diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
index ef4c551573..f44422086e 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ class TLSTraits : public TransportTraits
 
     bool verify(WiFiClient& client, const char* host) override
     {
+        //
+        // Treat '*' (a.k.a. wildcard) as skip validation, anything is valid
+        //
+        if (_fingerprint == "*")
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         auto wcs = static_cast<WiFiClientSecure&>(client);
         return wcs.verify(_fingerprint.c_str(), host);
     }