diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4f96e962..a3759129 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ optional = true
 version = "0.6"
 optional = true
 
+[dependencies.webpki-roots]
+version = "0.25"
+optional = true
+
 [dependencies.opentls]
 version = "0.2.1"
 optional = true
@@ -200,5 +204,6 @@ sql-browser-smol = ["async-io", "async-net", "futures-lite"]
 integrated-auth-gssapi = ["libgssapi"]
 bigdecimal = ["bigdecimal_"]
 rustls = ["tokio-rustls", "tokio-util", "rustls-pemfile", "rustls-native-certs"]
+rustls-webpki-roots = ["webpki-roots", "rustls"]
 native-tls = ["async-native-tls"]
 vendored-openssl = ["opentls"]
diff --git a/src/client/config.rs b/src/client/config.rs
index b23ad449..c763bedb 100644
--- a/src/client/config.rs
+++ b/src/client/config.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub(crate) readonly: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub(crate) enum TrustConfig {
     CaCertificateLocation(PathBuf),
     TrustAll,
     Default,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rustls-webpki-roots")]
+    WebPkiRoots
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -129,12 +131,12 @@ impl Config {
     /// storage (or use `trust_cert_ca` instead), using this setting is potentially dangerous.
     ///
     /// # Panics
-    /// Will panic in case `trust_cert_ca` was called before.
+    /// Will panic in case `trust_cert_ca` or `trust_webpki_roots` was called before.
     ///
     /// - Defaults to `default`, meaning server certificate is validated against system-truststore.
     pub fn trust_cert(&mut self) {
-        if let TrustConfig::CaCertificateLocation(_) = &self.trust {
-            panic!("'trust_cert' and 'trust_cert_ca' are mutual exclusive! Only use one.")
+        if TrustConfig::Default != self.trust {
+            panic!("'trust_webpki_roots'/'trust_cert'/'trust_cert_ca' are mutual exclusive! Only use one.")
         }
         self.trust = TrustConfig::TrustAll;
     }
@@ -145,17 +147,30 @@ impl Config {
     /// trust-chain.
     ///
     /// # Panics
-    /// Will panic in case `trust_cert` was called before.
+    /// Will panic in case `trust_cert` or `trust_webpki_roots` was called before.
     ///
     /// - Defaults to validating the server certificate is validated against system's certificate storage.
     pub fn trust_cert_ca(&mut self, path: impl ToString) {
-        if let TrustConfig::TrustAll = &self.trust {
-            panic!("'trust_cert' and 'trust_cert_ca' are mutual exclusive! Only use one.")
+        if TrustConfig::Default != self.trust {
+            panic!("'trust_webpki_roots'/'trust_cert'/'trust_cert_ca' are mutual exclusive! Only use one.")
         } else {
             self.trust = TrustConfig::CaCertificateLocation(PathBuf::from(path.to_string()))
         }
     }
 
+    /// If set, the server certificate will be validated against the webpki-roots.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// Will panic in case `trust_cert` or `trust_cert_ca` was called before.
+    ///
+    #[cfg(feature = "rustls-webpki-roots")]
+    pub fn trust_webpki_roots(&mut self) {
+        if self.trust != TrustConfig::Default {
+            panic!("'trust_webpki_roots'/'trust_cert'/'trust_cert_ca' are mutual exclusive! Only use one.")
+        }
+        self.trust = TrustConfig::WebPkiRoots;
+    }
+
     /// Sets the authentication method.
     ///
     /// - Defaults to `None`.
diff --git a/src/client/tls_stream/rustls_tls_stream.rs b/src/client/tls_stream/rustls_tls_stream.rs
index e417583a..d21c2a0a 100644
--- a/src/client/tls_stream/rustls_tls_stream.rs
+++ b/src/client/tls_stream/rustls_tls_stream.rs
@@ -11,17 +11,14 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
     time::SystemTime,
 };
-use tokio_rustls::{
-    rustls::{
-        client::{
-            HandshakeSignatureValid, ServerCertVerified, ServerCertVerifier,
-            WantsTransparencyPolicyOrClientCert,
-        },
-        Certificate, ClientConfig, ConfigBuilder, DigitallySignedStruct, Error as RustlsError,
-        RootCertStore, ServerName, WantsVerifier,
+use tokio_rustls::{rustls::{
+    client::{
+        HandshakeSignatureValid, ServerCertVerified, ServerCertVerifier,
+        WantsTransparencyPolicyOrClientCert,
     },
-    TlsConnector,
-};
+    Certificate, ClientConfig, ConfigBuilder, DigitallySignedStruct, Error as RustlsError,
+    RootCertStore, ServerName, WantsVerifier,
+}, rustls, TlsConnector};
 use tokio_util::compat::{Compat, FuturesAsyncReadCompatExt, TokioAsyncReadCompatExt};
 use tracing::{event, Level};
 
@@ -132,6 +129,11 @@ impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> TlsStream<S> {
                 event!(Level::INFO, "Using default trust configuration.");
                 builder.with_native_roots().with_no_client_auth()
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-webpki-roots")]
+            TrustConfig::WebPkiRoots => {
+                event!(Level::INFO, "Using webpki trust configuration.");
+                builder.with_webpki_roots().with_no_client_auth()
+            }
         };
 
         let connector = TlsConnector::from(Arc::new(client_config));
@@ -182,6 +184,9 @@ impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send> AsyncWrite for TlsStream<S> {
 
 trait ConfigBuilderExt {
     fn with_native_roots(self) -> ConfigBuilder<ClientConfig, WantsTransparencyPolicyOrClientCert>;
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "rustls-webpki-roots")]
+    fn with_webpki_roots(self) -> ConfigBuilder<ClientConfig, WantsTransparencyPolicyOrClientCert>;
 }
 
 impl ConfigBuilderExt for ConfigBuilder<ClientConfig, WantsVerifier> {
@@ -212,4 +217,21 @@ impl ConfigBuilderExt for ConfigBuilder<ClientConfig, WantsVerifier> {
 
         self.with_root_certificates(roots)
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "rustls-webpki-roots")]
+    fn with_webpki_roots(self) -> ConfigBuilder<ClientConfig, WantsTransparencyPolicyOrClientCert> {
+        let mut roots = rustls::RootCertStore::empty();
+        roots.add_trust_anchors(
+            webpki_roots::TLS_SERVER_ROOTS
+                .iter()
+                .map(|ta| {
+                    rustls::OwnedTrustAnchor::from_subject_spki_name_constraints(
+                        ta.subject,
+                        ta.spki,
+                        ta.name_constraints,
+                    )
+                }),
+        );
+        self.with_root_certificates(roots)
+    }
 }