diff --git a/nats.go b/nats.go
index d451bf529..f91445842 100644
--- a/nats.go
+++ b/nats.go
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ var (
 	ErrStreamNameAlreadyInUse       = errors.New("nats: stream name already in use")
 	ErrMaxConnectionsExceeded       = errors.New("nats: server maximum connections exceeded")
 	ErrBadRequest                   = errors.New("nats: bad request")
+	ErrConnectionNotTLS             = errors.New("nats: connection is not tls")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -1807,6 +1808,24 @@ func (nc *Conn) makeTLSConn() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// TLSConnectionState retrieves the state of the TLS connection to the server
+func (nc *Conn) TLSConnectionState() (tls.ConnectionState, error) {
+	if !nc.isConnected() {
+		return tls.ConnectionState{}, ErrDisconnected
+	}
+
+	nc.mu.RLock()
+	conn := nc.conn
+	nc.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	tc, ok := conn.(*tls.Conn)
+	if !ok {
+		return tls.ConnectionState{}, ErrConnectionNotTLS
+	}
+
+	return tc.ConnectionState(), nil
+}
+
 // waitForExits will wait for all socket watcher Go routines to
 // be shutdown before proceeding.
 func (nc *Conn) waitForExits() {
diff --git a/test/basic_test.go b/test/basic_test.go
index f39c8f150..d6eaaa36f 100644
--- a/test/basic_test.go
+++ b/test/basic_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ func TestLeakingGoRoutinesOnFailedConnect(t *testing.T) {
 	checkNoGoroutineLeak(t, base, "failed connect")
 }
 
+func TestTLSConnectionStateNonTLS(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunDefaultServer()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	nc := NewDefaultConnection(t)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	_, err := nc.TLSConnectionState()
+	if err != nats.ErrConnectionNotTLS {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected a not tls error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConnectedServer(t *testing.T) {
 	s := RunDefaultServer()
 	defer s.Shutdown()
diff --git a/test/conn_test.go b/test/conn_test.go
index 4818be234..3d426b4d2 100644
--- a/test/conn_test.go
+++ b/test/conn_test.go
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ func TestServerSecureConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	nc.Flush()
 
+	state, err := nc.TLSConnectionState()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected connection state: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !state.HandshakeComplete {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected valid connection state")
+	}
+
 	if err := Wait(checkRecv); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Failed receiving message")
 	}