diff --git a/Mage.Client/release/cacerts b/Mage.Client/release/cacerts
deleted file mode 100644
index f50115666131..000000000000
Binary files a/Mage.Client/release/cacerts and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
index 07ce7d54e7da..cfcf25b24f24 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import mage.client.plugins.impl.Plugins;
 import mage.client.preference.MagePreferences;
 import mage.client.remote.CallbackClientImpl;
+import mage.client.remote.XmageURLConnection;
 import mage.client.table.TablesPane;
 import mage.client.table.TablesPanel;
 import mage.client.tournament.TournamentPane;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 import net.java.truevfs.access.TConfig;
 import net.java.truevfs.kernel.spec.FsAccessOption;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.mage.card.arcane.ManaSymbols;
 import org.mage.card.arcane.SvgUtils;
 import org.mage.plugins.card.images.DownloadPicturesService;
@@ -196,19 +198,6 @@ private void handleEvent(AWTEvent event) {
     }
 
     public MageFrame() throws MageException {
-        File cacertsFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/release/cacerts").getAbsoluteFile();
-        if (!cacertsFile.exists()) { // When running from the jar file the contents of the /release folder will have been expanded into the home folder as part of packaging
-            cacertsFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/cacerts").getAbsoluteFile();
-        }
-        if (cacertsFile.exists()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Custom (or bundled) Java certificate file (cacerts) file found");
-            String cacertsPath = cacertsFile.getPath();
-            System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", cacertsPath);
-            System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword", "changeit");
-        } else {
-            LOGGER.info("custom Java certificate file not found at: " + cacertsFile.getAbsolutePath());
-        }
-
         setWindowTitle();
 
         // mac os only: enable full screen support in java 8 (java 11+ try to use it all the time)
@@ -403,6 +392,41 @@ public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e) {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Init certificates store for https work (if java version is outdated)
+     * Debug with -Djavax.net.debug=SSL,trustmanager
+     */
+    @Deprecated // TODO: replaced by enableAIAcaIssuers, delete that code after few releases (2025-01-01)
+    private void initSSLCertificates() {
+        // from dev build (runtime)
+        boolean cacertsUsed = false;
+        File cacertsFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/release/cacerts").getAbsoluteFile();
+        if (cacertsFile.exists()) {
+            cacertsUsed = true;
+            LOGGER.info("SSL certificates: used runtime cacerts bundle");
+        }
+
+        // from release build (jar)
+        // When running from the jar file the contents of the /release folder will have been expanded into the home folder as part of packaging
+        if (!cacertsUsed) {
+            cacertsFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/cacerts").getAbsoluteFile();
+            if (cacertsFile.exists()) {
+                cacertsUsed = true;
+                LOGGER.info("SSL certificates: used release cacerts bundle");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (cacertsUsed && cacertsFile.exists()) {
+            String cacertsPath = cacertsFile.getPath();
+            System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStoreType", "PKCS12"); // cacerts file format from java 9+ instead "jks" from java 8
+            System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", cacertsPath);
+            System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword", "changeit");
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.info("SSL certificates: used default cacerts bundle from " + System.getProperty("java.version"));
+        }
+        System.setProperty("com.sun.security.enableAIAcaIssuers", "true");
+    }
+
     private void bootstrapSetsAndFormats() {
         LOGGER.info("Loading sets and formats...");
         ConstructedFormats.ensureLists();
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/XmageURLConnection.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/XmageURLConnection.java
index 2c9e7443be81..fb4c0aeb44a2 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/XmageURLConnection.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/XmageURLConnection.java
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ public class XmageURLConnection {
     private static final AtomicLong debugLastRequestTimeMs = new AtomicLong(0);
     private static final ReentrantLock debugLogsWriterlock = new ReentrantLock();
 
+    static {
+        // add Authority Information Access (AIA) Extension support for certificates from Windows servers like gatherer website
+        // fix download errors like sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
+        System.setProperty("com.sun.security.enableAIAcaIssuers", "true");
+    }
+
     final String url;
     Proxy proxy = null;
     HttpURLConnection connection = null;
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/test/java/mage/client/util/DownloaderTest.java b/Mage.Client/src/test/java/mage/client/util/DownloaderTest.java
index 68034c475972..a26df5a73ec8 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/test/java/mage/client/util/DownloaderTest.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/test/java/mage/client/util/DownloaderTest.java
@@ -60,4 +60,21 @@ public void test_DownloadFile_ByHttps() throws IOException {
         Assert.assertNotNull(stream);
         Assert.assertTrue("must have image data", image.getWidth() > 0);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_DownloadFromWindowsServers() throws IOException {
+        // symbols download from gatherer website
+        // error example: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
+        InputStream stream = XmageURLConnection.downloadBinary("https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=symbol&set=BIG&size=small&rarity=C");
+        Assert.assertNotNull(stream);
+        BufferedImage image = null;
+        try {
+            image = ImageIO.read(stream);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Assert.fail("Can't download image file due error: " + e);
+        }
+        Assert.assertNotNull(stream);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(image);
+        Assert.assertTrue("must have image data", image.getWidth() > 0);
+    }
 }