context);
+
+$expected_names = array('foo.test.com.sg', 'foo.test.com', 'FOO.TEST.COM', 'foo.bar.test.com');
+
+$pid = pcntl_fork();
+if ($pid == -1) {
+	die('could not fork');
+} else if ($pid) {
+	foreach ($expected_names as $expected_name) {
+		$contextC = stream_context_create(array(
+			'ssl' => array(
+				'verify_peer'		=> true,
+				'allow_self_signed'	=> true,
+				'CN_match'		=> $expected_name,
+			)
+		));
+		var_dump(stream_socket_client("ssl://127.0.0.1:64321", $errno, $errstr, 1,
+		STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $contextC));
+	}
+} else {	
+	@pcntl_wait($status);
+	foreach ($expected_names as $name) {
+		@stream_socket_accept($server, 1);
+	}
+}
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): Peer certificate CN=`*.test.com' did not match expected CN=`foo.test.com.sg' in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): Failed to enable crypto in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): unable to connect to ssl://127.0.0.1:64321 (Unknown error) in %s on line %d
+bool(false)
+resource(%d) of type (stream)
+resource(%d) of type (stream)
+
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): Peer certificate CN=`*.test.com' did not match expected CN=`foo.bar.test.com' in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): Failed to enable crypto in %s on line %d
+
+Warning: stream_socket_client(): unable to connect to ssl://127.0.0.1:64321 (Unknown error) in %s on line %d
+bool(false)