diff --git a/src/Protocol/Imap.php b/src/Protocol/Imap.php
index 85aadf45..a92de0b4 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Imap.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Imap.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 class Imap
 {
+    use ProtocolTrait;
+
     /**
      * Default timeout in seconds for initiating session
      */
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public function connect($host, $port = null, $ssl = false)
 
         if ($isTls) {
             $result = $this->requestAndResponse('STARTTLS');
-            $result = $result && stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT);
+            $result = $result && stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, $this->getCryptoMethod());
             if (! $result) {
                 throw new Exception\RuntimeException('cannot enable TLS');
             }
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Pop3.php b/src/Protocol/Pop3.php
index 0c52df2c..a28a2ee3 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Pop3.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Pop3.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 class Pop3
 {
+    use ProtocolTrait;
+
     /**
      * Default timeout in seconds for initiating session
      */
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ public function connect($host, $port = null, $ssl = false)
 
         if ($isTls) {
             $this->request('STLS');
-            $result = stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT);
+            $result = stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, $this->getCryptoMethod());
             if (! $result) {
                 throw new Exception\RuntimeException('cannot enable TLS');
             }
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ProtocolTrait.php b/src/Protocol/ProtocolTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f252bae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Protocol/ProtocolTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
+ *
+ * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2016 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+ */
+
+namespace Zend\Mail\Protocol;
+
+/**
+ * https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69195
+ */
+trait ProtocolTrait
+{
+    public function getCryptoMethod()
+    {
+        // Allow the best TLS version(s) we can
+        $cryptoMethod = STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT;
+
+        // PHP 5.6.7 dropped inclusion of TLS 1.1 and 1.2 in STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT
+        // so add them back in manually if we can
+        if (defined('STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLSv1_2_CLIENT')) {
+            $cryptoMethod |= STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLSv1_2_CLIENT;
+            $cryptoMethod |= STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLSv1_1_CLIENT;
+        }
+
+        return $cryptoMethod;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Smtp.php b/src/Protocol/Smtp.php
index c1168dc4..5c0b43b0 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Smtp.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Smtp.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 class Smtp extends AbstractProtocol
 {
+    use ProtocolTrait;
+
     /**
      * The transport method for the socket
      *
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ public function helo($host = '127.0.0.1')
         if ($this->secure == 'tls') {
             $this->_send('STARTTLS');
             $this->_expect(220, 180);
-            if (! stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLS_CLIENT)) {
+            if (! stream_socket_enable_crypto($this->socket, true, $this->getCryptoMethod())) {
                 throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Unable to connect via TLS');
             }
             $this->ehlo($host);
diff --git a/test/Protocol/ProtocolTraitTest.php b/test/Protocol/ProtocolTraitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57f77c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Protocol/ProtocolTraitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
+ *
+ * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2016 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+ */
+
+namespace ZendTest\Mail\Protocol;
+
+use Zend\Mail\Protocol\ProtocolTrait;
+
+/**
+ * @group   Zend_Mail
+ * @covers  Zend\Mail\Protocol\ProtocolTrait
+ */
+class ProtocolTraitTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @requires PHP 5.6.7
+     */
+    public function testTls12Version()
+    {
+        $mock = $this->getMockForTrait(ProtocolTrait::class);
+
+        $this->assertNotEmpty(STREAM_CRYPTO_METHOD_TLSv1_2_CLIENT & $mock->getCryptoMethod(), 'TLSv1.2 must be present in crypto method list');
+    }
+}