diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index de663a1..4b53327 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ var (
 	connectName   = connect.Flag("name", "Override the server name used for Server Name Indication (SNI).").String()
 	connectCaPath = connect.Flag("ca", "Path to CA bundle (system default if unspecified).").ExistingFile()
 	connectPem    = connect.Flag("pem", "Write output as PEM blocks instead of human-readable format.").Bool()
+
+	verify       = app.Command("verify", "Verify a certificate chain from file/stdin against a name.")
+	verifyFile   = verify.Arg("file", "Certificate file to dump (or stdin if not specified).").ExistingFile()
+	verifyName   = verify.Flag("name", "Server name to verify certificate against.").Required().String()
+	verifyCaPath = verify.Flag("ca", "Path to CA bundle (system default if unspecified).").ExistingFile()
 )
 
 const (
@@ -144,9 +149,50 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			verifyChain(conn.ConnectionState().PeerCertificates, hostname, *connectCaPath)
 		}
+	case verify.FullCommand():
+		file := inputFile(*verifyFile)
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		chain := []*x509.Certificate{}
+		readCerts([]*os.File{file}, func(block *pem.Block) {
+			switch block.Type {
+			case "CERTIFICATE":
+				cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error reading cert: %s", err)
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				chain = append(chain, cert)
+			case "PKCS7":
+				certs, err := pkcs7.ExtractCertificates(block.Bytes)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error parsing PKCS7 block: %s\n", err)
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				chain = append(chain, certs...)
+			}
+		})
+
+		valid := verifyChain(chain, *verifyName, *verifyCaPath)
+		if !valid {
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+func inputFile(fileName string) *os.File {
+	if fileName == "" {
+		return os.Stdin
+	}
+
+	rawFile, err := os.Open(fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to open file: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	return rawFile
+}
+
 func inputFiles(fileNames []string) []*os.File {
 	files := []*os.File{}
 	if fileNames != nil {
diff --git a/verify.go b/verify.go
index 789fb8c..b2e36c1 100644
--- a/verify.go
+++ b/verify.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func caBundle(caPath string) *x509.CertPool {
 	return bundle
 }
 
-func verifyChain(certs []*x509.Certificate, dnsName, caPath string) {
+func verifyChain(certs []*x509.Certificate, dnsName, caPath string) bool {
 	intermediates := x509.NewCertPool()
 	for i := 1; i < len(certs); i++ {
 		intermediates.AddCert(certs[i])
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func verifyChain(certs []*x509.Certificate, dnsName, caPath string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		red.Printf("Failed to verify certificate chain:\n")
 		fmt.Printf("\t%s\n", err)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 
 	green.Printf("Server certificates appear to be valid (found %d chains):\n", len(chains))
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func verifyChain(certs []*x509.Certificate, dnsName, caPath string) {
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("[%d] %s\n", i, strings.Join(names, "\n\t=> "))
 	}
+	return true
 }
 
 func isSelfSigned(cert *x509.Certificate) bool {