diff --git a/pymysql/tests/test_connection.py b/pymysql/tests/test_connection.py
index 75db73cd..88bcbb22 100644
--- a/pymysql/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/pymysql/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -577,6 +577,22 @@ def test_ssl_connect(self):
             dummy_ssl_context.load_cert_chain.assert_not_called
             dummy_ssl_context.set_ciphers.assert_not_called
 
+        dummy_ssl_context = mock.Mock(options=0)
+        with mock.patch(
+            "pymysql.connections.Connection.connect"
+        ) as connect, mock.patch(
+            "pymysql.connections.ssl.create_default_context",
+            new=mock.Mock(return_value=dummy_ssl_context),
+        ) as create_default_context:
+            pymysql.connect(
+                ssl_cadata="cadata",
+                ssl_verify_cert=True,
+                ssl_verify_identity=True,
+            )
+            create_default_context.assert_called_with(cafile=None, capath=None, cadata="cadata")
+            assert dummy_ssl_context.verify_mode == ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+            assert dummy_ssl_context.check_hostname
+
         dummy_ssl_context = mock.Mock(options=0)
         with mock.patch(
             "pymysql.connections.Connection.connect"
diff --git a/tests/test_auth.py b/tests/test_auth.py
index e5e2a64e..9ae1ceed 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 port = 3306
 
 ca = os.path.expanduser("~/ca.pem")
+cadata = open(ca, "r").read()
 ssl = {"ca": ca, "check_hostname": False}
+ssl_cadata = {"cadata": cadata, "check_hostname": False}
 
 pass_sha256 = "pass_sha256_01234567890123456789"
 pass_caching_sha2 = "pass_caching_sha2_01234567890123456789"
@@ -26,6 +28,11 @@ def test_sha256_no_passowrd_ssl():
     con.close()
 
 
+def test_sha256_no_passowrd_ssl_cadata():
+    con = pymysql.connect(user="nopass_sha256", host=host, port=port, ssl=ssl_cadata)
+    con.close()
+
+
 def test_sha256_password():
     con = pymysql.connect(
         user="user_sha256", password=pass_sha256, host=host, port=port, ssl=None