diff --git a/src/hackney_ssl.erl b/src/hackney_ssl.erl
index af628be5..d8f7ba19 100644
--- a/src/hackney_ssl.erl
+++ b/src/hackney_ssl.erl
@@ -82,8 +82,15 @@ merge_ssl_opts(Host, OverrideOpts, Options) ->
 
 check_hostname_opts(Host0) ->
   Host1 = string:trim(Host0, trailing, "."),
+  %% Rewrite cert_expired -> root_cert_expired so OTP's cross-sign recovery
+  %% (find_cross_sign_root_paths/4) triggers; ssl_verify_hostname returns
+  %% cert_expired verbatim, which bypasses it entirely.
   VerifyFun = {
-    fun ssl_verify_hostname:verify_fun/3,
+    fun(_Cert, {bad_cert, cert_expired}, _State) ->
+            {fail, {bad_cert, root_cert_expired}};
+       (Cert, Event, State) ->
+            ssl_verify_hostname:verify_fun(Cert, Event, State)
+    end,
     [{check_hostname, Host1}]
    },
   SslOpts = [{verify, verify_peer},
diff --git a/test/hackney_ssl_tests.erl b/test/hackney_ssl_tests.erl
index 2d98e339..67473a95 100644
--- a/test/hackney_ssl_tests.erl
+++ b/test/hackney_ssl_tests.erl
@@ -67,3 +67,19 @@ check_hostname_opts_test() ->
     Opts = hackney_ssl:check_hostname_opts("example.com"),
     ?assertEqual(verify_peer, proplists:get_value(verify, Opts)),
     ?assert(lists:keymember(cacerts, 1, Opts) orelse lists:keymember(cacertfile, 1, Opts)).
+
+verify_fun_rewrites_cert_expired_test() ->
+    %% cert_expired must be rewritten to root_cert_expired so OTP's
+    %% ssl_certificate:find_cross_sign_root_paths/4 recovery can trigger
+    %% (e.g. expired ISRG Root X2 cross-signed anchor in Let's Encrypt chains).
+    Opts = hackney_ssl:check_hostname_opts("example.com"),
+    {VerifyFun, InitState} = proplists:get_value(verify_fun, Opts),
+    ?assertEqual({fail, {bad_cert, root_cert_expired}},
+                 VerifyFun(fake_cert, {bad_cert, cert_expired}, InitState)).
+
+verify_fun_passes_through_other_bad_cert_test() ->
+    %% Other bad_cert reasons must not be silently rewritten.
+    Opts = hackney_ssl:check_hostname_opts("example.com"),
+    {VerifyFun, InitState} = proplists:get_value(verify_fun, Opts),
+    ?assertEqual({fail, {bad_cert, unknown_ca}},
+                 VerifyFun(fake_cert, {bad_cert, unknown_ca}, InitState)).