diff --git a/library/ssl_ticket.c b/library/ssl_ticket.c
index f48831b3db..ed9c7a5b4c 100644
--- a/library/ssl_ticket.c
+++ b/library/ssl_ticket.c
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ int mbedtls_ssl_ticket_setup( mbedtls_ssl_ticket_context *ctx,
     cipher_info = mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( cipher );
 
     if( mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_GCM &&
-        mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_CCM )
+        mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_CCM &&
+        mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_CHACHAPOLY )
     {
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     }
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 960320a545..7b11590a82 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -3108,6 +3108,21 @@ run_test    "Session resume using tickets: ARIA-256-CCM" \
             -s "a session has been resumed" \
             -c "a session has been resumed"
 
+requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
+run_test    "Session resume using tickets: CHACHA20-POLY1305" \
+            "$P_SRV debug_level=3 tickets=1 ticket_aead=CHACHA20-POLY1305" \
+            "$P_CLI debug_level=3 tickets=1 reconnect=1" \
+            0 \
+            -c "client hello, adding session ticket extension" \
+            -s "found session ticket extension" \
+            -s "server hello, adding session ticket extension" \
+            -c "found session_ticket extension" \
+            -c "parse new session ticket" \
+            -S "session successfully restored from cache" \
+            -s "session successfully restored from ticket" \
+            -s "a session has been resumed" \
+            -c "a session has been resumed"
+
 # Tests for Session Tickets with DTLS
 
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2