diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_txt.c b/crypto/x509/x509_txt.c
index 9cb6c8b73921ee5bddb188db3419bac04113b56b..53b19e46dfe286f077c1ea123924209465957384 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_txt.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_txt.c
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ const char *X509_verify_cert_error_string(long n)
         return "Subject Key Identifier marked critical";
     case X509_V_ERR_CA_CERT_MISSING_KEY_USAGE:
         return "CA cert does not include key usage extension";
+    case X509_V_ERR_EXTENSIONS_REQUIRE_VERSION_3:
+        return "Using cert extension requires at least X509v3";
 
     default:
         /* Printing an error number into a static buffer is not thread-safe */
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
index 83dae9a79bb1dddbe4b434c4d3d9e3c83f8cae70..4a067e5ff4f3e4a248cdd8abe488ea43cab85a70 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "x509_local.h"
 
 DEFINE_STACK_OF(X509)
+DEFINE_STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION)
 DEFINE_STACK_OF(X509_REVOKED)
 DEFINE_STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAME)
 DEFINE_STACK_OF(X509_CRL)
@@ -585,6 +586,9 @@ static int check_chain_extensions(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
                 /* Check SKID presence acc. to RFC 5280 section 4.2.1.2 */
                 if ((x->ex_flags & EXFLAG_CA) != 0 && x->skid == NULL)
                     ctx->error = X509_V_ERR_MISSING_SUBJECT_KEY_IDENTIFIER;
+            } else {
+                if (sk_X509_EXTENSION_num(X509_get0_extensions(x)) > 0)
+                    ctx->error = X509_V_ERR_EXTENSIONS_REQUIRE_VERSION_3;
             }
         }
         if (ctx->error != X509_V_OK)
diff --git a/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h b/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
index 50ae14f240e429f29aa089df769ae7e7b2f74073..d43a442fc7a75b4a065618015af69b8946fb5416 100644
--- a/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
+++ b/include/openssl/x509_vfy.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ X509_LOOKUP_ctrl_with_libctx((x), X509_L_ADD_STORE, (name), 0, NULL,           \
 # define X509_V_ERR_AUTHORITY_KEY_IDENTIFIER_CRITICAL    90
 # define X509_V_ERR_SUBJECT_KEY_IDENTIFIER_CRITICAL      91
 # define X509_V_ERR_CA_CERT_MISSING_KEY_USAGE            92
+# define X509_V_ERR_EXTENSIONS_REQUIRE_VERSION_3         93
 
 /* Certificate verify flags */
 # ifndef OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED_1_1_0