diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f14de5f5238..d13e9f3b03e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Critical breaking changes include:
 # v1.12.1
 
 > # Highlights
-> * Pulls Fulcio root and intermediate when `--certificate-chain` is not passed into `verify-blob`. The v1.12.0 release introduced a regression: when `COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL` was not set, cosign `verify-blob` would check a` --certificate` (without a `--certificate-chain` provided) against the operating system root CA bundle. In this release, Cosign checks the certificate against Fulcio's CA root instead (restoring the earlier behavior).
+> * Pulls Fulcio root and intermediate when `--certificate-chain` is not passed into `verify-blob`. The v1.12.0 release introduced a regression: when `COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL` was not set, cosign `verify-blob` would check a `--certificate` (without a `--certificate-chain` provided) against the operating system root CA bundle. In this release, Cosign checks the certificate against Fulcio's CA root instead (restoring the earlier behavior).
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/verify.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/verify.go
index df9820df6a8..e48a856eeef 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/verify.go
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ against the transparency log.`,
   # verify image with local certificate and certificate chain
   cosign verify --cert cosign.crt --cert-chain chain.crt <IMAGE>
 
+  # verify image using keyless verification with the given certificate
+  # chain and identity parameters, without Fulcio roots (for BYO PKI):
+  cosign verify --cert-chain chain.crt --certificate-oidc-issuer https://issuer.example.com --certificate-identity foo@example.com <IMAGE>
+
   # verify image with public key provided by URL
   cosign verify --key https://host.for/[FILE] <IMAGE>
 
diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/verify/verify.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/verify/verify.go
index 0a1348fc290..38fc77475f4 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/verify/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/verify/verify.go
@@ -171,15 +171,30 @@ func (c *VerifyCommand) Exec(ctx context.Context, images []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if keylessVerification(c.KeyRef, c.Sk) {
-		// This performs an online fetch of the Fulcio roots. This is needed
-		// for verifying keyless certificates (both online and offline).
-		co.RootCerts, err = fulcio.GetRoots()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("getting Fulcio roots: %w", err)
-		}
-		co.IntermediateCerts, err = fulcio.GetIntermediates()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("getting Fulcio intermediates: %w", err)
+		if c.CertChain != "" {
+			chain, err := loadCertChainFromFileOrURL(c.CertChain)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			co.RootCerts = x509.NewCertPool()
+			co.RootCerts.AddCert(chain[len(chain)-1])
+			if len(chain) > 1 {
+				co.IntermediateCerts = x509.NewCertPool()
+				for _, cert := range chain[:len(chain)-1] {
+					co.IntermediateCerts.AddCert(cert)
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// This performs an online fetch of the Fulcio roots. This is needed
+			// for verifying keyless certificates (both online and offline).
+			co.RootCerts, err = fulcio.GetRoots()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("getting Fulcio roots: %w", err)
+			}
+			co.IntermediateCerts, err = fulcio.GetIntermediates()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("getting Fulcio intermediates: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	keyRef := c.KeyRef
@@ -256,7 +271,8 @@ func (c *VerifyCommand) Exec(ctx context.Context, images []string) (err error) {
 
 	// NB: There are only 2 kinds of verification right now:
 	// 1. You gave us the public key explicitly to verify against so co.SigVerifier is non-nil or,
-	// 2. We're going to find an x509 certificate on the signature and verify against Fulcio root trust
+	// 2. We’re going to find an x509 certificate on the signature and verify against
+	//    Fulcio root trust (or user supplied root trust)
 	// TODO(nsmith5): Refactor this verification logic to pass back _how_ verification
 	// was performed so we don't need to use this fragile logic here.
 	fulcioVerified := (co.SigVerifier == nil)
diff --git a/doc/cosign_verify.md b/doc/cosign_verify.md
index 48294bf55a3..72c924d9eb2 100644
--- a/doc/cosign_verify.md
+++ b/doc/cosign_verify.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ cosign verify [flags]
   # verify image with local certificate and certificate chain
   cosign verify --cert cosign.crt --cert-chain chain.crt <IMAGE>
 
+  # verify image using keyless verification with the given certificate
+  # chain and identity parameters, without Fulcio roots (for BYO PKI):
+  cosign verify --cert-chain chain.crt --certificate-oidc-issuer https://issuer.example.com --certificate-identity foo@example.com <IMAGE>
+
   # verify image with public key provided by URL
   cosign verify --key https://host.for/[FILE] <IMAGE>