diff --git a/examples/src/tls_client_auth/server.rs b/examples/src/tls_client_auth/server.rs
index be36abce4..c32c17b9f 100644
--- a/examples/src/tls_client_auth/server.rs
+++ b/examples/src/tls_client_auth/server.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod pb {
 use futures::Stream;
 use pb::{EchoRequest, EchoResponse};
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use tonic::transport::{Certificate, Identity, Server, ServerTlsConfig};
+use tonic::transport::{Certificate, Identity, Server, ServerTlsConfig, ClientTlsAuth};
 use tonic::{Request, Response, Status};
 
 type EchoResult<T> = Result<Response<T>, Status>;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     let tls = ServerTlsConfig::new()
         .identity(server_identity)
-        .client_ca_root(client_ca_cert);
+        .client_auth(ClientTlsAuth::Mandatory(client_ca_cert));
 
     Server::builder()
         .tls_config(tls)?
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/mod.rs b/tonic/src/transport/mod.rs
index e83b4c424..b0e559b75 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/mod.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/mod.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ pub use self::channel::ClientTlsConfig;
 pub use self::server::ServerTlsConfig;
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "tls")))]
+pub use self::server::ClientTlsAuth;
+#[cfg(feature = "tls")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "tls")))]
 pub use self::tls::Identity;
 
 type BoxFuture<T, E> =
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/server/mod.rs b/tonic/src/transport/server/mod.rs
index 5fa003afa..2c612123e 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/server/mod.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/server/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub use crate::server::NamedService;
 pub use conn::{Connected, TcpConnectInfo};
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 pub use tls::ServerTlsConfig;
+#[cfg(feature = "tls")]
+pub use tls::ClientTlsAuth;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 pub use conn::TlsConnectInfo;
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/server/tls.rs b/tonic/src/transport/server/tls.rs
index b6c7ec974..de7bedbc9 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/server/tls.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/server/tls.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct ServerTlsConfig {
     identity: Option<Identity>,
-    client_ca_root: Option<Certificate>,
+    client_auth: ClientTlsAuth,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl ServerTlsConfig {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         ServerTlsConfig {
             identity: None,
-            client_ca_root: None,
+            client_auth: ClientTlsAuth::None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -38,15 +38,29 @@ impl ServerTlsConfig {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Sets a certificate against which to validate client TLS certificates.
-    pub fn client_ca_root(self, cert: Certificate) -> Self {
+    /// Sets the [`ClientTlsAuth`] approach.
+    pub fn client_auth(self, client_auth: ClientTlsAuth) -> Self {
         ServerTlsConfig {
-            client_ca_root: Some(cert),
+            client_auth,
             ..self
         }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn tls_acceptor(&self) -> Result<TlsAcceptor, crate::Error> {
-        TlsAcceptor::new(self.identity.clone().unwrap(), self.client_ca_root.clone())
+        TlsAcceptor::new(self.identity.clone().unwrap(), self.client_auth.clone())
     }
 }
+
+/// Client TLS authentication options.
+#[cfg(feature = "tls")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "tls")))]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub enum ClientTlsAuth {
+    /// No client authentication.
+    #[default]
+    None,
+    /// Optional client authentication with a provided root CA certificate.
+    Optional(Certificate),
+    /// Mandatory client authentication with a provided root CA certificate.
+    Mandatory(Certificate),
+}
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs b/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
index 38512985d..8ac1d054c 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::io::BoxedIo;
 use crate::transport::{
-    server::{Connected, TlsStream},
+    server::{Connected, TlsStream, ClientTlsAuth},
     Certificate, Identity,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "tls-roots")]
@@ -126,13 +126,19 @@ impl TlsAcceptor {
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub(crate) fn new(
         identity: Identity,
-        client_ca_root: Option<Certificate>,
+        client_auth: ClientTlsAuth
     ) -> Result<Self, crate::Error> {
         let builder = ServerConfig::builder().with_safe_defaults();
 
-        let builder = match client_ca_root {
-            None => builder.with_no_client_auth(),
-            Some(cert) => {
+        let builder = match client_auth {
+            ClientTlsAuth::None => builder.with_no_client_auth(),
+            ClientTlsAuth::Optional(cert) => {
+                use tokio_rustls::rustls::server::AllowAnyAnonymousOrAuthenticatedClient;
+                let mut roots = RootCertStore::empty();
+                rustls_keys::add_certs_from_pem(std::io::Cursor::new(&cert.pem[..]), &mut roots)?;
+                builder.with_client_cert_verifier(AllowAnyAnonymousOrAuthenticatedClient::new(roots))
+            }
+            ClientTlsAuth::Mandatory(cert) => {
                 use tokio_rustls::rustls::server::AllowAnyAuthenticatedClient;
                 let mut roots = RootCertStore::empty();
                 rustls_keys::add_certs_from_pem(std::io::Cursor::new(&cert.pem[..]), &mut roots)?;