diff --git a/bench/commands/config.py b/bench/commands/config.py
index 056b60cd..eae11dc9 100644
--- a/bench/commands/config.py
+++ b/bench/commands/config.py
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ def config_http_timeout(seconds):
 	update_config({"http_timeout": seconds})
 
 
+@click.command(
+	"ssl_client_certificate", help="Set certificate path to nginx use on mtls"
+)
+@click.argument("path", type=str)
+def config_ssl_client_certificate(path):
+	update_config({"ssl_client_certificate": path})
+
+
 @click.command("set-common-config", help="Set value in common config")
 @click.option("configs", "-c", "--config", multiple=True, type=(str, str))
 def set_common_config(configs):
@@ -95,5 +103,6 @@ config.add_command(config_dns_multitenant)
 config.add_command(config_rebase_on_pull)
 config.add_command(config_serve_default_site)
 config.add_command(config_http_timeout)
+config.add_command(config_ssl_client_certificate)
 config.add_command(set_common_config)
 config.add_command(remove_common_config)
diff --git a/bench/config/templates/bench_manager_nginx.conf b/bench/config/templates/bench_manager_nginx.conf
index bab26e88..155296ca 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/bench_manager_nginx.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/bench_manager_nginx.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,18 @@ server {
 	ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
 	ssl_ciphers "EECDH+ECDSA+AESGCM EECDH+aRSA+AESGCM EECDH+ECDSA+SHA384 EECDH+ECDSA+SHA256 EECDH+aRSA+SHA384 EECDH+aRSA+SHA256 EECDH+aRSA+RC4 EECDH EDH+aRSA RC4 !aNULL !eNULL !LOW !3DES !MD5 !EXP !PSK !SRP !DSS";
 	ssl_prefer_server_ciphers   on;
+	{% if ssl_client_certificate %}
+	ssl_client_certificate {{ ssl_client_certificate }};
+	ssl_verify_client optional;
 	{% endif %}
+	{% endif %}
+
+	location /api/secure/ {
+		if ($ssl_client_verify != SUCCESS) {
+			return 403;
+		}
+		try_files $uri @webserver;
+	}
 
 	location /assets {
 		try_files $uri =404;
@@ -44,6 +55,7 @@ server {
 		proxy_set_header X-Frappe-Site-Name {{ bench_manager_site_name }};
 		proxy_set_header Host {{ bench_manager_site_name }};
 		proxy_set_header X-Use-X-Accel-Redirect True;
+		proxy_set_header SSL_CLIENT_CERT $ssl_client_cert;
 		proxy_read_timeout {{ http_timeout or 120 }};
 		proxy_redirect off;
 
diff --git a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
index cd6a6701..95004022 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ map {{ from_variable }} {{ to_variable }} {
 }
 {%- endmacro %}
 
-{%- macro server_block(bench_name, port, server_names, site_name, sites_path, ssl_certificate, ssl_certificate_key) %}
+{%- macro server_block(bench_name, port, server_names, site_name, sites_path, ssl_certificate, ssl_certificate_key, ssl_client_certificate) %}
 server {
 	{% if ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key %}
 	listen {{ port }} ssl;
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ server {
 	ssl_ciphers EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM;
 	ssl_ecdh_curve secp384r1;
 	ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+	{% if ssl_client_certificate %}
+	ssl_client_certificate {{ ssl_client_certificate }};
+	ssl_verify_client optional;
+	{% endif %}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
@@ -56,6 +60,13 @@ server {
 	add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
 	add_header Referrer-Policy "same-origin, strict-origin-when-cross-origin";
 
+	location /api/secure/ {
+		if ($ssl_client_verify != SUCCESS) {
+			return 403;
+		}
+		try_files $uri @webserver;
+	}
+
 	location /assets {
 		try_files $uri =404;
 		add_header Cache-Control "max-age=31536000";
@@ -98,6 +109,7 @@ server {
 		proxy_set_header X-Frappe-Site-Name {{ site_name }};
 		proxy_set_header Host $host;
 		proxy_set_header X-Use-X-Accel-Redirect True;
+		proxy_set_header SSL_CLIENT_CERT $ssl_client_cert;
 		proxy_read_timeout {{ http_timeout or 120 }};
 		proxy_redirect off;
 
@@ -214,7 +226,8 @@ limit_conn_zone $host zone=per_host_{{ bench_name_hash }}:{{ limit_conn_shared_m
 	{{ server_block(bench_name, port=443, server_names=sites.that_use_wildcard_ssl,
 		site_name=site_name_variable, sites_path=sites_path,
 		ssl_certificate=sites.wildcard_ssl_certificate,
-		ssl_certificate_key=sites.wildcard_ssl_certificate_key) }}
+		ssl_certificate_key=sites.wildcard_ssl_certificate_key,
+		ssl_client_certificate=ssl_client_certificate) }}
 
 {%- endif %}
 
@@ -223,7 +236,8 @@ limit_conn_zone $host zone=per_host_{{ bench_name_hash }}:{{ limit_conn_shared_m
 
 		{{ server_block(bench_name, port=443, server_names=[site.domain or site.name],
 				site_name=site_name_variable, sites_path=sites_path,
-				ssl_certificate=site.ssl_certificate, ssl_certificate_key=site.ssl_certificate_key) }}
+				ssl_certificate=site.ssl_certificate, ssl_certificate_key=site.ssl_certificate_key,
+				ssl_client_certificate=ssl_client_certificate) }}
 
 	{% endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/docs/bench_usage.md b/docs/bench_usage.md
index 07b7e080..f2f86eef 100644
--- a/docs/bench_usage.md
+++ b/docs/bench_usage.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ The config group commands are used for manipulating configurations in the curren
  - **dns_multitenant**: Enable/Disable bench multitenancy on running bench update
  - **serve_default_site**: Configure nginx to serve the default site on port 80
  - **http_timeout**: Set HTTP timeout
-
+ - **ssl_client_certificate**: set certificate path to nginx use on mtls (unique file with many certificates inside)
 
 
 ## Install commands