diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStream.Protocol.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStream.Protocol.cs
index 7bcbbedd614354..582c0a3f22c313 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStream.Protocol.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/src/System/Net/Security/SslStream.Protocol.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ public partial class SslStream
     {
         private const string DisableTlsResumeCtxSwitch = "System.Net.Security.DisableTlsResume";
         private const string DisableTlsResumeEnvironmentVariable = "DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_SECURITY_DISABLETLSRESUME";
+        private const string EnableServerAiaDownloadsCtxSwitch = "System.Net.Security.EnableServerAiaDownloads";
+        private const string EnableServerAiaDownloadsEnvironmentVariable = "DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_SECURITY_ENABLESERVERAIADOWNLOADS";
 
         private static volatile int s_disableTlsResume = -1;
+        private static volatile int s_enableServerAiaDownloads = -1;
 
         internal static bool DisableTlsResume
         {
@@ -48,6 +51,33 @@ internal static bool DisableTlsResume
             }
         }
 
+        internal static bool EnableServerAiaDownloads
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                int enableServerAiaDownloads = s_enableServerAiaDownloads;
+                if (enableServerAiaDownloads != -1)
+                {
+                    return enableServerAiaDownloads != 0;
+                }
+
+                // First check for the AppContext switch, giving it priority over the environment variable.
+                if (AppContext.TryGetSwitch(EnableServerAiaDownloadsCtxSwitch, out bool value))
+                {
+                    s_enableServerAiaDownloads = value ? 1 : 0;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // AppContext switch wasn't used. Check the environment variable.
+                    s_enableServerAiaDownloads =
+                        Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnableServerAiaDownloadsEnvironmentVariable) is string envVar &&
+                        (envVar == "1" || envVar.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) ? 1 : 0;
+                }
+
+                return s_enableServerAiaDownloads != 0;
+            }
+        }
+
 
         private SafeFreeCredentials? _credentialsHandle;
 
@@ -1087,6 +1117,11 @@ internal bool VerifyRemoteCertificate(RemoteCertificateValidationCallback? remot
                         chain.ChainPolicy.RevocationMode = _sslAuthenticationOptions.CertificateRevocationCheckMode;
                         chain.ChainPolicy.RevocationFlag = X509RevocationFlag.ExcludeRoot;
 
+                        if (_sslAuthenticationOptions.IsServer && !EnableServerAiaDownloads)
+                        {
+                            chain.ChainPolicy.DisableCertificateDownloads = true;
+                        }
+
                         if (trust != null)
                         {
                             chain.ChainPolicy.TrustMode = X509ChainTrustMode.CustomRootTrust;
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/tests/FunctionalTests/SslStreamRemoteExecutorTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/tests/FunctionalTests/SslStreamRemoteExecutorTests.cs
index 84ccf92379e050..af0f0a60f59cf6 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/tests/FunctionalTests/SslStreamRemoteExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Security/tests/FunctionalTests/SslStreamRemoteExecutorTests.cs
@@ -159,5 +159,64 @@ await TestConfiguration.WhenAllOrAnyFailedWithTimeout(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        [ConditionalTheory(typeof(RemoteExecutor), nameof(RemoteExecutor.IsSupported))]
+        [InlineData(true, true, false)]
+        [InlineData(true, false, false)]
+        [InlineData(false, true, true)]
+        [InlineData(false, false, true)]
+        [InlineData(null, true, false)]
+        [InlineData(null, false, true)]
+        public async Task SslStream_ServerDisablesCertificateDownloads_DefaultAndCompatSwitch(bool? appCtxSwitchValue, bool envVarSet, bool shouldDisableDownloads)
+        {
+            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                Environment = { { "DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_SECURITY_ENABLESERVERAIADOWNLOADS", envVarSet ? "1" : "0" } }
+            };
+
+            await RemoteExecutor.Invoke(async (appCtxSwitchValueString, shouldDisableDownloadsString) =>
+            {
+                if (bool.TryParse(appCtxSwitchValueString, out bool value))
+                {
+                    AppContext.SetSwitch("System.Net.Security.EnableServerAiaDownloads", value);
+                }
+
+                bool? disableCertificateDownloadsObserved = false;
+                (Stream clientStream, Stream serverStream) = TestHelper.GetConnectedStreams();
+                using (clientStream)
+                using (serverStream)
+                using (var client = new SslStream(clientStream))
+                using (var server = new SslStream(serverStream, false, (sender, certificate, chain, sslPolicyErrors) =>
+                {
+                    Assert.NotNull(chain);
+                    disableCertificateDownloadsObserved = chain.ChainPolicy.DisableCertificateDownloads;
+                    return true;
+                }))
+
+                using (X509Certificate2 certificate = Configuration.Certificates.GetServerCertificate())
+                using (X509Certificate2 clientCertificate = Configuration.Certificates.GetClientCertificate())
+                {
+                    SslClientAuthenticationOptions clientOptions = new SslClientAuthenticationOptions
+                    {
+                        RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; },
+                        ClientCertificates = new X509Certificate2Collection(clientCertificate),
+                        TargetHost = certificate.GetNameInfo(X509NameType.SimpleName, false),
+                    };
+
+                    SslServerAuthenticationOptions serverOptions = new SslServerAuthenticationOptions
+                    {
+                        ServerCertificate = certificate,
+                        ClientCertificateRequired = true,
+                    };
+
+                    await TestConfiguration.WhenAllOrAnyFailedWithTimeout(
+                        client.AuthenticateAsClientAsync(clientOptions),
+                        server.AuthenticateAsServerAsync(serverOptions));
+
+                    bool expectDisabled = bool.Parse(shouldDisableDownloadsString);
+                    Assert.Equal(expectDisabled, disableCertificateDownloadsObserved);
+                }
+            }, appCtxSwitchValue.ToString(), shouldDisableDownloads.ToString(), new RemoteInvokeOptions { StartInfo = psi }).DisposeAsync();
+        }
     }
 }