diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 32b90b9a07..3e59d42640 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -12610,12 +12610,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_tmp_dh(void)
 #endif
     static const unsigned char g[] = { 0x02 };
     int gSz = (int)sizeof(g);
-#if !defined(NO_DSA)
-    char file[] = "./certs/dsaparams.pem";
-    DSA* dsa = NULL;
-#else
     char file[] = "./certs/dh2048.pem";
-#endif
     XFILE f = XBADFILE;
     int  bytes = 0;
     DH*  dh = NULL;
@@ -12657,14 +12652,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_tmp_dh(void)
 
     ExpectNotNull(bio = BIO_new_mem_buf((void*)buff, bytes));
 
-#if !defined(NO_DSA)
-    dsa = wolfSSL_PEM_read_bio_DSAparams(bio, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    ExpectNotNull(dsa);
-
-    dh = wolfSSL_DSA_dup_DH(dsa);
-#else
     dh = wolfSSL_PEM_read_bio_DHparams(bio, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-#endif
     ExpectNotNull(dh);
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_DH_EXTRA) && \
     (defined(WOLFSSL_QT) || defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_OPENSSH))
@@ -12750,9 +12738,6 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_tmp_dh(void)
 #endif
 
     BIO_free(bio);
-#if !defined(NO_DSA)
-    DSA_free(dsa);
-#endif
     DH_free(dh);
     dh = NULL;
 #ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT
@@ -20525,13 +20510,12 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
     char clientFile[] = "./certs/client-cert.pem";
     SSL_CTX* ctx = NULL;
     X509* x509 = NULL;
-#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_DSA) && !defined(NO_BIO)
+#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_BIO)
     byte buf[6000];
-    char file[] = "./certs/dsaparams.pem";
+    char file[] = "./certs/dh2048.pem";
     XFILE f = XBADFILE;
     int  bytes = 0;
     BIO* bio = NULL;
-    DSA* dsa = NULL;
     DH*  dh = NULL;
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ECC
@@ -20550,7 +20534,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
     ExpectNotNull(x509 = wolfSSL_X509_load_certificate_file(clientFile,
          WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_PEM));
 
-#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_DSA) && !defined(NO_BIO)
+#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_BIO)
     /* Initialize DH */
     ExpectTrue((f = XFOPEN(file, "rb")) != XBADFILE);
     ExpectIntGT(bytes = (int)XFREAD(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), f), 0);
@@ -20559,9 +20543,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
 
     ExpectNotNull(bio = BIO_new_mem_buf((void*)buf, bytes));
 
-    ExpectNotNull(dsa = wolfSSL_PEM_read_bio_DSAparams(bio, NULL, NULL, NULL));
-
-    ExpectNotNull(dh = wolfSSL_DSA_dup_DH(dsa));
+    ExpectNotNull(dh = wolfSSL_PEM_read_bio_DHparams(bio, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ECC
     /* Initialize WOLFSSL_EC_KEY */
@@ -20606,7 +20588,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
     /* Tests should fail with passed in NULL pointer */
     ExpectIntEQ((int)wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(ctx, SSL_CTRL_EXTRA_CHAIN_CERT, 0, NULL),
         WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(WOLFSSL_FAILURE));
-#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_DSA)
+#if !defined(NO_DH)
     ExpectIntEQ((int)wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(ctx, SSL_CTRL_SET_TMP_DH, 0, NULL),
         WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(WOLFSSL_FAILURE));
 #endif
@@ -20634,7 +20616,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
     /* Test with SSL_CTRL_SET_TMP_DH
      * wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl should succesffuly call wolfSSL_SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh
      */
-#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_DSA) && !defined(NO_BIO)
+#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_BIO)
     ExpectIntEQ((int)wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(ctx, SSL_CTRL_SET_TMP_DH, 0, dh),
         SSL_SUCCESS);
 #endif
@@ -20674,14 +20656,11 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_ctrl(void)
 #endif
 #endif
     /* Cleanup and Pass */
-#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_DSA)
-#ifndef NO_BIO
+#if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_BIO)
     BIO_free(bio);
-    DSA_free(dsa);
     DH_free(dh);
     dh = NULL;
 #endif
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ECC
     wolfSSL_EC_KEY_free(ecKey);
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/api/test_dh.c b/tests/api/test_dh.c
index 4b6c81c4a6..9a0b8a2988 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_dh.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_dh.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int test_wc_DhAgree_subgroup_check(void)
 {
     EXPECT_DECLS;
 #if !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(WOLFSSL_SP_MATH) && !defined(HAVE_SELFTEST) && \
-    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || FIPS_VERSION3_GT(7,0,0))
+    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || FIPS_VERSION3_GT(7,0,0)) && DH_MIN_SIZE <= 512
     DhKey key;
     WC_RNG rng;
     byte agree[64];
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c b/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
index 3e9abe3d86..86fa094493 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,12 @@ static int GeneratePrivateDh(DhKey* key, WC_RNG* rng, byte* priv,
     int ret = 0;
     word32 sz = 0;
 
+    /* reject primes below the minimum allowed size */
+    if (mp_count_bits(&key->p) < DH_MIN_SIZE) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("DH prime smaller than DH_MIN_SIZE");
+        return WC_KEY_SIZE_E;
+    }
+
     if (mp_iseven(&key->p) == MP_YES) {
         ret = MP_VAL;
     }
@@ -1344,6 +1350,12 @@ static int GeneratePublicDh(DhKey* key, byte* priv, word32 privSz,
         return WC_KEY_SIZE_E;
     }
 
+    /* reject primes below the minimum allowed size */
+    if (mp_count_bits(&key->p) < DH_MIN_SIZE) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("DH prime smaller than DH_MIN_SIZE");
+        return WC_KEY_SIZE_E;
+    }
+
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_HAVE_SP_DH
 #ifndef WOLFSSL_SP_NO_2048
     if (mp_count_bits(&key->p) == 2048)
@@ -2034,6 +2046,12 @@ static int wc_DhAgree_Sync(DhKey* key, byte* agree, word32* agreeSz,
 #endif
 #endif
 
+    /* reject primes below the minimum allowed size */
+    if (mp_count_bits(&key->p) < DH_MIN_SIZE) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("DH prime smaller than DH_MIN_SIZE");
+        return WC_KEY_SIZE_E;
+    }
+
     if (mp_iseven(&key->p) == MP_YES) {
         return MP_VAL;
     }
@@ -2362,6 +2380,10 @@ int wc_DhAgree(DhKey* key, byte* agree, word32* agreeSz, const byte* priv,
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_KCAPI_DH
     (void)priv;
     (void)privSz;
+    if (mp_count_bits(&key->p) < DH_MIN_SIZE) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("DH prime smaller than DH_MIN_SIZE");
+        return WC_KEY_SIZE_E;
+    }
     ret = KcapiDh_SharedSecret(key, otherPub, pubSz, agree, agreeSz);
 #else
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && defined(WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_DH)
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/test/test.c b/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
index 49deeaf0ce..4d4f92c697 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
@@ -29955,18 +29955,6 @@ static wc_test_ret_t dh_generate_test(WC_RNG *rng)
 #endif
     byte   p[2] = { 1, 7 }; /* 263 in decimal */
     byte   g[2] = { 0, 2 };
-#if !defined(WOLFSSL_SP_MATH) && !defined(HAVE_FFDHE)
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_DH_CONST
-    /* the table for constant DH lookup will round to the lowest byte size 21 */
-    byte   priv[21];
-    byte   pub[21];
-#else
-    byte   priv[2];
-    byte   pub[2];
-#endif
-    word32 privSz = sizeof(priv);
-    word32 pubSz = sizeof(pub);
-#endif
     int smallKey_inited = 0;
 
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_MALLOC)
@@ -30009,20 +29997,12 @@ static wc_test_ret_t dh_generate_test(WC_RNG *rng)
     if (ret != 0)
         ERROR_OUT(WC_TEST_RET_ENC_EC(ret), exit_gen_test);
 
-#if !defined(WOLFSSL_SP_MATH) && !defined(HAVE_FFDHE)
-    /* Use API. */
-    ret = wc_DhGenerateKeyPair(smallKey, rng, priv, &privSz, pub, &pubSz);
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT)
-    ret = wc_AsyncWait(ret, &smallKey->asyncDev, WC_ASYNC_FLAG_NONE);
-#endif
-    if (ret != 0) {
-        ret = WC_TEST_RET_ENC_EC(ret);
-    }
-#else
+    /* Generation with this sub-DH_MIN_SIZE prime is intentionally not
+     * exercised here; wc_DhGenerateKeyPair is covered with a valid group in
+     * dh_fips_generate_test. */
     (void)rng;
-    #if defined(HAVE_FIPS) || !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_DH186)
+#if defined(HAVE_FIPS) || !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_DH186)
     ret = 0;
-    #endif
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_FIPS) && defined(WOLFSSL_NO_DH186)
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index 3cd37c739b..7508c5549a 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -1231,10 +1231,8 @@ enum {
         #elif WOLFSSL_HARDEN_TLS >= 112
             #define WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS 2048
         #endif
-    #elif defined(WOLFSSL_MAX_STRENGTH)
-        #define WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS 2048
     #else
-        #define WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS 1024
+        #define WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS DH_MIN_SIZE
     #endif
 #endif
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_HARDEN_TLS) && WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS < 2048 && \
@@ -1252,6 +1250,12 @@ enum {
 #if (WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS > 16000)
     #error DH minimum bit size must not be greater than 16000
 #endif
+#if (WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS < DH_MIN_SIZE)
+    /* The TLS-layer minimum must not be looser than the wolfCrypt DH primitive
+     * minimum (DH_MIN_SIZE), otherwise a key size accepted during negotiation
+     * is later rejected by wc_DhAgree with WC_KEY_SIZE_E. */
+    #error "WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS must be >= DH_MIN_SIZE"
+#endif
 #define MIN_DHKEY_SZ (WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS / 8)
 /* set maximum DH key size allowed */
 #ifndef WOLFSSL_MAX_DHKEY_BITS
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 9f69914584..f6c88e7b11 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -4626,6 +4626,20 @@ blinding by defining WC_BLINDING_NO_RNG_ACKNOWLEDGE_WEAKNESS."
     #endif
 #endif
 
+/* Minimum allowed DH prime size in bits. SP 800-56A Rev3 / SP 800-131A
+ * disallow FFC below 2048 bits. Override to permit legacy sizes. */
+#ifndef DH_MIN_SIZE
+    #ifdef HAVE_FIPS
+        #define DH_MIN_SIZE 2048
+    #elif defined(WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS)
+    /* For existing build settings that use WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS, map
+     * DH_MIN_SIZE to the user's desired minimum */
+        #define DH_MIN_SIZE WOLFSSL_MIN_DHKEY_BITS
+    #else
+        #define DH_MIN_SIZE 1024
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 /* wc_Sha512.devId isn't available before FIPS 5.1 */
 #if defined(HAVE_FIPS) && FIPS_VERSION_LT(5,1)
     #define NO_SHA2_CRYPTO_CB