diff --git a/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/client.py b/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/client.py
index cfa0ed848..71af1133d 100644
--- a/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/client.py
+++ b/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/client.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import gooddata_api_client as api_client
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def __init__(
         custom_headers: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
         extra_user_agent: Optional[str] = None,
         executions_cancellable: bool = False,
+        ssl_ca_cert: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Take url, token for connecting to GoodData.CN.
 
@@ -45,7 +47,14 @@ def __init__(
 
         user_agent = f"{USER_AGENT} {extra_user_agent}" if extra_user_agent is not None else USER_AGENT
 
-        self._api_config = api_client.Configuration(host=host)
+        if ssl_ca_cert is not None:
+            ssl_ca_cert_path = Path(ssl_ca_cert)
+            if not ssl_ca_cert_path.exists():
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"ssl_ca_cert file path specified but the file does not exist. Path: {ssl_ca_cert_path}."
+                )
+
+        self._api_config = api_client.Configuration(host=host, ssl_ca_cert=ssl_ca_cert)
         self._api_client = api_client.ApiClient(
             configuration=self._api_config,
             header_name="Authorization",
diff --git a/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/sdk.py b/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/sdk.py
index 9320f865f..5e7587464 100644
--- a/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/sdk.py
+++ b/gooddata-sdk/gooddata_sdk/sdk.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def create(
         token_: str,
         extra_user_agent_: Optional[str] = None,
         *,
+        ssl_ca_cert: Optional[str] = None,
         executions_cancellable: bool = False,
         **custom_headers_: Optional[str],
     ) -> GoodDataSdk:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ def create(
             custom_headers=filtered_headers,
             extra_user_agent=extra_user_agent_,
             executions_cancellable=executions_cancellable,
+            ssl_ca_cert=ssl_ca_cert,
         )
         return cls(client)