diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 26bc5965a1..7d7b646d8e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
     container_name: redis-standalone
     environment:
       - TLS_ENABLED=yes
+      - TLS_CLIENT_CNS=test_user
       - REDIS_CLUSTER=no
       - PORT=6379
       - TLS_PORT=6666
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ services:
       - NODES=6
       - REPLICAS=1
       - TLS_ENABLED=yes
+      - TLS_CLIENT_CNS=test_user
       - PORT=16379
       - TLS_PORT=27379
     command: ${REDIS_EXTRA_ARGS:---enable-debug-command yes --enable-module-command yes --tls-auth-clients optional --save "" --tls-cluster yes}
diff --git a/tests/ssl_utils.py b/tests/ssl_utils.py
index 612c0d5aca..3fe54a0d88 100644
--- a/tests/ssl_utils.py
+++ b/tests/ssl_utils.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 import os
 from collections import namedtuple
 
+CN_USERNAME = "test_user"
 CLIENT_CERT_NAME = "client.crt"
+CLIENT_CN_CERT_NAME = f"{CN_USERNAME}.crt"
 CLIENT_KEY_NAME = "client.key"
+CLIENT_CN_KEY_NAME = f"{CN_USERNAME}.key"
 SERVER_CERT_NAME = "redis.crt"
 SERVER_KEY_NAME = "redis.key"
 CA_CERT_NAME = "ca.crt"
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@
 class CertificateType(str, enum.Enum):
     client = "client"
     server = "server"
+    client_cn = "client-cn"
 
 
 TLSFiles = namedtuple("TLSFiles", ["certfile", "keyfile", "ca_certfile"])
@@ -41,3 +45,9 @@ def get_tls_certificates(
             os.path.join(cert_dir, SERVER_KEY_NAME),
             os.path.join(cert_dir, CA_CERT_NAME),
         )
+    elif cert_type == CertificateType.client_cn:
+        return TLSFiles(
+            os.path.join(cert_dir, CLIENT_CN_CERT_NAME),
+            os.path.join(cert_dir, CLIENT_CN_KEY_NAME),
+            os.path.join(cert_dir, CA_CERT_NAME),
+        )
diff --git a/tests/test_asyncio/test_ssl.py b/tests/test_asyncio/test_ssl.py
index c5cbb90cfe..3673d19310 100644
--- a/tests/test_asyncio/test_ssl.py
+++ b/tests/test_asyncio/test_ssl.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import pytest
 import pytest_asyncio
 import redis.asyncio as redis
+from tests.conftest import skip_if_server_version_lt
+from tests.ssl_utils import get_tls_certificates, CertificateType, CN_USERNAME
 
 # Skip test or not based on cryptography installation
 try:
@@ -193,3 +195,41 @@ async def test_ssl_password_parameter(self, request):
             assert conn.ssl_context.password == test_password
         finally:
             await r.aclose()
+
+    @skip_if_server_version_lt("8.5.0")
+    async def test_ssl_authenticate_with_client_cert(self, request, r):
+        """Test that when client certificate is used for authentication,
+        the connection is created successfully"""
+
+        try:
+            # Non SSL client, to setup ACL
+            assert await r.acl_setuser(
+                CN_USERNAME,
+                enabled=True,
+                reset=True,
+                passwords=["+clientpass"],
+                keys=["*"],
+                commands=["+acl"],
+            )
+        finally:
+            await r.close()
+
+        ssl_url = request.config.option.redis_ssl_url
+        p = urlparse(ssl_url)[1].split(":")
+        client_cn_cert, client_cn_key, ca_cert = get_tls_certificates(
+            request.session.config.REDIS_INFO["tls_cert_subdir"],
+            CertificateType.client_cn,
+        )
+        r = redis.Redis(
+            host=p[0],
+            port=p[1],
+            ssl=True,
+            ssl_certfile=client_cn_cert,
+            ssl_keyfile=client_cn_key,
+            ssl_cert_reqs="required",
+            ssl_ca_certs=ca_cert,
+        )
+        try:
+            assert await r.acl_whoami() == CN_USERNAME
+        finally:
+            await r.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_ssl.py b/tests/test_ssl.py
index 96175d681f..fd193d06fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_ssl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ssl.py
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 import redis
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError, RedisError
 
-from .conftest import skip_if_cryptography, skip_if_nocryptography
-from .ssl_utils import CertificateType, get_tls_certificates
+from .conftest import (
+    skip_if_cryptography,
+    skip_if_nocryptography,
+    skip_if_server_version_lt,
+)
+from .ssl_utils import CertificateType, get_tls_certificates, CN_USERNAME
 
 
 @pytest.mark.ssl
@@ -20,10 +24,10 @@ class TestSSL:
 
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def _set_ssl_certs(self, request):
-        tls_cert_subdir = request.session.config.REDIS_INFO["tls_cert_subdir"]
-        self.client_certs = get_tls_certificates(tls_cert_subdir)
+        self.tls_cert_subdir = request.session.config.REDIS_INFO["tls_cert_subdir"]
+        self.client_certs = get_tls_certificates(self.tls_cert_subdir)
         self.server_certs = get_tls_certificates(
-            tls_cert_subdir, cert_type=CertificateType.server
+            self.tls_cert_subdir, cert_type=CertificateType.server
         )
 
     def test_ssl_with_invalid_cert(self, request):
@@ -425,3 +429,40 @@ def capture_context_wrap_socket(context_self, sock, **_kwargs):
 
         finally:
             r.close()
+
+    @skip_if_server_version_lt("8.5.0")
+    def test_ssl_authenticate_with_client_cert(self, request, r):
+        """Test that when client certificate is used for authentication,
+        the connection is created successfully"""
+
+        try:
+            # Non SSL client, to setup ACL
+            assert r.acl_setuser(
+                CN_USERNAME,
+                enabled=True,
+                reset=True,
+                passwords=["+clientpass"],
+                keys=["*"],
+                commands=["+acl"],
+            )
+        finally:
+            r.close()
+
+        ssl_url = request.config.option.redis_ssl_url
+        p = urlparse(ssl_url)[1].split(":")
+        client_cn_cert, client_cn_key, ca_cert = get_tls_certificates(
+            self.tls_cert_subdir, CertificateType.client_cn
+        )
+        r = redis.Redis(
+            host=p[0],
+            port=p[1],
+            ssl=True,
+            ssl_certfile=client_cn_cert,
+            ssl_keyfile=client_cn_key,
+            ssl_cert_reqs="required",
+            ssl_ca_certs=ca_cert,
+        )
+        try:
+            assert r.acl_whoami() == CN_USERNAME
+        finally:
+            r.close()