diff --git a/directives.go b/directives.go
index f188bba..4227cf0 100644
--- a/directives.go
+++ b/directives.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package tlstunnel
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/subtle"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
@@ -130,6 +134,49 @@ func parseBackend(backend *Backend, d *scfg.Directive) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to setup backend %q: unsupported URI scheme", backendURI)
 	}
 
+	for _, child := range d.Children {
+		switch child.Name {
+		case "tls_certfp":
+			if backend.TLSConfig == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("tls_certfp requires a tls:// backend address")
+			}
+
+			var algo, wantCertFP string
+			if err := child.ParseParams(&algo, &wantCertFP); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if algo != "sha-256" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("directive tls_certfp: only sha-256 is supported")
+			}
+
+			wantCertFP = strings.ReplaceAll(wantCertFP, ":", "")
+			wantSum, err := hex.DecodeString(wantCertFP)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("directive tls_certfp: invalid fingerprint: %v", err)
+			} else if len(wantSum) != sha256.Size {
+				return fmt.Errorf("directive tls_certfp: invalid fingerprint length")
+			}
+
+			backend.TLSConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+			backend.TLSConfig.VerifyPeerCertificate = func(rawCerts [][]byte, verifiedChains [][]*x509.Certificate) error {
+				if len(rawCerts) == 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("the server didn't present any TLS certificate")
+				}
+
+				for _, rawCert := range rawCerts {
+					sum := sha256.Sum256(rawCert)
+					if subtle.ConstantTimeCompare(sum[:], wantSum) == 1 {
+						return nil // fingerprints match
+					}
+				}
+
+				sum := sha256.Sum256(rawCerts[0])
+				remoteCertFP := hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+				return fmt.Errorf("configured TLS certificate fingerprint doesn't match the server's - %s", remoteCertFP)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tlstunnel.1.scd b/tlstunnel.1.scd
index efd5050..3c337e0 100644
--- a/tlstunnel.1.scd
+++ b/tlstunnel.1.scd
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ The following directives are supported:
 		The _+proxy_ suffix can be added to the URI scheme to forward
 		connection metadata via the PROXY protocol.
 
+		The backend directive supports the following sub-directives:
+
+		*tls_certfp* sha-256 <fingerprint>
+			Instead of using CAs to check the TLS certificate provided by the
+			backend, check that the certificate matches the provided
+			fingerprint. This can be used to connect to servers with a
+			self-signed certificate, for instance.
+
+			The fingerprint of a certificate can be obtained via *openssl*(1):
+
+			```
+			openssl x509 -fingerprint -sha256 -noout <certificate>
+			```
+
 	*tls* { ... }
 		Customise frontend-specific TLS configuration.