diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/OSX/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/Interop.X509.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/OSX/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/Interop.X509.cs
index d50ca014c4e3a..6d39eabdaa180 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/OSX/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/Interop.X509.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/OSX/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/Interop.X509.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ internal static partial class AppleCrypto
             out SafeCFDataHandle cfDataOut,
             out int pOSStatus);
 
+        [DllImport(Libraries.AppleCryptoNative)]
+        private static extern int AppleCryptoNative_X509GetSubjectSummary(
+            SafeSecCertificateHandle cert,
+            out SafeCFStringHandle cfSubjectSummaryOut);
+
         [DllImport(Libraries.AppleCryptoNative)]
         private static extern int AppleCryptoNative_X509GetPublicKey(SafeSecCertificateHandle cert, out SafeSecKeyRefHandle publicKey, out int pOSStatus);
 
@@ -69,6 +74,31 @@ internal static byte[] X509GetRawData(SafeSecCertificateHandle cert)
             throw new CryptographicException();
         }
 
+        internal static string? X509GetSubjectSummary(SafeSecCertificateHandle cert)
+        {
+            SafeCFStringHandle subjectSummary;
+
+            int ret = AppleCryptoNative_X509GetSubjectSummary(
+                cert,
+                out subjectSummary);
+
+            using (subjectSummary)
+            {
+                if (ret == 1)
+                {
+                    return CoreFoundation.CFStringToString(subjectSummary);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (ret == 0)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            Debug.Fail($"Unexpected return value {ret}");
+            throw new CryptographicException();
+        }
+
         internal static SafeSecKeyRefHandle X509GetPrivateKeyFromIdentity(SafeSecIdentityHandle identity)
         {
             SafeSecKeyRefHandle key;
diff --git a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/entrypoints.c b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/entrypoints.c
index ff4df6f41fcb2..1833d4a2161ac 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/entrypoints.c
+++ b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/entrypoints.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static const Entry s_cryptoAppleNative[] =
     DllImportEntry(AppleCryptoNative_GetOSStatusForChainStatus)
     DllImportEntry(AppleCryptoNative_X509ChainSetTrustAnchorCertificates)
     DllImportEntry(AppleCryptoNative_Pbkdf2)
+    DllImportEntry(AppleCryptoNative_X509GetSubjectSummary)
 };
 
 EXTERN_C const void* CryptoAppleResolveDllImport(const char* name);
diff --git a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.c b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.c
index 7d3e61f4b5d57..0b6d1f889bc69 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.c
+++ b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.c
@@ -230,3 +230,15 @@ int32_t AppleCryptoNative_X509GetRawData(SecCertificateRef cert, CFDataRef* ppDa
     *pOSStatus = *ppDataOut == NULL ? errSecParam : noErr;
     return (*pOSStatus == noErr);
 }
+
+int32_t AppleCryptoNative_X509GetSubjectSummary(SecCertificateRef cert, CFStringRef* ppSummaryOut)
+{
+    if (ppSummaryOut != NULL)
+        *ppSummaryOut = NULL;
+
+    if (cert == NULL || ppSummaryOut == NULL)
+        return kErrorBadInput;
+
+    *ppSummaryOut = SecCertificateCopySubjectSummary(cert);
+    return (*ppSummaryOut != NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.h b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.h
index 28124de10c98d..a0bc58044c3eb 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.h
+++ b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Apple/pal_x509.h
@@ -72,3 +72,13 @@ ppDataOut: Receives a CFDataRef with the exported blob
 pOSStatus: Receives the result of SecItemExport
 */
 PALEXPORT int32_t AppleCryptoNative_X509GetRawData(SecCertificateRef cert, CFDataRef* ppDataOut, int32_t* pOSStatus);
+
+/*
+Extract a string that contains a human-readable summary of the contents of the certificate
+
+Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure, any other value indicates invalid state.
+
+Output:
+ppSummaryOut: Receives a CFDataRef with the exported blob
+*/
+PALEXPORT int32_t AppleCryptoNative_X509GetSubjectSummary(SecCertificateRef cert, CFStringRef* ppSummaryOut);
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Internal/Cryptography/Pal.OSX/AppleCertificatePal.cs b/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Internal/Cryptography/Pal.OSX/AppleCertificatePal.cs
index cb949b8a93f7a..07959c3e77b5a 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Internal/Cryptography/Pal.OSX/AppleCertificatePal.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Internal/Cryptography/Pal.OSX/AppleCertificatePal.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,26 @@ private void EnsureCertData()
                 return;
 
             Debug.Assert(!_certHandle.IsInvalid);
-            _certData = new CertificateData(Interop.AppleCrypto.X509GetRawData(_certHandle));
+            string? subjectSummary = Interop.AppleCrypto.X509GetSubjectSummary(_certHandle);
+
+            try
+            {
+                _certData = new CertificateData(Interop.AppleCrypto.X509GetRawData(_certHandle));
+            }
+            catch (CryptographicException e)
+            {
+                if (subjectSummary is null)
+                {
+                    throw;
+                }
+
+                string message = SR.Format(
+                    SR.Cryptography_X509_CertificateCorrupted,
+                    subjectSummary);
+
+                throw new CryptographicException(message, e);
+            }
+
             _readCertData = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Resources/Strings.resx b/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Resources/Strings.resx
index a5c33a43b40b8..322e2bab91d0c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Resources/Strings.resx
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates/src/Resources/Strings.resx
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@
   <data name="Cryptography_X509_NoOrMismatchedPemKey" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The key contents do not contain a PEM, the content is malformed, or the key does not match the certificate.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Cryptography_X509_CertificateCorrupted" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Certificate '{0}' is corrupted.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="InvalidOperation_EnumNotStarted" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Enumeration has not started. Call MoveNext.</value>
   </data>