diff --git a/client/pkg/transport/listener.go b/client/pkg/transport/listener.go
index ec69f4e2ad3d..69c23e50d35a 100644
--- a/client/pkg/transport/listener.go
+++ b/client/pkg/transport/listener.go
@@ -264,9 +264,10 @@ func SelfCert(lg *zap.Logger, dirpath string, hosts []string, selfSignedCertVali
 		NotBefore:    time.Now(),
 		NotAfter:     time.Now().Add(time.Duration(selfSignedCertValidity) * 365 * (24 * time.Hour)),
 
-		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageCRLSign,
 		ExtKeyUsage:           append([]x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth}, additionalUsages...),
 		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		IsCA:                  true,
 	}
 
 	if info.Logger != nil {
diff --git a/client/pkg/transport/listener_test.go b/client/pkg/transport/listener_test.go
index 836dca998f8e..5e28f24d3a6e 100644
--- a/client/pkg/transport/listener_test.go
+++ b/client/pkg/transport/listener_test.go
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@
 package transport
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
+	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -573,3 +578,153 @@ func TestSocktOptsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestNewListenerWithACRLFile tests when a revocation list is present.
+func TestNewListenerWithACRLFile(t *testing.T) {
+	clientTLSInfo, err := createSelfCertEx(t, "127.0.0.1", x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to create client cert: %v", err)
+	}
+	loaded, err := os.ReadFile(clientTLSInfo.CertFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to read client cert: %v", err)
+	}
+	block, _ := pem.Decode(loaded)
+	clientCert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to parse client cert: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		overrideCRLFileName    bool
+		expectHanshakeError    bool
+		crlFile                string
+		revokedCertificates    []pkix.RevokedCertificate
+		revocationListContents []byte
+	}{
+		"empty revocation list": {
+			expectHanshakeError: false,
+		},
+		"invalid CRL path": {
+			overrideCRLFileName: true,
+			crlFile:             "@badname",
+			expectHanshakeError: true,
+		},
+		"client cert is revoked": {
+			expectHanshakeError: true,
+			revokedCertificates: []pkix.RevokedCertificate{
+				{
+					SerialNumber:   clientCert.SerialNumber,
+					RevocationTime: time.Now(),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"invalid CRL file content": {
+			expectHanshakeError:    true,
+			revocationListContents: []byte("@invalidcontent"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for testName, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpdir := t.TempDir()
+			tlsInfo, err := createSelfCert(t)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to create server cert: %v", err)
+			}
+			tlsInfo.TrustedCAFile = clientTLSInfo.CertFile
+
+			crlFile := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "revoked.r0")
+			if test.overrideCRLFileName {
+				tlsInfo.CRLFile = test.crlFile
+			} else {
+				tlsInfo.CRLFile = crlFile
+			}
+
+			loaded, err := os.ReadFile(tlsInfo.CertFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to read server cert: %v", err)
+			}
+			block, _ := pem.Decode(loaded)
+			cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to decode server cert: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			loaded, err = os.ReadFile(tlsInfo.KeyFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to read server key: %v", err)
+			}
+			block, _ = pem.Decode(loaded)
+			key, err := x509.ParseECPrivateKey(block.Bytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to parse server key: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			revocationListContents := test.revocationListContents
+			if len(revocationListContents) == 0 {
+				tmpl := &x509.RevocationList{
+					RevokedCertificates: test.revokedCertificates,
+					ThisUpdate:          time.Now(),
+					NextUpdate:          time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+					Number:              big.NewInt(1),
+				}
+				revocationListContents, err = x509.CreateRevocationList(rand.Reader, tmpl, cert, key)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("unable to create revocation list: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err := os.WriteFile(crlFile, revocationListContents, 0600); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to write revocation list: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			chHandshakeFailure := make(chan error, 1)
+			tlsInfo.HandshakeFailure = func(_ *tls.Conn, err error) {
+				if err != nil {
+					chHandshakeFailure <- err
+				}
+			}
+
+			rootCAs := x509.NewCertPool()
+			rootCAs.AddCert(cert)
+
+			clientCert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(clientTLSInfo.CertFile, clientTLSInfo.KeyFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to create peer cert: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			ln, err := NewListener("127.0.0.1:0", "https", tlsInfo)
+			defer ln.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to start listener: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			tlsConfig := &tls.Config{}
+			tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = false
+			tlsConfig.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{clientCert}
+			tlsConfig.RootCAs = rootCAs
+
+			tr := &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig}
+			cli := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
+			go cli.Get("https://" + ln.Addr().String())
+
+			chAcceptConn := make(chan net.Conn, 1)
+			go func() {
+				conn, _ := ln.Accept()
+				chAcceptConn <- conn
+			}()
+
+			select {
+			case err := <-chHandshakeFailure:
+				if !test.expectHanshakeError {
+					t.Errorf("expecting no handshake error, got: %v", err)
+				}
+			case <-chAcceptConn:
+				if test.expectHanshakeError {
+					t.Errorf("expecting hanshake error, got nothing")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}