diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index 472ce8015..6e4e93b61 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ mqtt:
   # NOTE: Environment variables that begin with 'FRIGATE_' may be referenced in {}.
   #       eg. password: '{FRIGATE_MQTT_PASSWORD}'
   password: password
+  # Optional: tls_ca_certs for enabling TLS using self-signed certs (default: None)
+  tls_ca_certs: /path/to/ca.crt
+  # Optional: tls_client_cert and tls_client key in order to use self-signed client
+  # certificates (default: None)
+  # NOTE: certificate must not be password-protected
+  #       do not set user and password when using a client certificate
+  tls_client_cert: /path/to/client.crt
+  tls_client_key: /path/to/client.key
+  # Optional: tls_insecure (true/false) for enabling TLS verification of
+  # the server hostname in the server certificate (default: None)
+  tls_insecure: false
   # Optional: interval in seconds for publishing stats (default: shown below)
   stats_interval: 60
 ```
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 945c600e8..07655f1c8 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ MQTT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
         vol.Optional("stats_interval", default=60): int,
         vol.Inclusive("user", "auth"): str,
         vol.Inclusive("password", "auth"): str,
+        vol.Optional("tls_ca_certs"): str,
+        vol.Optional("tls_client_cert"): str,
+        vol.Optional("tls_client_key"): str,
+        vol.Optional("tls_insecure"): bool,
     }
 )
 
@@ -68,6 +72,10 @@ class MqttConfig:
     stats_interval: int
     user: Optional[str]
     password: Optional[str]
+    tls_ca_certs: Optional[str]
+    tls_client_cert: Optional[str]
+    tls_client_key: Optional[str]
+    tls_insecure: Optional[bool]
 
     @classmethod
     def build(cls, config) -> MqttConfig:
@@ -79,6 +87,10 @@ class MqttConfig:
             config["stats_interval"],
             config.get("user"),
             config.get("password"),
+            config.get("tls_ca_certs"),
+            config.get("tls_client_cert"),
+            config.get("tls_client_key"),
+            config.get("tls_insecure"),
         )
 
     def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/frigate/mqtt.py b/frigate/mqtt.py
index 7a0beaabc..9eb63e016 100644
--- a/frigate/mqtt.py
+++ b/frigate/mqtt.py
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ def create_mqtt_client(config: FrigateConfig, camera_metrics):
             f"{mqtt_config.topic_prefix}/{name}/detect/set", on_detect_command
         )
 
+    if not mqtt_config.tls_ca_certs is None:
+        if not mqtt_config.tls_client_cert is None and not mqtt_config.tls_client_key is None:
+            client.tls_set(mqtt_config.tls_ca_certs, mqtt_config.tls_client_cert, mqtt_config.tls_client_key)
+        else:
+            client.tls_set(mqtt_config.tls_ca_certs)
+    if not mqtt_config.tls_insecure is None:
+        client.tls_insecure_set(mqtt_config.tls_insecure)
     if not mqtt_config.user is None:
         client.username_pw_set(mqtt_config.user, password=mqtt_config.password)
     try: