diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
index 62eafca48d..68a34b2123 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ Untrusted Publishers block list which it seems cannot be bypassed. (Added in
 ## CURLSSLOPT_NO_PARTIALCHAIN
 
 Tells libcurl to not accept "partial" certificate chains, which it otherwise
-does by default. This option is only supported for OpenSSL and fails the
-certificate verification if the chain ends with an intermediate certificate
-and not with a root cert. (Added in 7.68.0)
+does by default. This option fails the certificate verification if the chain
+ends with an intermediate certificate and not with a root cert.
+
+Works with OpenSSL and its forks (LibreSSL, BoringSSL, etc). (Added in 7.68.0)
+
+Works with Schannel if the user specified certificates to verify the peer.
+(Added in 8.15.0)
 
 ## CURLSSLOPT_REVOKE_BEST_EFFORT
 
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS.md
index a997a43c32..38e002e8f4 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS.md
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ Untrusted Publishers block list which it seems cannot be bypassed. (Added in
 ## CURLSSLOPT_NO_PARTIALCHAIN
 
 Tells libcurl to not accept "partial" certificate chains, which it otherwise
-does by default. This option is only supported for OpenSSL and fails the
-certificate verification if the chain ends with an intermediate certificate
-and not with a root cert. (Added in 7.68.0)
+does by default. This option fails the certificate verification if the chain
+ends with an intermediate certificate and not with a root cert.
+
+Works with OpenSSL and its forks (LibreSSL, BoringSSL, etc). (Added in 7.68.0)
+
+Works with Schannel if the user specified certificates to verify the peer.
+(Added in 8.15.0)
 
 ## CURLSSLOPT_REVOKE_BEST_EFFORT
 
diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
index f843342b9c..6634cb7883 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
@@ -78,6 +78,28 @@
 #define BEGIN_CERT "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----"
 #define END_CERT "\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
 
+struct cert_chain_engine_config_win8 {
+  DWORD cbSize;
+  HCERTSTORE hRestrictedRoot;
+  HCERTSTORE hRestrictedTrust;
+  HCERTSTORE hRestrictedOther;
+  DWORD cAdditionalStore;
+  HCERTSTORE *rghAdditionalStore;
+  DWORD dwFlags;
+  DWORD dwUrlRetrievalTimeout;
+  DWORD MaximumCachedCertificates;
+  DWORD CycleDetectionModulus;
+  HCERTSTORE hExclusiveRoot;
+  HCERTSTORE hExclusiveTrustedPeople;
+  DWORD dwExclusiveFlags;
+};
+
+#ifndef CERT_CHAIN_EXCLUSIVE_ENABLE_CA_FLAG
+/* Not defined for any MINGW build */
+#define CERT_CHAIN_EXCLUSIVE_ENABLE_CA_FLAG 0x00000001
+#endif
+
+/* Legacy structure to supply size to Win7 clients */
 struct cert_chain_engine_config_win7 {
   DWORD cbSize;
   HCERTSTORE hRestrictedRoot;
@@ -93,6 +115,7 @@ struct cert_chain_engine_config_win7 {
   HCERTSTORE hExclusiveTrustedPeople;
 };
 
+
 #ifndef UNDER_CE
 static int is_cr_or_lf(char c)
 {
@@ -838,13 +861,22 @@ CURLcode Curl_verify_certificate(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
     }
 
     if(result == CURLE_OK) {
-      struct cert_chain_engine_config_win7 engine_config;
+      struct cert_chain_engine_config_win8 engine_config;
       BOOL create_engine_result;
 
       memset(&engine_config, 0, sizeof(engine_config));
-      engine_config.cbSize = sizeof(engine_config);
       engine_config.hExclusiveRoot = trust_store;
 
+      /* Win8/Server2012 allows us to match partial chains */
+      if(curlx_verify_windows_version(6, 2, 0, PLATFORM_WINNT,
+                                      VERSION_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL) &&
+         !ssl_config->no_partialchain) {
+        engine_config.cbSize = sizeof(engine_config);
+        engine_config.dwExclusiveFlags = CERT_CHAIN_EXCLUSIVE_ENABLE_CA_FLAG;
+      }
+      else
+        engine_config.cbSize = sizeof(struct cert_chain_engine_config_win7);
+
       /* CertCreateCertificateChainEngine will check the expected size of the
        * CERT_CHAIN_ENGINE_CONFIG structure and fail if the specified size
        * does not match the expected size. When this occurs, it indicates that