diff --git a/configuration/entrypoints.go b/configuration/entrypoints.go
index 0d3e325805..5695f2da08 100644
--- a/configuration/entrypoints.go
+++ b/configuration/entrypoints.go
@@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ func makeEntryPointTLS(result map[string]string) (*tls.TLS, error) {
 			files := tls.FilesOrContents{}
 			files.Set(result["ca"])
 			optional := toBool(result, "ca_optional")
+			skipVerify := toBool(result, "ca_skipverify")
 			configTLS.ClientCA = tls.ClientCA{
-				Files:    files,
-				Optional: optional,
+				Files:      files,
+				Optional:   optional,
+				SkipVerify: skipVerify,
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index d40c1719cd..6460839d74 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/armon/go-proxyproto"
+	proxyproto "github.com/armon/go-proxyproto"
 	"github.com/containous/mux"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/cluster"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/configuration"
@@ -461,9 +461,17 @@ func (s *Server) createTLSConfig(entryPointName string, tlsOption *traefiktls.TL
 		}
 		config.ClientCAs = pool
 		if tlsOption.ClientCA.Optional {
-			config.ClientAuth = tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven
+			if tlsOption.ClientCA.SkipVerify {
+				config.ClientAuth = tls.RequestClientCert
+			} else {
+				config.ClientAuth = tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven
+			}
 		} else {
-			config.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			if tlsOption.ClientCA.SkipVerify {
+				config.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAnyClientCert
+			} else {
+				config.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tls/tls.go b/tls/tls.go
index ea56dc8ab8..e3ce19b6a8 100644
--- a/tls/tls.go
+++ b/tls/tls.go
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ const (
 // ClientCA defines traefik CA files for a entryPoint
 // and it indicates if they are mandatory or have just to be analyzed if provided
 type ClientCA struct {
-	Files    FilesOrContents
-	Optional bool
+	Files      FilesOrContents
+	Optional   bool
+	SkipVerify bool
 }
 
 // TLS configures TLS for an entry point
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 52844053f1..49121135ac 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/log"
 	traefiktls "github.com/containous/traefik/tls"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure"
-	"github.com/ryanuber/go-glob"
+	glob "github.com/ryanuber/go-glob"
 )
 
 // Backend holds backend configuration.
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ func (b *Buckets) SetValue(val interface{}) {
 type ClientTLS struct {
 	CA                 string `description:"TLS CA" json:"ca,omitempty"`
 	CAOptional         bool   `description:"TLS CA.Optional" json:"caOptional,omitempty"`
+	CASkipVerify       bool   `description:"TLS CA.SkipVerify" json:"caSkipVerify,omitempty"`
 	Cert               string `description:"TLS cert" json:"cert,omitempty"`
 	Key                string `description:"TLS key" json:"key,omitempty"`
 	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `description:"TLS insecure skip verify" json:"insecureSkipVerify,omitempty"`
@@ -537,10 +538,19 @@ func (clientTLS *ClientTLS) CreateTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
 		if !caPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse CA")
 		}
+
 		if clientTLS.CAOptional {
-			clientAuth = tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven
+			if clientTLS.CASkipVerify {
+				clientAuth = tls.RequestClientCert
+			} else {
+				clientAuth = tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven
+			}
 		} else {
-			clientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			if clientTLS.CASkipVerify {
+				clientAuth = tls.RequireAnyClientCert
+			} else {
+				clientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			}
 		}
 	}