diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/src/channel-credentials.ts b/packages/grpc-js/src/channel-credentials.ts
index d238748b4..60a553c39 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/src/channel-credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/src/channel-credentials.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export interface VerifyOptions {
    * has been performed on the peer certificate.
    */
   checkServerIdentity?: CheckServerIdentityCallback;
+  rejectUnauthorized?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ class SecureChannelCredentialsImpl extends ChannelCredentials {
       this.connectionOptions.checkServerIdentity =
         verifyOptions.checkServerIdentity;
     }
+
+    if (verifyOptions?.rejectUnauthorized !== undefined) {
+      this.connectionOptions.rejectUnauthorized =
+        verifyOptions.rejectUnauthorized;
+    }
   }
 
   compose(callCredentials: CallCredentials): ChannelCredentials {