diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 344a1aa45..202cd4ae9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -1156,39 +1156,11 @@ default_ciphers(quic) -> [
     "TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
     "TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256"
     ];
-default_ciphers(tls_all_available) ->
-    default_ciphers('tlsv1.3') ++
-    default_ciphers('tlsv1.2') ++
-    default_ciphers(psk);
 default_ciphers(dtls_all_available) ->
     %% as of now, dtls does not support tlsv1.3 ciphers
-    default_ciphers('tlsv1.2') ++ default_ciphers('psk');
-default_ciphers('tlsv1.3') ->
-    case is_tlsv13_available() of
-        true -> ssl:cipher_suites(exclusive, 'tlsv1.3', openssl);
-        false -> []
-    end ++ default_ciphers('tlsv1.2');
-default_ciphers('tlsv1.2') -> [
-    "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
-    "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384", "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384", "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384",
-    "ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
-    "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-SHA384", "DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
-    "DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA256", "AES256-GCM-SHA384", "AES256-SHA256",
-    "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
-    "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
-    "ECDH-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDH-RSA-AES128-SHA256",
-    "DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256", "AES128-GCM-SHA256", "AES128-SHA256",
-    "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA", "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA", "DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA",
-    "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-SHA", "AES256-SHA", "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA",
-    "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA", "DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA",
-    "ECDH-RSA-AES128-SHA", "AES128-SHA"
-    ];
-default_ciphers(psk) ->
-    [ "RSA-PSK-AES256-GCM-SHA384","RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384",
-      "RSA-PSK-AES128-GCM-SHA256","RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256",
-      "RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA","RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA",
-      "RSA-PSK-DES-CBC3-SHA","RSA-PSK-RC4-SHA"
-    ].
+    emqx_tls_lib:selected_ciphers(['dtlsv1.2', 'dtlsv1']);
+default_ciphers(tls_all_available) ->
+    emqx_tls_lib:default_ciphers().
 
 %% @private return a list of keys in a parent field
 -spec(keys(string(), hocon:config()) -> [string()]).
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_tls_lib.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_tls_lib.erl
index 683166e87..11145f684 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_tls_lib.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_tls_lib.erl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 -export([ default_versions/0
         , integral_versions/1
         , default_ciphers/0
-        , default_ciphers/1
+        , selected_ciphers/1
         , integral_ciphers/2
         , drop_tls13_for_old_otp/1
         ]).
@@ -59,27 +59,61 @@ integral_versions(Desired) ->
             Filtered
     end.
 
-%% @doc Return a list of default (openssl string format) cipher suites.
--spec default_ciphers() -> [string()].
-default_ciphers() -> default_ciphers(default_versions()).
-
 %% @doc Return a list of (openssl string format) cipher suites.
--spec default_ciphers([ssl:tls_version()]) -> [string()].
-default_ciphers(['tlsv1.3']) ->
+-spec all_ciphers([ssl:tls_version()]) -> [string()].
+all_ciphers(['tlsv1.3']) ->
     %% When it's only tlsv1.3 wanted, use 'exclusive' here
     %% because 'all' returns legacy cipher suites too,
     %% which does not make sense since tlsv1.3 can not use
     %% legacy cipher suites.
     ssl:cipher_suites(exclusive, 'tlsv1.3', openssl);
-default_ciphers(Versions) ->
+all_ciphers(Versions) ->
     %% assert non-empty
     [_ | _] = dedup(lists:append([ssl:cipher_suites(all, V, openssl) || V <- Versions])).
 
+
+%% @doc All Pre-selected TLS ciphers.
+default_ciphers() ->
+    selected_ciphers(available_versions()).
+
+%% @doc Pre-selected TLS ciphers for given versions..
+selected_ciphers(Vsns) ->
+    All = all_ciphers(Vsns),
+    dedup(lists:filter(fun(Cipher) -> lists:member(Cipher, All) end,
+                       lists:flatmap(fun do_selected_ciphers/1, Vsns))).
+
+do_selected_ciphers('tlsv1.3') ->
+    case lists:member('tlsv1.3', proplists:get_value(available, ssl:versions())) of
+        true -> ssl:cipher_suites(exclusive, 'tlsv1.3', openssl);
+        false -> []
+    end ++ do_selected_ciphers('tlsv1.2');
+do_selected_ciphers(_) ->
+    [ "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
+      "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384", "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384", "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384",
+      "ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
+      "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-SHA384", "DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384",
+      "DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA256", "AES256-GCM-SHA384", "AES256-SHA256",
+      "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
+      "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
+      "ECDH-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256", "ECDH-RSA-AES128-SHA256",
+      "DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256", "AES128-GCM-SHA256", "AES128-SHA256",
+      "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA", "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA", "DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA",
+      "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA", "ECDH-RSA-AES256-SHA", "AES256-SHA", "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA",
+      "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA", "DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA", "ECDH-ECDSA-AES128-SHA",
+      "ECDH-RSA-AES128-SHA", "AES128-SHA",
+
+      %% psk
+      "RSA-PSK-AES256-GCM-SHA384","RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384",
+      "RSA-PSK-AES128-GCM-SHA256","RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256",
+      "RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA","RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA",
+      "RSA-PSK-DES-CBC3-SHA","RSA-PSK-RC4-SHA"
+    ].
+
 %% @doc Ensure version & cipher-suites integrity.
 -spec integral_ciphers([ssl:tls_version()], binary() | string() | [string()]) -> [string()].
 integral_ciphers(Versions, Ciphers) when Ciphers =:= [] orelse Ciphers =:= undefined ->
     %% not configured
-    integral_ciphers(Versions, default_ciphers(Versions));
+    integral_ciphers(Versions, selected_ciphers(Versions));
 integral_ciphers(Versions, Ciphers) when ?IS_STRING_LIST(Ciphers) ->
     %% ensure tlsv1.3 ciphers if none of them is found in Ciphers
     dedup(ensure_tls13_cipher(lists:member('tlsv1.3', Versions), Ciphers));
@@ -93,7 +127,7 @@ integral_ciphers(Versions, Ciphers) ->
 %% In case tlsv1.3 is present, ensure tlsv1.3 cipher is added if user
 %% did not provide it from config --- which is a common mistake
 ensure_tls13_cipher(true, Ciphers) ->
-    Tls13Ciphers = default_ciphers(['tlsv1.3']),
+    Tls13Ciphers = selected_ciphers(['tlsv1.3']),
     case lists:any(fun(C) -> lists:member(C, Tls13Ciphers) end, Ciphers) of
         true  -> Ciphers;
         false -> Tls13Ciphers ++ Ciphers
@@ -179,10 +213,12 @@ drop_tls13(SslOpts0) ->
 -ifdef(TEST).
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 
+all_ciphers() -> all_ciphers(default_versions()).
+
 drop_tls13_test() ->
     Versions = default_versions(),
     ?assert(lists:member('tlsv1.3', Versions)),
-    Ciphers = default_ciphers(),
+    Ciphers = all_ciphers(),
     ?assert(has_tlsv13_cipher(Ciphers)),
     Opts0 = #{versions => Versions, ciphers => Ciphers, other => true},
     Opts = drop_tls13(Opts0),
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_schema_tests.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_schema_tests.erl
index 4585089e2..e2825498d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_schema_tests.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_schema_tests.erl
@@ -62,12 +62,7 @@ ssl_opts_cipher_comma_separated_string_test() ->
 ssl_opts_tls_psk_test() ->
     Sc = emqx_schema:server_ssl_opts_schema(#{}, false),
     Checked = validate(Sc, #{<<"versions">> => [<<"tlsv1.2">>]}),
-    ?assertMatch(#{versions := ['tlsv1.2']}, Checked),
-    #{ciphers := Ciphers} = Checked,
-    PskCiphers = emqx_schema:default_ciphers(psk),
-    lists:foreach(fun(Cipher) ->
-                          ?assert(lists:member(Cipher, Ciphers))
-                  end, PskCiphers).
+    ?assertMatch(#{versions := ['tlsv1.2']}, Checked).
 
 bad_cipher_test() ->
     Sc = emqx_schema:server_ssl_opts_schema(#{}, false),