diff --git a/cmd/agent/app/options/options.go b/cmd/agent/app/options/options.go
index 2df464b84..9c7010cda 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/app/options/options.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type GrpcProxyAgentOptions struct {
 	SyncIntervalCap  time.Duration
 	// After a duration of this time if the agent doesn't see any activity it
 	// pings the server to see if the transport is still alive.
-	KeepaliveTime    time.Duration
+	KeepaliveTime time.Duration
 
 	// file contains service account authorization token for enabling proxy-server token based authorization
 	ServiceAccountTokenPath string
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (o *GrpcProxyAgentOptions) ClientSetConfig(dialOptions ...grpc.DialOption)
 		SyncIntervalCap:         o.SyncIntervalCap,
 		DialOptions:             dialOptions,
 		ServiceAccountTokenPath: o.ServiceAccountTokenPath,
-		WarnOnChannelLimit:		 o.WarnOnChannelLimit,
+		WarnOnChannelLimit:      o.WarnOnChannelLimit,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/server/app/options/options.go b/cmd/server/app/options/options.go
index 7193ce9c2..fadc37dfb 100644
--- a/cmd/server/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/server/app/options/options.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/pkg/server"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/pkg/util"
 )
 
 type ProxyRunOptions struct {
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@ type ProxyRunOptions struct {
 	// blocking call has its own problems, so it cannot easily be made race condition safe.
 	// The check is an "unlocked" read but is still use at your own peril.
 	WarnOnChannelLimit bool
+
+	// Cipher suites used by the server.
+	// If empty, the default suite will be used from tls.CipherSuites(),
+	// also checks if given comma separated list contains cipher from tls.InsecureCipherSuites().
+	// NOTE that cipher suites are not configurable for TLS1.3,
+	// see: https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#Config, so in that case, this option won't have any effect.
+	CipherSuites string
 }
 
 func (o *ProxyRunOptions) Flags() *pflag.FlagSet {
@@ -108,6 +116,7 @@ func (o *ProxyRunOptions) Flags() *pflag.FlagSet {
 	flags.StringVar(&o.AuthenticationAudience, "authentication-audience", o.AuthenticationAudience, "Expected agent's token authentication audience (used with agent-namespace, agent-service-account, kubeconfig).")
 	flags.StringVar(&o.ProxyStrategies, "proxy-strategies", o.ProxyStrategies, "The list of proxy strategies used by the server to pick a backend/tunnel, available strategies are: default, destHost.")
 	flags.BoolVar(&o.WarnOnChannelLimit, "warn-on-channel-limit", o.WarnOnChannelLimit, "Turns on a warning if the system is going to push to a full channel. The check involves an unsafe read.")
+	flags.StringVar(&o.CipherSuites, "cipher-suites", o.CipherSuites, "The comma separated list of allowed cipher suites. Has no effect on TLS1.3. Empty means allow default list.")
 	return flags
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +148,7 @@ func (o *ProxyRunOptions) Print() {
 	klog.V(1).Infof("KubeconfigBurst set to %d.\n", o.KubeconfigBurst)
 	klog.V(1).Infof("ProxyStrategies set to %q.\n", o.ProxyStrategies)
 	klog.V(1).Infof("WarnOnChannelLimit set to %t.\n", o.WarnOnChannelLimit)
+	klog.V(1).Infof("CipherSuites set to %q.\n", o.CipherSuites)
 }
 
 func (o *ProxyRunOptions) Validate() error {
@@ -268,6 +278,18 @@ func (o *ProxyRunOptions) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// validate the cipher suites
+	if o.CipherSuites != "" {
+		acceptedCiphers := util.GetAcceptedCiphers()
+		css := strings.Split(o.CipherSuites, ",")
+		for _, cipher := range css {
+			_, ok := acceptedCiphers[cipher]
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cipher suite %s not supported, doesn't exist or considered as insecure", cipher)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -300,6 +322,7 @@ func NewProxyRunOptions() *ProxyRunOptions {
 		AuthenticationAudience:    "",
 		ProxyStrategies:           "default",
 		WarnOnChannelLimit:        false,
+		CipherSuites:              "",
 	}
 	return &o
 }
diff --git a/cmd/server/app/server.go b/cmd/server/app/server.go
index 61528a6d7..9e2cc8f46 100644
--- a/cmd/server/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server/app/server.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ func NewProxyCommand(p *Proxy, o *options.ProxyRunOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func tlsCipherSuites(cipherNames []string) []uint16 {
+	// return nil, so use default cipher list
+	if len(cipherNames) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	acceptedCiphers := util.GetAcceptedCiphers()
+	ciphersIntSlice := make([]uint16, 0)
+	for _, cipher := range cipherNames {
+		ciphersIntSlice = append(ciphersIntSlice, acceptedCiphers[cipher])
+	}
+	return ciphersIntSlice
+}
+
 type Proxy struct {
 }
 
@@ -211,14 +226,16 @@ func (p *Proxy) runUDSFrontendServer(ctx context.Context, o *options.ProxyRunOpt
 	return stop, nil
 }
 
-func (p *Proxy) getTLSConfig(caFile, certFile, keyFile string) (*tls.Config, error) {
+func (p *Proxy) getTLSConfig(caFile, certFile, keyFile, cipherSuites string) (*tls.Config, error) {
 	cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certFile, keyFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load X509 key pair %s and %s: %v", certFile, keyFile, err)
 	}
 
+	cipherSuiteIDs := tlsCipherSuites(strings.Split(cipherSuites, ","))
+
 	if caFile == "" {
-		return &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}, MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12}, nil
+		return &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}, MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12, CipherSuites: cipherSuiteIDs}, nil
 	}
 
 	certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
@@ -230,11 +247,13 @@ func (p *Proxy) getTLSConfig(caFile, certFile, keyFile string) (*tls.Config, err
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to append cluster CA cert to the cert pool")
 	}
+
 	tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
 		ClientAuth:   tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert,
 		Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert},
 		ClientCAs:    certPool,
 		MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS12,
+		CipherSuites: cipherSuiteIDs,
 	}
 
 	return tlsConfig, nil
@@ -245,7 +264,7 @@ func (p *Proxy) runMTLSFrontendServer(ctx context.Context, o *options.ProxyRunOp
 
 	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
 	var err error
-	if tlsConfig, err = p.getTLSConfig(o.ServerCaCert, o.ServerCert, o.ServerKey); err != nil {
+	if tlsConfig, err = p.getTLSConfig(o.ServerCaCert, o.ServerCert, o.ServerKey, o.CipherSuites); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -294,7 +313,7 @@ func (p *Proxy) runMTLSFrontendServer(ctx context.Context, o *options.ProxyRunOp
 func (p *Proxy) runAgentServer(o *options.ProxyRunOptions, server *server.ProxyServer) error {
 	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
 	var err error
-	if tlsConfig, err = p.getTLSConfig(o.ClusterCaCert, o.ClusterCert, o.ClusterKey); err != nil {
+	if tlsConfig, err = p.getTLSConfig(o.ClusterCaCert, o.ClusterCert, o.ClusterKey, o.CipherSuites); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 74ea98e22..e943c1c18 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.4.4
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2
-	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.7.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.5 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.2-0.20181231171920-c182affec369 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/agent/clientset.go b/pkg/agent/clientset.go
index f9efdda1b..23a613342 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/clientset.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/clientset.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (cc *ClientSetConfig) NewAgentClientSet(stopCh <-chan struct{}) *ClientSet
 		syncIntervalCap:         cc.SyncIntervalCap,
 		dialOptions:             cc.DialOptions,
 		serviceAccountTokenPath: cc.ServiceAccountTokenPath,
-		warnOnChannelLimit:		 cc.WarnOnChannelLimit,
+		warnOnChannelLimit:      cc.WarnOnChannelLimit,
 		stopCh:                  stopCh,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/net.go b/pkg/util/net.go
index 26a1d5564..a0326c7ec 100644
--- a/pkg/util/net.go
+++ b/pkg/util/net.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package util
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -48,3 +49,12 @@ func RemovePortFromHost(host string) string {
 	}
 	return strings.Trim(host, "[]")
 }
+
+// GetAcceptedCiphers returns all the ciphers supported by the crypto/tls package
+func GetAcceptedCiphers() map[string]uint16 {
+	acceptedCiphers := make(map[string]uint16, len(tls.CipherSuites()))
+	for _, v := range tls.CipherSuites() {
+		acceptedCiphers[v.Name] = v.ID
+	}
+	return acceptedCiphers
+}