diff -rupN --no-dereference openssl-3.0.9/crypto/context.c openssl-3.0.9-new/crypto/context.c
--- openssl-3.0.9/crypto/context.c	2023-05-30 14:31:57.000000000 +0200
+++ openssl-3.0.9-new/crypto/context.c	2023-05-31 14:33:10.856115545 +0200
@@ -17,11 +17,46 @@
 #include "crypto/ctype.h"
 #include "crypto/rand.h"
 
+# include <sys/types.h>
+# include <sys/stat.h>
+# include <fcntl.h>
+# include <unistd.h>
+# include <openssl/evp.h>
+
 struct ossl_lib_ctx_onfree_list_st {
     ossl_lib_ctx_onfree_fn *fn;
     struct ossl_lib_ctx_onfree_list_st *next;
 };
 
+# define FIPS_MODE_SWITCH_FILE "/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled"
+
+static int kernel_fips_flag;
+
+static void read_kernel_fips_flag(void)
+{
+	char buf[2] = "0";
+	int fd;
+
+	if (ossl_safe_getenv("OPENSSL_FORCE_FIPS_MODE") != NULL) {
+		buf[0] = '1';
+	} else if ((fd = open(FIPS_MODE_SWITCH_FILE, O_RDONLY)) >= 0) {
+		while (read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0 && errno == EINTR) ;
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	if (buf[0] == '1') {
+		kernel_fips_flag = 1;
+	}
+
+		return;
+}
+
+int ossl_get_kernel_fips_flag()
+{
+	return kernel_fips_flag;
+}
+
+
 struct ossl_lib_ctx_st {
     CRYPTO_RWLOCK *lock;
     CRYPTO_EX_DATA data;
@@ -151,6 +186,7 @@ static CRYPTO_THREAD_LOCAL default_conte
 
 DEFINE_RUN_ONCE_STATIC(default_context_do_init)
 {
+	 read_kernel_fips_flag();
     return CRYPTO_THREAD_init_local(&default_context_thread_local, NULL)
         && context_init(&default_context_int);
 }
diff -rupN --no-dereference openssl-3.0.9/include/internal/provider.h openssl-3.0.9-new/include/internal/provider.h
--- openssl-3.0.9/include/internal/provider.h	2023-05-30 14:31:57.000000000 +0200
+++ openssl-3.0.9-new/include/internal/provider.h	2023-05-31 14:33:10.856115545 +0200
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ int ossl_provider_init_as_child(OSSL_LIB
                                 const OSSL_DISPATCH *in);
 void ossl_provider_deinit_child(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx);
 
+/* FIPS flag access */
+int ossl_get_kernel_fips_flag(void);
+
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 # endif