diff --git a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/__init__.py
index 47d2bc51932..6c1eb62831c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PORT,
     CONF_SENSORS,
     CONF_SSL,
+    CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
     Platform,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
@@ -154,7 +155,12 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     if DOMAIN not in hass.data:
         hass.data[DOMAIN] = {}
 
-    websession = async_get_clientsession(hass)
+    if CONF_VERIFY_SSL not in entry.data:
+        data = {**entry.data, CONF_VERIFY_SSL: True}
+        hass.config_entries.async_update_entry(entry, data=data)
+
+    verify_ssl = entry.data[CONF_VERIFY_SSL]
+    websession = async_get_clientsession(hass, verify_ssl=verify_ssl)
     client = OctoprintClient(
         entry.data[CONF_HOST],
         websession,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/config_flow.py
index 63b879c4f80..c2f0f96b6d5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/config_flow.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PORT,
     CONF_SSL,
     CONF_USERNAME,
+    CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
 )
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ from .const import DOMAIN
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _schema_with_defaults(username="", host="", port=80, path="/", ssl=False):
+def _schema_with_defaults(
+    username="", host="", port=80, path="/", ssl=False, verify_ssl=True
+):
     return vol.Schema(
         {
             vol.Required(CONF_USERNAME, default=username): str,
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ def _schema_with_defaults(username="", host="", port=80, path="/", ssl=False):
             vol.Required(CONF_PORT, default=port): cv.port,
             vol.Required(CONF_PATH, default=path): str,
             vol.Required(CONF_SSL, default=ssl): bool,
+            vol.Required(CONF_VERIFY_SSL, default=verify_ssl): bool,
         },
         extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA,
     )
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                         user_input[CONF_PORT],
                         user_input[CONF_PATH],
                         user_input[CONF_SSL],
+                        user_input[CONF_VERIFY_SSL],
                     ),
                 )
 
@@ -111,14 +116,7 @@ class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
     async def _finish_config(self, user_input):
         """Finish the configuration setup."""
-        session = async_get_clientsession(self.hass)
-        octoprint = OctoprintClient(
-            user_input[CONF_HOST],
-            session,
-            user_input[CONF_PORT],
-            user_input[CONF_SSL],
-            user_input[CONF_PATH],
-        )
+        octoprint = self._get_octoprint_client(user_input)
         octoprint.set_api_key(user_input[CONF_API_KEY])
 
         try:
@@ -183,14 +181,7 @@ class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
     async def _async_get_auth_key(self, user_input: dict):
         """Get application api key."""
-        session = async_get_clientsession(self.hass)
-        octoprint = OctoprintClient(
-            user_input[CONF_HOST],
-            session,
-            user_input[CONF_PORT],
-            user_input[CONF_SSL],
-            user_input[CONF_PATH],
-        )
+        octoprint = self._get_octoprint_client(user_input)
 
         try:
             user_input[CONF_API_KEY] = await octoprint.request_app_key(
@@ -204,6 +195,18 @@ class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 )
             )
 
+    def _get_octoprint_client(self, user_input: dict) -> OctoprintClient:
+        """Build an octoprint client from the user_input."""
+        verify_ssl = user_input.get(CONF_VERIFY_SSL, True)
+        session = async_get_clientsession(self.hass, verify_ssl=verify_ssl)
+        return OctoprintClient(
+            user_input[CONF_HOST],
+            session,
+            user_input[CONF_PORT],
+            user_input[CONF_SSL],
+            user_input[CONF_PATH],
+        )
+
 
 class CannotConnect(exceptions.HomeAssistantError):
     """Error to indicate we cannot connect."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/strings.json
index c52486d8406..89e44a6a3a6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/strings.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
           "path": "Application Path",
           "port": "Port Number",
           "ssl": "Use SSL",
+          "verify_ssl": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::verify_ssl%]",
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]"
         }
       }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/translations/en.json
index 75d8355cbf3..e0729b27856 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/octoprint/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/octoprint/translations/en.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
                     "path": "Application Path",
                     "port": "Port Number",
                     "ssl": "Use SSL",
-                    "username": "Username"
+                    "username": "Username",
+                    "verify_ssl": "Verify SSL certificate"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/components/octoprint/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/octoprint/test_config_flow.py
index 57e89955d58..422b47668aa 100644
--- a/tests/components/octoprint/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/octoprint/test_config_flow.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ async def test_form(hass):
         "port": 81,
         "ssl": True,
         "path": "/",
+        "verify_ssl": True,
     }
     assert len(mock_setup.mock_calls) == 1
     assert len(mock_setup_entry.mock_calls) == 1
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ async def test_form_cannot_connect(hass):
                 "name": "Printer",
                 "port": 81,
                 "ssl": True,
+                "verify_ssl": True,
                 "path": "/",
                 "api_key": "test-key",
             },
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ async def test_form_unknown_exception(hass):
                 "ssl": True,
                 "path": "/",
                 "api_key": "test-key",
+                "verify_ssl": True,
             },
         )