diff --git a/src/config/load.rs b/src/config/load.rs
index 0f0990c..2e27edb 100644
--- a/src/config/load.rs
+++ b/src/config/load.rs
@@ -1635,6 +1635,22 @@ mod tests {
             cfg_mask.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
             UnknownSniAction::Mask
         );
+
+        let cfg_accept: ProxyConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+            [server]
+            [general]
+            [network]
+            [access]
+            [censorship]
+            unknown_sni_action = "accept"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg_accept.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+            UnknownSniAction::Accept
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/config/types.rs b/src/config/types.rs
index a1ffd13..0a5af21 100644
--- a/src/config/types.rs
+++ b/src/config/types.rs
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@ pub enum UnknownSniAction {
     #[default]
     Drop,
     Mask,
+    Accept,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/proxy/handshake.rs b/src/proxy/handshake.rs
index 16d0c5e..8524cff 100644
--- a/src/proxy/handshake.rs
+++ b/src/proxy/handshake.rs
@@ -813,31 +813,45 @@ where
     };
 
     if client_sni.is_some() && matched_tls_domain.is_none() && preferred_user_hint.is_none() {
-        auth_probe_record_failure_in(shared, peer.ip(), Instant::now());
-        maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config).await;
         let sni = client_sni.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
-        let log_now = Instant::now();
-        if should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_in(shared, log_now) {
-            warn!(
-                peer = %peer,
-                sni = %sni,
-                unknown_sni = true,
-                unknown_sni_action = ?config.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
-                "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
-            );
-        } else {
-            info!(
-                peer = %peer,
-                sni = %sni,
-                unknown_sni = true,
-                unknown_sni_action = ?config.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
-                "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
-            );
+        match config.censorship.unknown_sni_action {
+            UnknownSniAction::Accept => {
+                debug!(
+                    peer = %peer,
+                    sni = %sni,
+                    unknown_sni = true,
+                    unknown_sni_action = ?config.censorship.unknown_sni_action,
+                    "TLS handshake accepted by unknown SNI policy"
+                );
+            }
+            action @ (UnknownSniAction::Drop | UnknownSniAction::Mask) => {
+                auth_probe_record_failure_in(shared, peer.ip(), Instant::now());
+                maybe_apply_server_hello_delay(config).await;
+                let log_now = Instant::now();
+                if should_emit_unknown_sni_warn_in(shared, log_now) {
+                    warn!(
+                        peer = %peer,
+                        sni = %sni,
+                        unknown_sni = true,
+                        unknown_sni_action = ?action,
+                        "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    info!(
+                        peer = %peer,
+                        sni = %sni,
+                        unknown_sni = true,
+                        unknown_sni_action = ?action,
+                        "TLS handshake rejected by unknown SNI policy"
+                    );
+                }
+                return match action {
+                    UnknownSniAction::Drop => HandshakeResult::Error(ProxyError::UnknownTlsSni),
+                    UnknownSniAction::Mask => HandshakeResult::BadClient { reader, writer },
+                    UnknownSniAction::Accept => unreachable!(),
+                };
+            }
         }
-        return match config.censorship.unknown_sni_action {
-            UnknownSniAction::Drop => HandshakeResult::Error(ProxyError::UnknownTlsSni),
-            UnknownSniAction::Mask => HandshakeResult::BadClient { reader, writer },
-        };
     }
 
     let secrets = decode_user_secrets_in(shared, config, preferred_user_hint);
diff --git a/src/proxy/tests/handshake_security_tests.rs b/src/proxy/tests/handshake_security_tests.rs
index d8396b5..df3bbe0 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tests/handshake_security_tests.rs
+++ b/src/proxy/tests/handshake_security_tests.rs
@@ -1006,6 +1006,64 @@ async fn tls_unknown_sni_mask_policy_falls_back_to_bad_client() {
     assert!(matches!(result, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tls_unknown_sni_accept_policy_continues_auth_path() {
+    let secret = [0x4Bu8; 16];
+    let mut config = test_config_with_secret_hex("4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b4b");
+    config.censorship.unknown_sni_action = UnknownSniAction::Accept;
+
+    let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.210:44326".parse().unwrap();
+    let handshake =
+        make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(&secret, 0, "unknown.example", &[b"h2"]);
+
+    let result = handle_tls_handshake(
+        &handshake,
+        tokio::io::empty(),
+        tokio::io::sink(),
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(result, HandshakeResult::Success(_)));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn tls_unknown_sni_accept_policy_still_requires_valid_secret() {
+    let mut config = test_config_with_secret_hex("4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c4c");
+    config.censorship.unknown_sni_action = UnknownSniAction::Accept;
+
+    let replay_checker = ReplayChecker::new(128, Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let rng = SecureRandom::new();
+    let peer: SocketAddr = "198.51.100.211:44326".parse().unwrap();
+    let attacker_secret = [0x4Du8; 16];
+    let handshake = make_valid_tls_client_hello_with_sni_and_alpn(
+        &attacker_secret,
+        0,
+        "unknown.example",
+        &[b"h2"],
+    );
+
+    let result = handle_tls_handshake(
+        &handshake,
+        tokio::io::empty(),
+        tokio::io::sink(),
+        peer,
+        &config,
+        &replay_checker,
+        &rng,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert!(matches!(result, HandshakeResult::BadClient { .. }));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn tls_missing_sni_keeps_legacy_auth_path() {
     let secret = [0x4Au8; 16];