diff --git a/etc/neutron.conf b/etc/neutron.conf
index 193b0260a69..f116cdfd357 100644
--- a/etc/neutron.conf
+++ b/etc/neutron.conf
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ notification_driver = neutron.openstack.common.notifier.rpc_notifier
 # Authorization URL for connection to nova in admin context.
 # nova_admin_auth_url =
 
+# Boolean to control ignoring SSL errors on the nova url
+# nova_api_insecure = False
+
 # Number of seconds between sending events to nova if there are any events to send
 # send_events_interval = 2
 
diff --git a/neutron/common/config.py b/neutron/common/config.py
index 25558311c30..2ac76dad126 100644
--- a/neutron/common/config.py
+++ b/neutron/common/config.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ core_opts = [
                default='http://localhost:5000/v2.0',
                help=_('Authorization URL for connecting to nova in admin '
                       'context')),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('nova_api_insecure', default=False,
+                help=_("If True, ignore any SSL validation issues")),
     cfg.StrOpt('nova_region_name',
                help=_('Name of nova region to use. Useful if keystone manages'
                       ' more than one region.')),
diff --git a/neutron/notifiers/nova.py b/neutron/notifiers/nova.py
index e8c560e48e1..4d268ec3299 100644
--- a/neutron/notifiers/nova.py
+++ b/neutron/notifiers/nova.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Notifier(object):
             project_id=None,
             tenant_id=cfg.CONF.nova_admin_tenant_id,
             auth_url=cfg.CONF.nova_admin_auth_url,
+            insecure=cfg.CONF.nova_api_insecure,
             bypass_url=bypass_url,
             region_name=cfg.CONF.nova_region_name,
             extensions=[server_external_events])