diff --git a/eventlet/green/socket.py b/eventlet/green/socket.py
index 648a99b..0607346 100644
--- a/eventlet/green/socket.py
+++ b/eventlet/green/socket.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ for var in __socket.__all__:
 _fileobject = __socket._fileobject
 
 from eventlet.api import get_hub
-from eventlet.greenio import GreenSocket as socket, GreenSSL as _GreenSSL
+from eventlet.greenio import GreenSocket as socket
+from eventlet.greenio import GreenSSL as _GreenSSL
+from eventlet.greenio import GreenSSLObject as _GreenSSLObject
 from eventlet.greenio import socketpair, fromfd
 
 def fromfd(*args):
@@ -79,4 +81,4 @@ def ssl(sock, certificate=None, private_key=None):
     ## TODO only do this on client sockets? how?
     connection = SSL.Connection(context, sock)
     connection.set_connect_state()
-    return _GreenSSL(connection)
+    return _GreenSSLObject(_GreenSSL(connection))
diff --git a/eventlet/greenio.py b/eventlet/greenio.py
index 139bc04..2a03609 100644
--- a/eventlet/greenio.py
+++ b/eventlet/greenio.py
@@ -606,6 +606,46 @@ class GreenSSL(GreenSocket):
     def pending(self, *args, **kw):
         fn = self.pending = self.fd.pending
         return fn(*args, **kw)
+        
+        
+class GreenSSLObject(object):
+    """ Wrapper object around the SSLObjects returned by socket.ssl, which have a 
+    slightly different interface from SSL.Connection objects. """
+    def __init__(self, green_ssl_obj):
+        """ Should only be called by a 'green' socket.ssl """
+        assert(isinstance(green_ssl_obj, GreenSSL))
+        self.connection = green_ssl_obj
+        
+    def read(self, n=None):
+        """If n is provided, read n bytes from the SSL connection, otherwise read
+        until EOF. The return value is a string of the bytes read."""
+        if n is None:
+            # don't support this until someone needs it
+            raise NotImplementedError("GreenSSLObject does not support "\
+            " unlimited reads until we hear of someone needing to use them.")
+        else:
+            return self.connection.read(n)
+            
+    def write(self, s):
+        """Writes the string s to the on the object's SSL connection. 
+        The return value is the number of bytes written. """
+        return self.connection.write(s)
+
+    def server(self):
+        """ Returns a string describing the server's certificate. Useful for debugging
+        purposes; do not parse the content of this string because its format can't be
+        parsed unambiguously. """
+        # NOTE: probably not the same as the real SSLObject, but, if someone actually
+        # uses this then we can fix it.
+        return str(self.connection.get_peer_certificate())
+        
+    def issuer(self):
+        """Returns a string describing the issuer of the server's certificate. Useful
+        for debugging purposes; do not parse the content of this string because its 
+        format can't be parsed unambiguously."""
+        # NOTE: probably not the same as the real SSLObject, but, if someone actually
+        # uses this then we can fix it.
+        return str(self.connection.get_peer_certificate().get_issuer())
                 
 
 def socketpair(*args):
diff --git a/eventlet/util.py b/eventlet/util.py
index 694ffe1..5597925 100644
--- a/eventlet/util.py
+++ b/eventlet/util.py
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ def wrap_socket_with_coroutine_socket(use_thread_pool=True):
         return greenio.GreenSocket(__original_socket__(*args, **kw))
     socket.socket = new_socket
 
-    socket.ssl = wrap_ssl
+    # for 100% compatibility, return a GreenSSLObject
+    def new_ssl(sock, certificate=None, private_key=None):
+        wrapped = wrap_ssl(sock, certificate, private_key)
+        return greenio.GreenSSLObject(wrapped)
+    socket.ssl = new_ssl
 
     if use_thread_pool:
         from eventlet import tpool