diff --git a/trustpinning/certs_test.go b/trustpinning/certs_test.go
index 7302267c5d..9f1cc5fdb8 100644
--- a/trustpinning/certs_test.go
+++ b/trustpinning/certs_test.go
@@ -2,21 +2,28 @@ package trustpinning
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/docker/notary"
 	"github.com/docker/notary/cryptoservice"
 	"github.com/docker/notary/trustmanager"
 	"github.com/docker/notary/tuf/data"
 	"github.com/docker/notary/tuf/signed"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type SignedRSARootTemplate struct {
@@ -278,6 +285,181 @@ func TestValidateRootWithPinnedCert(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestValidateRootWithPinnerCertAndIntermediates(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	serialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128)
+
+	pass := func(keyName, alias string, createNew bool, attempts int) (passphrase string, giveup bool, err error) {
+		return "password", false, nil
+	}
+	memStore := trustmanager.NewKeyMemoryStore(pass)
+	cs := cryptoservice.NewCryptoService(memStore)
+
+	// generate CA cert
+	serialNumber, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	caTmpl := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serialNumber,
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			CommonName: "notary testing CA",
+		},
+		NotBefore:             now.Add(-time.Hour),
+		NotAfter:              now.Add(time.Hour),
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		IsCA:       true,
+		MaxPathLen: 3,
+	}
+	caPrivKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = x509.CreateCertificate(
+		rand.Reader,
+		&caTmpl,
+		&caTmpl,
+		caPrivKey.Public(),
+		caPrivKey,
+	)
+
+	// generate intermediate
+	intTmpl := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serialNumber,
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			CommonName: "notary testing intermediate",
+		},
+		NotBefore:             now.Add(-time.Hour),
+		NotAfter:              now.Add(time.Hour),
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		IsCA:       true,
+		MaxPathLen: 2,
+	}
+	intPrivKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	intCert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(
+		rand.Reader,
+		&intTmpl,
+		&caTmpl,
+		intPrivKey.Public(),
+		caPrivKey,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// generate leaf
+	serialNumber, err = rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	leafTmpl := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serialNumber,
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			CommonName: "docker.io/notary/test",
+		},
+		NotBefore: now.Add(-time.Hour),
+		NotAfter:  now.Add(time.Hour),
+
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning},
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+	}
+
+	leafPubKey, err := cs.Create("root", "docker.io/notary/test", data.ECDSAKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	leafPrivKey, _, err := cs.GetPrivateKey(leafPubKey.ID())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	signer := leafPrivKey.CryptoSigner()
+	leafCert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(
+		rand.Reader,
+		&leafTmpl,
+		&intTmpl,
+		signer.Public(),
+		intPrivKey,
+	)
+
+	rootBundleWriter := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	pem.Encode(
+		rootBundleWriter,
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
+			Bytes: leafCert,
+		},
+	)
+	pem.Encode(
+		rootBundleWriter,
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
+			Bytes: intCert,
+		},
+	)
+
+	rootBundle := rootBundleWriter.Bytes()
+
+	ecdsax509Key := data.NewECDSAx509PublicKey(rootBundle)
+
+	otherKey, err := cs.Create("targets", "docker.io/notary/test", data.ED25519Key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	root := data.SignedRoot{
+		Signatures: make([]data.Signature, 0),
+		Signed: data.Root{
+			SignedCommon: data.SignedCommon{
+				Type:    "Root",
+				Expires: now.Add(time.Hour),
+				Version: 1,
+			},
+			Keys: map[string]data.PublicKey{
+				ecdsax509Key.ID(): ecdsax509Key,
+				otherKey.ID():     otherKey,
+			},
+			Roles: map[string]*data.RootRole{
+				"root": &data.RootRole{
+					KeyIDs:    []string{ecdsax509Key.ID()},
+					Threshold: 1,
+				},
+				"targets": &data.RootRole{
+					KeyIDs:    []string{otherKey.ID()},
+					Threshold: 1,
+				},
+				"snapshot": &data.RootRole{
+					KeyIDs:    []string{otherKey.ID()},
+					Threshold: 1,
+				},
+				"timestamp": &data.RootRole{
+					KeyIDs:    []string{otherKey.ID()},
+					Threshold: 1,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Dirty: true,
+	}
+
+	signedRoot, err := root.ToSigned()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = signed.Sign(cs, signedRoot, []data.PublicKey{ecdsax509Key}, 1, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tempBaseDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "notary-test-")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempBaseDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create a temporary directory: %s", err)
+	// Create a X509Store
+	trustPath := filepath.Join(tempBaseDir, notary.TrustedCertsDir)
+	certStore, err := trustmanager.NewX509FilteredFileStore(
+		trustPath,
+		trustmanager.FilterCertsExpiredSha1,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ValidateRoot(
+		certStore,
+		signedRoot,
+		"docker.io/notary/test",
+		TrustPinConfig{
+			Certs: map[string][]string{
+				"docker.io/notary/test": {ecdsax509Key.ID()},
+			},
+			DisableTOFU: true,
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to validate certID with intermediate")
+}
+
 func TestValidateRootFailuresWithPinnedCert(t *testing.T) {
 	var testSignedRoot data.Signed
 	var signedRootBytes bytes.Buffer