diff --git a/command/server/config.go b/command/server/config.go
index 5ef0e3f0fca6..dae8e5353438 100644
--- a/command/server/config.go
+++ b/command/server/config.go
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ func parseListeners(result *Config, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 			"tls_cipher_suites",
 			"tls_prefer_server_cipher_suites",
 			"tls_require_and_verify_client_cert",
+			"tls_client_ca_file",
 			"token",
 		}
 		if err := checkHCLKeys(item.Val, valid); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/server/config_test.go b/command/server/config_test.go
index ab6000064011..c19cecd22eba 100644
--- a/command/server/config_test.go
+++ b/command/server/config_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/ast"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/logformat"
 	log "github.com/mgutz/logxi/v1"
 )
@@ -243,6 +245,56 @@ func TestLoadConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseListeners(t *testing.T) {
+	obj, _ := hcl.Parse(strings.TrimSpace(`
+listener "tcp" {
+	address = "127.0.0.1:443"
+	cluster_address = "127.0.0.1:8201"
+	tls_disable = false
+	tls_cert_file = "./certs/server.crt"
+	tls_key_file = "./certs/server.key"
+	tls_client_ca_file = "./certs/rootca.crt"
+	tls_min_version = "tls12"
+	tls_require_and_verify_client_cert =  true
+}`))
+
+	var config Config
+	list, _ := obj.Node.(*ast.ObjectList)
+	objList := list.Filter("listener")
+	parseListeners(&config, objList)
+	listeners := config.Listeners
+	if len(listeners) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected at least one listener in the config")
+	}
+	listener := listeners[0]
+	if listener.Type != "tcp" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected tcp listener in the config")
+	}
+
+	expected := &Config{
+		Listeners: []*Listener{
+			&Listener{
+				Type: "tcp",
+				Config: map[string]interface{}{
+					"address":                            "127.0.0.1:443",
+					"cluster_address":                    "127.0.0.1:8201",
+					"tls_disable":                        false,
+					"tls_cert_file":                      "./certs/server.crt",
+					"tls_key_file":                       "./certs/server.key",
+					"tls_client_ca_file":                 "./certs/rootca.crt",
+					"tls_min_version":                    "tls12",
+					"tls_require_and_verify_client_cert": true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(config, *expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected \n\n%#v\n\n to be \n\n%#v\n\n", config, *expected)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestParseConfig_badTopLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := logformat.NewVaultLogger(log.LevelTrace)
 
diff --git a/command/server/listener.go b/command/server/listener.go
index ed940749584d..9a1f0e1196cd 100644
--- a/command/server/listener.go
+++ b/command/server/listener.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	// certificates that use it can be parsed.
 	_ "crypto/sha512"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/parseutil"
@@ -104,6 +106,18 @@ func listenerWrapTLS(
 		if requireClient {
 			tlsConf.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
 		}
+		if tlsClientCaFile, ok := config["tls_client_ca_file"]; ok {
+			caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(tlsClientCaFile.(string))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read tls_client_ca_file: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if !caPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(data) {
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse CA certificate in tls_client_ca_file")
+			}
+			tlsConf.ClientCAs = caPool
+		}
 	}
 
 	ln = tls.NewListener(ln, tlsConf)
diff --git a/command/server/listener_tcp_test.go b/command/server/listener_tcp_test.go
index c58fbb2e6829..4da12b3711a7 100644
--- a/command/server/listener_tcp_test.go
+++ b/command/server/listener_tcp_test.go
@@ -49,18 +49,27 @@ func TestTCPListener_tls(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ln, _, _, err := tcpListenerFactory(map[string]interface{}{
-		"address":       "127.0.0.1:0",
-		"tls_cert_file": wd + "reload_foo.pem",
-		"tls_key_file":  wd + "reload_foo.key",
+		"address":                            "127.0.0.1:0",
+		"tls_cert_file":                      wd + "reload_foo.pem",
+		"tls_key_file":                       wd + "reload_foo.key",
+		"tls_require_and_verify_client_cert": "true",
+		"tls_client_ca_file":                 wd + "reload_ca.pem",
 	}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
+	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+
+	clientCert, _ := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(
+		cwd+"/test-fixtures/reload/reload_foo.pem",
+		cwd+"/test-fixtures/reload/reload_foo.key")
 
 	connFn := func(lnReal net.Listener) (net.Conn, error) {
 		conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", ln.Addr().String(), &tls.Config{
-			RootCAs: certPool,
+			RootCAs:      certPool,
+			Certificates: []tls.Certificate{clientCert},
 		})
+
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/listener/tcp.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/listener/tcp.html.md
index b2b9a173dee2..5c20a04fe868 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/listener/tcp.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/listener/tcp.html.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ listener "tcp" {
   authentication for this listener; the listener will require a presented
   client cert that successfully validates against system CAs.
 
+- `tls_client_ca_file` `(string: "")` – PEM-encoded Certificate Authority file
+  used for checking the authenticity of client.
+
 ## `tcp` Listener Examples
 
 ### Configuring TLS