diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/S3.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/S3.credentials.ts
index 54050a0310b4a..11e6ad157f5dc 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/S3.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/S3.credentials.ts
@@ -41,5 +41,12 @@ export class S3 implements ICredentialType {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			default: false,
 		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Ignore SSL Issues',
+			name: 'ignoreSSLIssues',
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: false,
+			description: 'Whether to connect even if SSL certificate validation is not possible',
+		},
 	];
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/S3/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/S3/GenericFunctions.ts
index 8506edbe82456..a31eb6ddd5427 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/S3/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/S3/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export async function s3ApiRequest(
 		qs: query,
 		uri: endpoint.toString(),
 		body: signOpts.body,
+		rejectUnauthorized: !credentials.ignoreSSLIssues as boolean,
 	};
 
 	if (Object.keys(option).length !== 0) {