diff --git a/documentation/Connect-PnPOnline.md b/documentation/Connect-PnPOnline.md
index 27cddc667..a44eced5b 100644
--- a/documentation/Connect-PnPOnline.md
+++ b/documentation/Connect-PnPOnline.md
@@ -282,6 +282,18 @@ Connects to the Azure AD with WAM (aka native Windows authentication prompt), ac
 
 WAM is a more secure & faster way of authenticating in Windows OS. It supports Windows Hello, FIDO keys , conditional access policies and more.
 
+### EXAMPLE 9
+```powershell
+$keyStorageflags = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::MachineKeySet -bor [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::PersistKeySet
+
+Connect-PnPOnline -Url "contoso.sharepoint.com" -ClientId 6c5c98c7-e05a-4a0f-bcfa-0cfc65aa1f28 -CertificateBase64Encoded $base64encodedstring -X509KeyStorageFlags $keyStorageflags -Tenant 'contoso.onmicrosoft.com'
+```
+
+Connects using an Azure Active Directory registered application using a certificate with a private key that has been base64 encoded.
+See [Security App-only EntraId guidance](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/security-apponly-azuread) for a sample on how to get started.
+
+See [X509 key storage flags](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.x509keystorageflags) for information on how to configure key storage when creating the certificate.
+
 ## PARAMETERS
 
 ### -AccessToken
@@ -874,6 +886,24 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+### -X509KeyStorageFlags
+
+Defines where and how to import the private key of an X.509 certificate.
+
+This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.
+
+```yaml
+Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags
+Parameter Sets: App-Only with Azure Active Directory
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
 [Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices](https://aka.ms/m365pnp)
diff --git a/src/Commands/Base/ConnectOnline.cs b/src/Commands/Base/ConnectOnline.cs
index 6b12588f2..6c532b97c 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Base/ConnectOnline.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Base/ConnectOnline.cs
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ public class ConnectOnline : BasePSCmdlet
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ParameterSet_APPONLYAADCERTIFICATE)]
         public string CertificateBase64Encoded;
 
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ParameterSet_APPONLYAADCERTIFICATE)]
+        public X509KeyStorageFlags X509KeyStorageFlags;
+
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ParameterSet_APPONLYAADCERTIFICATE)]
         public SecureString CertificatePassword;
 
@@ -631,10 +634,11 @@ private PnPConnection ConnectAppOnlyWithCertificate()
                     throw new FileNotFoundException("Certificate not found");
                 }
 
-                X509Certificate2 certificate = CertificateHelper.GetCertificateFromPath(this, CertificatePath, CertificatePassword);
+                X509Certificate2 certificate = CertificateHelper.GetCertificateFromPath(this, CertificatePath, CertificatePassword, X509KeyStorageFlags);
                 if (Connection?.ClientId == ClientId &&
                     Connection?.Tenant == Tenant &&
                     Connection?.Certificate?.Thumbprint == certificate.Thumbprint)
+
                 {
                     ReuseAuthenticationManager();
                 }
@@ -644,7 +648,13 @@ private PnPConnection ConnectAppOnlyWithCertificate()
             else if (ParameterSpecified(nameof(CertificateBase64Encoded)))
             {
                 var certificateBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(CertificateBase64Encoded);
-                var certificate = new X509Certificate2(certificateBytes, CertificatePassword);
+                if (!ParameterSpecified(nameof(X509KeyStorageFlags)))
+                {
+                    X509KeyStorageFlags = X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable |
+                        X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet |
+                        X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet;
+                }
+                var certificate = new X509Certificate2(certificateBytes, CertificatePassword, X509KeyStorageFlags);
 
                 if (Connection?.ClientId == ClientId &&
                     Connection?.Tenant == Tenant &&
diff --git a/src/Commands/Utilities/CertificateHelper.cs b/src/Commands/Utilities/CertificateHelper.cs
index cbb4a9a95..66c8956cb 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Utilities/CertificateHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Utilities/CertificateHelper.cs
@@ -128,10 +128,15 @@ internal static X509Certificate2 GetCertificateFromStore(string thumbprint)
         /// <param name="cmdlet">Cmdlet executing this function</param>
         /// <param name="certificatePath">Path to the private key certificate file</param>
         /// <param name="certificatePassword">Password to open the certificate or NULL if no password set on the certificate</param>
+        /// <param name="x509KeyStorageFlags">Key storage flags for created X509Certificate2</param>
         /// <returns>X509Certificate2 instance</returns>
         /// <exception cref="PSArgumentException">Thrown if the certificate cannot be read</exception>
         /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown if the certificate cannot be found at the provided path</exception>
-        internal static X509Certificate2 GetCertificateFromPath(Cmdlet cmdlet, string certificatePath, SecureString certificatePassword)
+        internal static X509Certificate2 GetCertificateFromPath(Cmdlet cmdlet, string certificatePath, SecureString certificatePassword, 
+            X509KeyStorageFlags x509KeyStorageFlags = 
+                        X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable |
+                        X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet |
+                        X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet)
         {
             if (System.IO.File.Exists(certificatePath))
             {
@@ -152,9 +157,8 @@ internal static X509Certificate2 GetCertificateFromPath(Cmdlet cmdlet, string ce
                     var certificate = new X509Certificate2(
                         certificateBytes,
                         certificatePassword,
-                        X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable |
-                        X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet |
-                        X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet);
+                        x509KeyStorageFlags
+                        );
                     return certificate;
                 }
                 catch (CryptographicException e)