diff --git a/lib/vtls/gtls.c b/lib/vtls/gtls.c
index 3ad0f82ff3..3c473cb7ce 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/gtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/gtls.c
@@ -897,10 +897,98 @@ gtls_connect_step3(struct connectdata *conn,
 #ifdef HAS_OCSP
   if(data->set.ssl.verifystatus) {
     if(gnutls_ocsp_status_request_is_checked(session, 0) == 0) {
-      if(verify_status & GNUTLS_CERT_REVOKED)
-        infof(data, "\t server certificate was REVOKED\n");
-      else
-        infof(data, "\t server certificate status verification FAILED\n");
+      gnutls_datum_t status_request;
+      gnutls_ocsp_resp_t ocsp_resp;
+
+      gnutls_ocsp_cert_status_t status;
+      gnutls_x509_crl_reason_t reason;
+
+      rc = gnutls_ocsp_status_request_get(session, &status_request);
+
+      infof(data, "\t server certificate status verification FAILED\n");
+
+      if(rc == GNUTLS_E_REQUESTED_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE) {
+        failf(data, "No OCSP response received");
+        return CURLE_SSL_INVALIDCERTSTATUS;
+      }
+
+      if(rc < 0) {
+        failf(data, "Invalid OCSP response received");
+        return CURLE_SSL_INVALIDCERTSTATUS;
+      }
+
+      gnutls_ocsp_resp_init(&ocsp_resp);
+
+      rc = gnutls_ocsp_resp_import(ocsp_resp, &status_request);
+      if(rc < 0) {
+        failf(data, "Invalid OCSP response received");
+        return CURLE_SSL_INVALIDCERTSTATUS;
+      }
+
+      rc = gnutls_ocsp_resp_get_single(ocsp_resp, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                       &status, NULL, NULL, NULL, &reason);
+
+      switch(status) {
+      case GNUTLS_OCSP_CERT_GOOD:
+        break;
+
+      case GNUTLS_OCSP_CERT_REVOKED: {
+        const char *crl_reason;
+
+        switch(reason) {
+          default:
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_UNSPECIFIED:
+            crl_reason = "unspecified reason";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_KEYCOMPROMISE:
+            crl_reason = "private key compromised";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_CACOMPROMISE:
+            crl_reason = "CA compromised";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_AFFILIATIONCHANGED:
+            crl_reason = "affiliation has changed";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_SUPERSEDED:
+            crl_reason = "certificate superseded";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_CESSATIONOFOPERATION:
+            crl_reason = "operation has ceased";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_CERTIFICATEHOLD:
+            crl_reason = "certificate is on hold";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_REMOVEFROMCRL:
+            crl_reason = "will be removed from delta CRL";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_PRIVILEGEWITHDRAWN:
+            crl_reason = "privilege withdrawn";
+            break;
+
+          case GNUTLS_X509_CRLREASON_AACOMPROMISE:
+            crl_reason = "AA compromised";
+            break;
+        }
+
+        failf(data, "Server certificate was revoked: %s", crl_reason);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      default:
+      case GNUTLS_OCSP_CERT_UNKNOWN:
+        failf(data, "Server certificate status is unknown");
+        break;
+      }
+
+      gnutls_ocsp_resp_deinit(ocsp_resp);
 
       return CURLE_SSL_INVALIDCERTSTATUS;
     }