diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index 002fd477481..bd496b05350 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(openssl)
 	}
 
 	php_stream_xport_register("ssl", php_openssl_ssl_socket_factory TSRMLS_CC);
+	php_stream_xport_register("sslv3", php_openssl_ssl_socket_factory TSRMLS_CC);
+	php_stream_xport_register("sslv2", php_openssl_ssl_socket_factory TSRMLS_CC);
 	php_stream_xport_register("tls", php_openssl_ssl_socket_factory TSRMLS_CC);
 
 	/* override the default tcp socket provider */
diff --git a/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c b/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
index 4171312907d..9bb0fad3fe1 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/xp_ssl.c
@@ -691,6 +691,12 @@ php_stream *php_openssl_ssl_socket_factory(const char *proto, long protolen,
 	if (strncmp(proto, "ssl", protolen) == 0) {
 		sslsock->enable_on_connect = 1;
 		sslsock->method = STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_SSLv23_CLIENT;
+	} else if (strncmp(proto, "sslv2", protolen) == 0) {
+		sslsock->enable_on_connect = 1;
+		sslsock->method = STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_SSLv2_CLIENT;
+	} else if (strncmp(proto, "sslv3", protolen) == 0) {
+		sslsock->enable_on_connect = 1;
+		sslsock->method = STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_SSLv3_CLIENT;
 	} else if (strncmp(proto, "tls", protolen) == 0) {
 		sslsock->enable_on_connect = 1;
 		sslsock->method = STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT;