diff --git a/ssl/ssl_privkey.cc b/ssl/ssl_privkey.cc
index 2a6ec0a95ce..1b23524f346 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_privkey.cc
+++ b/ssl/ssl_privkey.cc
@@ -386,7 +386,14 @@ static bool ssl_public_key_rsa_pss_check(EVP_PKEY *pubkey, uint16_t sigalg) {
 bool ssl_public_key_supports_signature_algorithm(SSL_HANDSHAKE *hs,
                                                  uint16_t sigalg) {
   SSL *const ssl = hs->ssl;
-  if (!pkey_supports_algorithm(ssl, hs->local_pubkey.get(), sigalg)) {
+  // We may have a public key that supports the signature algorithm, but the
+  // negotiated cipher needs to also allow it. This behavior is only done on
+  // TLS 1.2 servers in OpenSSL.
+  const uint32_t auth_allowed =
+      !SSL_is_server(ssl) || (hs->new_cipher->algorithm_auth &
+      (ssl_cipher_auth_mask_for_key(hs->local_pubkey.get()) | SSL_aGENERIC));
+  if (!auth_allowed ||
+      !pkey_supports_algorithm(ssl, hs->local_pubkey.get(), sigalg)) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -457,20 +464,28 @@ bool ssl_cert_private_keys_supports_signature_algorithm(SSL_HANDSHAKE *hs,
   for (size_t i = 0; i < cert->cert_private_keys.size(); i++) {
     EVP_PKEY *private_key = cert->cert_private_keys[i].privatekey.get();
     UniquePtr<EVP_PKEY> public_key =
-          ssl_cert_parse_leaf_pubkey(cert->cert_private_keys[i].chain.get());
-    if (private_key != nullptr && public_key != nullptr &&
-        pkey_supports_algorithm(ssl, private_key, sigalg)) {
-      if (!ssl_public_key_rsa_pss_check(public_key.get(), sigalg)) {
-        return false;
-      }
+        ssl_cert_parse_leaf_pubkey(cert->cert_private_keys[i].chain.get());
+    if (private_key != nullptr && public_key != nullptr) {
+      // We may have a private key that supports the signature algorithm,
+      // but we need to verify that the negotiated cipher allows it. This
+      // behavior is only done on TLS 1.2 servers in OpenSSL.
+      const uint32_t auth_allowed =
+          !SSL_is_server(ssl) ||
+          hs->new_cipher->algorithm_auth &
+              (ssl_cipher_auth_mask_for_key(private_key) | SSL_aGENERIC);
+      if (auth_allowed && pkey_supports_algorithm(ssl, private_key, sigalg)) {
+        if (!ssl_public_key_rsa_pss_check(public_key.get(), sigalg)) {
+          return false;
+        }
 
-      // Update certificate slot index if all checks have passed.
-      //
-      // If the server has a valid private key available to use, we switch to
-      // using that certificate for the rest of the connection.
-      cert->cert_private_key_idx = (int)i;
-      hs->local_pubkey = std::move(public_key);
-      return true;
+        // Update certificate slot index if all checks have passed.
+        //
+        // If the server has a valid private key available to use, we switch to
+        // using that certificate for the rest of the connection.
+        cert->cert_private_key_idx = (int)i;
+        hs->local_pubkey = std::move(public_key);
+        return true;
+      }
     }
   }
   return false;
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_x509.cc b/ssl/ssl_x509.cc
index 112d0747ed7..b6059d35547 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_x509.cc
+++ b/ssl/ssl_x509.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static UniquePtr<STACK_OF(CRYPTO_BUFFER)> new_leafless_chain(void) {
 
 // ssl_cert_set_chain sets elements 1.. of |cert->chain| to the serialised
 // forms of elements of |chain|. It returns one on success or zero on error, in
-// which case no change to |cert->chain| is made. It preverses the existing
+// which case no change to |cert->chain| is made. It preserves the existing
 // leaf from |cert->chain|, if any.
 static bool ssl_cert_set_chain(CERT *cert, STACK_OF(X509) *chain) {
   if (!ssl_cert_check_cert_private_keys_usage(cert)) {