diff --git a/src/pytds/tls.py b/src/pytds/tls.py
index 81c40ae..b4db564 100644
--- a/src/pytds/tls.py
+++ b/src/pytds/tls.py
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ def shutdown(self):
 def verify_cb(conn, cert, err_num, err_depth, ret_code):
     return ret_code == 1
 
+def is_san_matching(san: str, host_name: str) -> bool:
+    for item in san.split(','):
+        dnsentry = item.lstrip('DNS:').strip()
+        # SANs are usually have form like: DNS:hostname
+        if dnsentry == host_name:
+            return True
+        if dnsentry[0:2] == "*.":  # support for wildcards, but only at the first position
+            afterstar_parts = dnsentry[2:]
+            afterstar_parts_sname = '.'.join(host_name.split('.')[1:])  # remove first part of dns name
+            if afterstar_parts == afterstar_parts_sname:
+                return True
+    return False
 
 def validate_host(cert, name):
     """
@@ -105,11 +117,10 @@ def validate_host(cert, name):
         ext = cert.get_extension(i)
         if ext.get_short_name() == b'subjectAltName':
             s = str(ext)
-            # SANs are usually have form like: DNS:hostname
-            if s.startswith('DNS:') and s[4:] == s_name:
+            if is_san_matching(s, s_name):
                 return True
 
-    # TODO handle wildcards
+    # TODO check if wildcard is needed in CN as well
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tls_san_test.py b/tests/tls_san_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e44345a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tls_san_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from pytds.tls import is_san_matching
+
+def test_san():
+    assert not is_san_matching("", "host.com")
+    assert is_san_matching("database.com", "database.com")
+    assert not is_san_matching("notdatabase.com", "database.com")
+    assert not is_san_matching("*.database.com", "database.com")
+    assert is_san_matching("*.database.com", "test.database.com")
+    assert not is_san_matching("database.com", "*.database.com")
+    assert not is_san_matching("test.*.database.com", "test.subdomain.database.com") # That star should be at first position
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