diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSsl.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSsl.java
index 165b5cbc89..6ad934fbc6 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSsl.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSsl.java
@@ -217,19 +217,19 @@ public final class OpenSsl {
             Set<String> protocols = new LinkedHashSet<String>(6);
             // Seems like there is no way to explicitly disable SSLv2Hello in openssl so it is always enabled
             protocols.add(PROTOCOL_SSL_V2_HELLO);
-            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_SSLV2)) {
+            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_SSLV2, SSL.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2)) {
                 protocols.add(PROTOCOL_SSL_V2);
             }
-            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_SSLV3)) {
+            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_SSLV3, SSL.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3)) {
                 protocols.add(PROTOCOL_SSL_V3);
             }
-            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1)) {
+            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1, SSL.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1)) {
                 protocols.add(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1);
             }
-            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1_1)) {
+            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1_1, SSL.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1)) {
                 protocols.add(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_1);
             }
-            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1_2)) {
+            if (doesSupportProtocol(SSL.SSL_PROTOCOL_TLSV1_2, SSL.SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2)) {
                 protocols.add(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_2);
             }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public final class OpenSsl {
             SUPPORTS_OCSP = doesSupportOcsp();
 
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                logger.debug("Supported protocols (OpenSSL): {} ", Arrays.asList(SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS_SET));
+                logger.debug("Supported protocols (OpenSSL): {} ", SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS_SET);
                 logger.debug("Default cipher suites (OpenSSL): {}", DEFAULT_CIPHERS);
             }
         } else {
@@ -271,7 +271,11 @@ public final class OpenSsl {
         }
         return supportsOcsp;
     }
-    private static boolean doesSupportProtocol(int protocol) {
+    private static boolean doesSupportProtocol(int protocol, int opt) {
+        if (opt == 0) {
+            // If the opt is 0 the protocol is not supported. This is for example the case with BoringSSL and SSLv2.
+            return false;
+        }
         long sslCtx = -1;
         try {
             sslCtx = SSLContext.make(protocol, SSL.SSL_MODE_COMBINED);
diff --git a/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SSLEngineTest.java b/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SSLEngineTest.java
index 7d86fa278e..9924a5f1f3 100644
--- a/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SSLEngineTest.java
+++ b/handler/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SSLEngineTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import io.netty.util.internal.EmptyArrays;
 import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
 import io.netty.util.internal.StringUtil;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ import java.security.Provider;
 import java.security.cert.Certificate;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -76,7 +79,11 @@ import javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
 import javax.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 
+import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_SSL_V2;
+import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_SSL_V2_HELLO;
+import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_SSL_V3;
 import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_TLS_V1;
+import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_1;
 import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_2;
 import static io.netty.handler.ssl.SslUtils.SSL_RECORD_HEADER_LENGTH;
 
@@ -2355,4 +2362,47 @@ public abstract class SSLEngineTest {
             cert.delete();
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDisableProtocols() throws Exception {
+        testDisableProtocols(PROTOCOL_SSL_V2, PROTOCOL_SSL_V2);
+        testDisableProtocols(PROTOCOL_SSL_V3, PROTOCOL_SSL_V2, PROTOCOL_SSL_V3);
+        testDisableProtocols(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1, PROTOCOL_SSL_V2, PROTOCOL_SSL_V3, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1);
+        testDisableProtocols(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_1, PROTOCOL_SSL_V2, PROTOCOL_SSL_V3, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_1);
+        testDisableProtocols(PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_2, PROTOCOL_SSL_V2,
+                PROTOCOL_SSL_V3, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_1, PROTOCOL_TLS_V1_2);
+    }
+
+    private void testDisableProtocols(String protocol, String... disabledProtocols) throws Exception {
+        SelfSignedCertificate cert = new SelfSignedCertificate();
+
+        SslContext ctx = SslContextBuilder
+                .forServer(cert.certificate(), cert.privateKey())
+                .sslProvider(sslServerProvider())
+                .build();
+        SSLEngine server = ctx.newEngine(UnpooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT);
+
+        try {
+            Set<String> supported = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(server.getSupportedProtocols()));
+            if (supported.contains(protocol)) {
+                server.setEnabledProtocols(server.getSupportedProtocols());
+                Assert.assertEquals(supported, new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(server.getSupportedProtocols())));
+
+                for (String disabled: disabledProtocols) {
+                    supported.remove(disabled);
+                }
+                if (supported.contains(SslUtils.PROTOCOL_SSL_V2_HELLO) && supported.size() == 1) {
+                    // It's not allowed to set only PROTOCOL_SSL_V2_HELLO if using JDK SSLEngine.
+                    return;
+                }
+                server.setEnabledProtocols(supported.toArray(new String[0]));
+                Assert.assertEquals(supported, new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(server.getEnabledProtocols())));
+                server.setEnabledProtocols(server.getSupportedProtocols());
+            }
+        } finally {
+            cleanupServerSslEngine(server);
+            cleanupClientSslContext(ctx);
+            cert.delete();
+        }
+    }
 }