diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 6ddbd9e3..23f18d66 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@
 
 * [Uploading File](body_stream.rb)
   * Uses `body_stream` to upload file
+
+* [Accessing x509 Peer Certificate](peer_cert.rb)
+  * Provides access to the server's TLS certificate
diff --git a/examples/peer_cert.rb b/examples/peer_cert.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..869791ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/peer_cert.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+dir = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+require File.join(dir, 'httparty')
+
+peer_cert = nil
+HTTParty.get("https://www.example.com") do |fragment|
+  peer_cert ||= fragment.connection.peer_cert
+end
+
+puts "The server's certificate's expires #{peer_cert.not_after}"
diff --git a/lib/httparty/fragment_with_response.rb b/lib/httparty/fragment_with_response.rb
index 5bfa6ad5..4ca0f70f 100644
--- a/lib/httparty/fragment_with_response.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty/fragment_with_response.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ module HTTParty
   class FragmentWithResponse < SimpleDelegator
     extend Forwardable
 
-    attr_reader :http_response
+    attr_reader :http_response, :connection
 
     def code
       @http_response.code.to_i
     end
 
-    def initialize(fragment, http_response)
+    def initialize(fragment, http_response, connection)
       @fragment = fragment
       @http_response = http_response
+      @connection = connection
       super fragment
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/httparty/request.rb b/lib/httparty/request.rb
index 97aac2f9..a2e266cb 100644
--- a/lib/httparty/request.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty/request.rb
@@ -140,15 +140,16 @@ def perform(&block)
       validate
       setup_raw_request
       chunked_body = nil
+      current_http = http
 
-      self.last_response = http.request(@raw_request) do |http_response|
+      self.last_response = current_http.request(@raw_request) do |http_response|
         if block
           chunks = []
 
           http_response.read_body do |fragment|
             encoded_fragment = encode_text(fragment, http_response['content-type'])
             chunks << encoded_fragment if !options[:stream_body]
-            block.call FragmentWithResponse.new(encoded_fragment, http_response)
+            block.call FragmentWithResponse.new(encoded_fragment, http_response, current_http)
           end
 
           chunked_body = chunks.join
diff --git a/spec/httparty/fragment_with_response_spec.rb b/spec/httparty/fragment_with_response_spec.rb
index 6f3aecff..06ec7399 100644
--- a/spec/httparty/fragment_with_response_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httparty/fragment_with_response_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 RSpec.describe HTTParty::FragmentWithResponse do
   it "access to fragment" do
-    fragment = HTTParty::FragmentWithResponse.new("chunk", nil)
+    fragment = HTTParty::FragmentWithResponse.new("chunk", nil, nil)
     expect(fragment).to eq("chunk")
   end
   it "has access to delegators" do
     response = double(code: '200')
-    fragment = HTTParty::FragmentWithResponse.new("chunk", response)
+    connection = double
+    fragment = HTTParty::FragmentWithResponse.new("chunk", response, connection)
     expect(fragment.code).to eq(200)
     expect(fragment.http_response).to eq response
+    expect(fragment.connection).to eq connection
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/httparty/ssl_spec.rb b/spec/httparty/ssl_spec.rb
index b6c081f8..7a1dfa62 100644
--- a/spec/httparty/ssl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httparty/ssl_spec.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 RSpec.describe HTTParty::Request do
   context "SSL certificate verification" do
     before do
-      WebMock.allow_net_connect!
+      WebMock.disable!
     end
 
     after do
-      WebMock.disable_net_connect!
+      WebMock.enable!
     end
 
     it "should fail when no trusted CA list is specified, by default" do
@@ -70,5 +70,13 @@
         ssl_verify_test(:ssl_ca_path, ".", "bogushost.crt")
       end.to raise_error(OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError)
     end
+
+    it "should provide the certificate used by the server via peer_cert" do
+      peer_cert = nil
+      ssl_verify_test(:ssl_ca_file, "ca.crt", "server.crt") do |response|
+        peer_cert ||= response.connection.peer_cert
+      end
+      expect(peer_cert).to be_a OpenSSL::X509::Certificate
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/ssl_test_helper.rb b/spec/support/ssl_test_helper.rb
index 2a0ca340..6671e2d9 100644
--- a/spec/support/ssl_test_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/ssl_test_helper.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module HTTParty
   module SSLTestHelper
-    def ssl_verify_test(mode, ca_basename, server_cert_filename, options = {})
+    def ssl_verify_test(mode, ca_basename, server_cert_filename, options = {}, &block)
       options = {
         format:  :json,
         timeout: 30
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ def ssl_verify_test(mode, ca_basename, server_cert_filename, options = {})
         if mode
           ca_path = File.expand_path("../../fixtures/ssl/generated/#{ca_basename}", __FILE__)
           raise ArgumentError.new("#{ca_path} does not exist") unless File.exist?(ca_path)
-          return HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options)
+          return HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options, &block)
         else
-          return HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options)
+          return HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options, &block)
         end
       ensure
         test_server.stop if test_server
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def ssl_verify_test(mode, ca_basename, server_cert_filename, options = {})
 
       test_server.start
 
-      HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options)
+      HTTParty.get("https://localhost:#{test_server.port}/", options, &block)
     ensure
       test_server.stop if test_server
     end