diff --git a/docs/drivers/openstack.md b/docs/drivers/openstack.md
index 2e185c6..be514ac 100644
--- a/docs/drivers/openstack.md
+++ b/docs/drivers/openstack.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Options:
 
 -   `--openstack-active-timeout`: The timeout in seconds until the OpenStack instance must be active.
 -   `--openstack-availability-zone`: The availability zone in which to launch the server.
+-   `--openstack-cacert`: The CA certificate bundle to verify against.
 -   `--openstack-domain-name` or `--openstack-domain-id`: Domain to use for authentication (Keystone v3 only).
 -   `--openstack-endpoint-type`: Endpoint type can be `internalURL`, `adminURL` on `publicURL`. If is a helper for the driver
     to choose the right URL in the OpenStack service catalog. If not provided the default id `publicURL`
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ Environment variables and default values:
 | `--openstack-active-timeout`    | `OS_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT`    | `200`       |
 | `--openstack-auth-url`          | `OS_AUTH_URL`          | -           |
 | `--openstack-availability-zone` | `OS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE` | -           |
+| `--openstack-cacert`            | `OS_CACERT             | -           |
 | `--openstack-domain-id`         | `OS_DOMAIN_ID`         | -           |
 | `--openstack-domain-name`       | `OS_DOMAIN_NAME`       | -           |
 | `--openstack-endpoint-type`     | `OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE`     | `publicURL` |
diff --git a/drivers/openstack/client.go b/drivers/openstack/client.go
index 83a5739..0bf32ca 100644
--- a/drivers/openstack/client.go
+++ b/drivers/openstack/client.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package openstack
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ func (c *GenericClient) Authenticate(d *Driver) error {
 	log.Debug("Authenticating...", map[string]interface{}{
 		"AuthUrl":    d.AuthUrl,
 		"Insecure":   d.Insecure,
+		"CaCert":     d.CaCert,
 		"DomainID":   d.DomainID,
 		"DomainName": d.DomainName,
 		"Username":   d.Username,
@@ -555,21 +558,45 @@ func (c *GenericClient) Authenticate(d *Driver) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	provider.UserAgent.Prepend(fmt.Sprintf("docker-machine/v%d", version.APIVersion))
+	c.Provider = provider
 
-	if d.Insecure {
-		// Configure custom TLS settings.
-		config := &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
-		transport := &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: config}
-		provider.HTTPClient.Transport = transport
-	}
+	c.Provider.UserAgent.Prepend(fmt.Sprintf("docker-machine/v%d", version.APIVersion))
 
-	err = openstack.Authenticate(provider, opts)
+	err = c.SetTLSConfig(d)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.Provider = provider
+	err = openstack.Authenticate(c.Provider, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *GenericClient) SetTLSConfig(d *Driver) error {
+
+	config := &tls.Config{}
+	config.InsecureSkipVerify = d.Insecure
+
+	if d.CaCert != "" {
+		// Use custom CA certificate(s) for root of trust
+		certpool := x509.NewCertPool()
+		pem, err := ioutil.ReadFile(d.CaCert)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Unable to read specified CA certificate(s)")
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ok := certpool.AppendCertsFromPEM(pem)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Ill-formed CA certificate(s) PEM file")
+		}
+		config.RootCAs = certpool
+	}
+
+	transport := &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: config}
+	c.Provider.HTTPClient.Transport = transport
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/drivers/openstack/openstack.go b/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
index 89ce20c..0eadb5a 100644
--- a/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/drivers/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 	AuthUrl          string
 	ActiveTimeout    int
 	Insecure         bool
+	CaCert           string
 	DomainID         string
 	DomainName       string
 	Username         string
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ func (d *Driver) GetCreateFlags() []mcnflag.Flag {
 			Name:   "openstack-insecure",
 			Usage:  "Disable TLS credential checking.",
 		},
+		mcnflag.StringFlag{
+			EnvVar: "OS_CACERT",
+			Name:   "openstack-cacert",
+			Usage:  "CA certificate bundle to verify against",
+			Value:  "",
+		},
 		mcnflag.StringFlag{
 			EnvVar: "OS_DOMAIN_ID",
 			Name:   "openstack-domain-id",
@@ -252,6 +259,7 @@ func (d *Driver) SetConfigFromFlags(flags drivers.DriverOptions) error {
 	d.AuthUrl = flags.String("openstack-auth-url")
 	d.ActiveTimeout = flags.Int("openstack-active-timeout")
 	d.Insecure = flags.Bool("openstack-insecure")
+	d.CaCert = flags.String("openstack-cacert")
 	d.DomainID = flags.String("openstack-domain-id")
 	d.DomainName = flags.String("openstack-domain-name")
 	d.Username = flags.String("openstack-username")