diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/http_aiohttp.py b/opensearchpy/_async/http_aiohttp.py
index ed1d26e..b5d212f 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_async/http_aiohttp.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/_async/http_aiohttp.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class AIOHttpConnection(AsyncConnection):
         client_cert: Any = None,
         client_key: Any = None,
         ssl_version: Any = None,
+        ssl_assert_hostname: Any = None,
         ssl_assert_fingerprint: Any = None,
         maxsize: Optional[int] = 10,
         headers: Any = None,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ class AIOHttpConnection(AsyncConnection):
             )
 
         self.ssl_assert_fingerprint = ssl_assert_fingerprint
+        self.ssl_assert_hostname = ssl_assert_hostname
         if self.use_ssl and ssl_context is None:
             if ssl_version is None:
                 ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context()
@@ -178,7 +180,10 @@ class AIOHttpConnection(AsyncConnection):
 
             if verify_certs:
                 ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-                ssl_context.check_hostname = True
+                if self.ssl_assert_hostname is not None:
+                    ssl_context.check_hostname = self.ssl_assert_hostname
+                else:
+                    ssl_context.check_hostname = True
             else:
                 ssl_context.check_hostname = False
                 ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE