diff --git a/dialer_test.go b/dialer_test.go
index 07f18bdd..9da624d8 100644
--- a/dialer_test.go
+++ b/dialer_test.go
@@ -1167,3 +1167,76 @@ func TestDialerUpdatesAutomaticallyAfterDnsChange(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 }
+
+func TestDialerChecksSubjectAlternativeNameAndSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// Create an instance with custom SAN 'db.example.com'
+	inst := mock.NewFakeCSQLInstanceWithSan(
+		"my-project", "my-region", "my-instance", []string{"db.example.com"},
+		mock.WithDNS("db.example.com"),
+		mock.WithServerCAMode("GOOGLE_MANAGED_CAS_CA"),
+	)
+
+	wantName, _ := instance.ParseConnNameWithDomainName("my-project:my-region:my-instance", "db.example.com")
+	d := setupDialer(t, setupConfig{
+		testInstance: inst,
+		reqs: []*mock.Request{
+			mock.InstanceGetSuccess(inst, 1),
+			mock.CreateEphemeralSuccess(inst, 1),
+		},
+		dialerOptions: []Option{
+			WithTokenSource(mock.EmptyTokenSource{}),
+			WithResolver(&fakeResolver{
+				entries: map[string]instance.ConnName{
+					"db.example.com": wantName,
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Dial db.example.com
+	testSuccessfulDial(
+		context.Background(), t, d,
+		"db.example.com",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestDialerChecksSubjectAlternativeNameAndFails(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// Create an instance with custom SAN 'db.example.com'
+	inst := mock.NewFakeCSQLInstanceWithSan(
+		"my-project", "my-region", "my-instance", []string{"db.example.com"},
+		mock.WithDNS("db.example.com"),
+		mock.WithServerCAMode("GOOGLE_MANAGED_CAS_CA"),
+	)
+
+	// Resolve the dns name 'bad.example.com' to the the instance.
+	wantName, _ := instance.ParseConnNameWithDomainName("my-project:my-region:my-instance", "bad.example.com")
+
+	d := setupDialer(t, setupConfig{
+		testInstance: inst,
+		reqs: []*mock.Request{
+			mock.InstanceGetSuccess(inst, 1),
+			mock.CreateEphemeralSuccess(inst, 1),
+		},
+		dialerOptions: []Option{
+			WithTokenSource(mock.EmptyTokenSource{}),
+			WithResolver(&fakeResolver{
+				entries: map[string]instance.ConnName{
+					"bad.example.com": wantName,
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Dial 'bad.example.com'. This will error as 'failed to verify certificate'
+	_, err := d.Dial(
+		context.Background(), "bad.example.com",
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("want dial error, got no error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(fmt.Sprint(err), "tls: failed to verify certificate") {
+		t.Fatal("want error containing `tls: failed to verify certificate`. Got: ", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cloudsql/instance.go b/internal/cloudsql/instance.go
index e70d5510..6a34570e 100644
--- a/internal/cloudsql/instance.go
+++ b/internal/cloudsql/instance.go
@@ -241,11 +241,22 @@ func (c ConnectionInfo) TLSConfig() *tls.Config {
 	for _, caCert := range c.ServerCACert {
 		pool.AddCert(caCert)
 	}
+
+	// For CAS instances, we can rely on the DNS name to verify the server identity.
 	if c.ServerCAMode != "" && c.ServerCAMode != "GOOGLE_MANAGED_INTERNAL_CA" {
 		// By default, use Standard TLS hostname verification name to
 		// verify the server identity.
+
+		// If the connector was configured with a domain name, use that domain name
+		// to validate the certificate. Otherwise, use the DNS name from the
+		// instance ConnectionInfo API response.
+		serverName := c.ConnectionName.DomainName()
+		if serverName == "" {
+			serverName = c.DNSName
+		}
+
 		return &tls.Config{
-			ServerName:   c.DNSName,
+			ServerName:   serverName,
 			Certificates: []tls.Certificate{c.ClientCertificate},
 			RootCAs:      pool,
 			MinVersion:   tls.VersionTLS13,
diff --git a/internal/mock/cloudsql.go b/internal/mock/cloudsql.go
index 27fc80a3..f871cf28 100644
--- a/internal/mock/cloudsql.go
+++ b/internal/mock/cloudsql.go
@@ -178,8 +178,14 @@ func WithServerCAMode(serverCAMode string) FakeCSQLInstanceOption {
 
 // NewFakeCSQLInstance returns a CloudSQLInst object for configuring mocks.
 func NewFakeCSQLInstance(project, region, name string, opts ...FakeCSQLInstanceOption) FakeCSQLInstance {
+	return NewFakeCSQLInstanceWithSan(project, region, name, nil, opts...)
+}
+
+// NewFakeCSQLInstanceWithSan returns a CloudSQLInst object for configuring
+// mocks, including SubjectAlternativeNames in the server certificate.
+func NewFakeCSQLInstanceWithSan(project, region, name string, sanDNSNames []string, opts ...FakeCSQLInstanceOption) FakeCSQLInstance {
 	// TODO: consider options for this?
-	key, cert, err := generateCerts(project, name)
+	key, cert, err := generateCerts(project, name, sanDNSNames)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ func GenerateCertWithCommonName(i FakeCSQLInstance, cn string) []byte {
 
 // generateCerts generates a private key, an X.509 certificate, and a TLS
 // certificate for a particular fake Cloud SQL database instance.
-func generateCerts(project, name string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, error) {
+func generateCerts(project, name string, dnsNames []string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, error) {
 	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ func generateCerts(project, name string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, *x509.Certificate, er
 		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth, x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
 		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
 		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		DNSNames:              dnsNames,
 	}
 
 	return key, cert, nil