diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a9dc4b..4d0d139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check tokio-runtime, tokio-rustls-webpki-roots
         run: cargo check --features tokio-runtime,tokio-rustls-webpki-roots
 
+      - name: Check tokio-runtime, tokio-rustls-manual-roots
+        run: cargo check --features tokio-runtime,tokio-rustls-manual-roots
+
       - name: Check tokio-runtime, tokio-openssl
         run: cargo check --features tokio-runtime,tokio-openssl
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4f91cfc..39e2614 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ gio-runtime = ["gio", "glib", "handshake"]
 async-tls = ["real-async-tls", "handshake"]
 async-native-tls = ["async-std-runtime", "real-async-native-tls", "tungstenite/native-tls"]
 tokio-native-tls = ["tokio-runtime", "real-tokio-native-tls", "real-native-tls", "tungstenite/native-tls"]
-tokio-rustls-webpki-roots = ["tokio-runtime", "real-tokio-rustls", "webpki-roots", "tungstenite/__rustls-tls"]
-tokio-rustls-native-certs = ["tokio-runtime", "real-tokio-rustls", "rustls-native-certs", "tungstenite/__rustls-tls"]
+tokio-rustls-manual-roots = ["__rustls-tls"]
+tokio-rustls-webpki-roots = ["__rustls-tls", "webpki-roots"]
+tokio-rustls-native-certs = ["__rustls-tls", "rustls-native-certs"]
 tokio-openssl = ["tokio-runtime", "real-tokio-openssl", "openssl"]
 verbose-logging = []
 
+__rustls-tls = ["tokio-runtime", "real-tokio-rustls", "tungstenite/__rustls-tls"]
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 features = ["async-std-runtime", "tokio-runtime", "gio-runtime", "async-tls", "async-native-tls", "tokio-native-tls"]
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f8ff30f..7e6bb9b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ mod handshake;
     feature = "async-tls",
     feature = "async-native-tls",
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
diff --git a/src/tokio.rs b/src/tokio.rs
index 9908591..362bce3 100644
--- a/src/tokio.rs
+++ b/src/tokio.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod tls;
 
 #[cfg(all(
     any(
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots"
     ),
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ mod tls;
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
     not(any(
         feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots"
     ))
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ mod tls;
     feature = "async-tls",
     not(any(
         feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
         feature = "tokio-openssl"
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ mod tls;
 
 #[cfg(not(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ mod tls;
 
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ mod tls;
 pub use self::tls::client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config;
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ use self::tls::{AutoStream, Connector};
 
 #[cfg(not(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ use self::tls::{AutoStream, Connector};
 pub use self::tls::client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config;
 #[cfg(not(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ pub type ClientStream<S> = AutoStream<S>;
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
+    all(feature = "__rustls-tls", not(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots")), // No roots will be available
     all(feature = "async-tls", not(feature = "tokio-openssl"))
 ))]
 /// Creates a WebSocket handshake from a request and a stream,
@@ -216,6 +225,7 @@ where
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
+    all(feature = "__rustls-tls", not(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots")), // No roots will be available
     all(feature = "async-tls", not(feature = "tokio-openssl"))
 ))]
 /// Creates a WebSocket handshake from a request and a stream,
@@ -236,6 +246,7 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     all(feature = "async-tls", not(feature = "tokio-openssl"))
@@ -260,6 +271,7 @@ where
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
     not(any(
         feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots"
     ))
@@ -288,6 +300,7 @@ where
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
     not(any(
         feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots"
     ))
@@ -318,6 +331,7 @@ where
     feature = "tokio-openssl",
     not(any(
         feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+        feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots"
     ))
@@ -378,6 +392,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "async-tls",
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl"
@@ -396,6 +411,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(any(
     feature = "async-tls",
     feature = "tokio-native-tls",
+    feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs",
     feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
     feature = "tokio-openssl"
diff --git a/src/tokio/rustls.rs b/src/tokio/rustls.rs
index 8f738f8..aeb8ffb 100644
--- a/src/tokio/rustls.rs
+++ b/src/tokio/rustls.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ where
                 let connector = if let Some(connector) = connector {
                     connector
                 } else {
+                    #[cfg(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots")]
+                    log::error!("tokio-rustls-manual-roots was selected, but no connector was provided! No certificates can be verified in this state.");
+
+                    #[cfg(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots")]
+                    let root_store = RootCertStore::empty();
+                    #[cfg(not(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots"))]
                     let mut root_store = RootCertStore::empty();
+
                     #[cfg(feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs")]
                     {
                         use real_tokio_rustls::rustls::Certificate;
@@ -50,7 +57,8 @@ where
                     }
                     #[cfg(all(
                         feature = "tokio-rustls-webpki-roots",
-                        not(feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs")
+                        not(feature = "tokio-rustls-native-certs"),
+                        not(feature = "tokio-rustls-manual-roots")
                     ))]
                     {
                         use real_tokio_rustls::rustls::OwnedTrustAnchor;