diff --git a/doc/command-line-flags.md b/doc/command-line-flags.md
index 5241887..1a8837d 100644
--- a/doc/command-line-flags.md
+++ b/doc/command-line-flags.md
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ Allows `gh-ost` to connect to the MySQL servers using encrypted connections, but
 
 `--ssl-ca=/path/to/ca-cert.pem`: ca certificate file (in PEM format) to use for server certificate verification. If specified, the default system ca cert pool will not be used for verification, only the ca cert provided here. Requires `--ssl`.
 
+### ssl-cert
+
+`--ssl-cert=/path/to/ssl-cert.crt`: SSL public key certificate file (in PEM format).
+
+### ssl-key
+
+`--ssl-key=/path/to/ssl-key.key`: SSL private key file (in PEM format).
+
 ### test-on-replica
 
 Issue the migration on a replica; do not modify data on master. Useful for validating, testing and benchmarking. See [`testing-on-replica`](testing-on-replica.md)
diff --git a/go/base/context.go b/go/base/context.go
index 84fe6cd..a95315c 100644
--- a/go/base/context.go
+++ b/go/base/context.go
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ type MigrationContext struct {
 	UseTLS            bool
 	TLSAllowInsecure  bool
 	TLSCACertificate  string
+	TLSCertificate    string
+	TLSKey            string
 	CliMasterUser     string
 	CliMasterPassword string
 
@@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ func (this *MigrationContext) ApplyCredentials() {
 
 func (this *MigrationContext) SetupTLS() error {
 	if this.UseTLS {
-		return this.InspectorConnectionConfig.UseTLS(this.TLSCACertificate, this.TLSAllowInsecure)
+		return this.InspectorConnectionConfig.UseTLS(this.TLSCACertificate, this.TLSCertificate, this.TLSKey, this.TLSAllowInsecure)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go b/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
index fbc9fbb..9722128 100644
--- a/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	flag.BoolVar(&migrationContext.UseTLS, "ssl", false, "Enable SSL encrypted connections to MySQL hosts")
 	flag.StringVar(&migrationContext.TLSCACertificate, "ssl-ca", "", "CA certificate in PEM format for TLS connections to MySQL hosts. Requires --ssl")
+	flag.StringVar(&migrationContext.TLSCertificate, "ssl-cert", "", "Certificate in PEM format for TLS connections to MySQL hosts. Requires --ssl")
+	flag.StringVar(&migrationContext.TLSKey, "ssl-key", "", "Key in PEM format for TLS connections to MySQL hosts. Requires --ssl")
 	flag.BoolVar(&migrationContext.TLSAllowInsecure, "ssl-allow-insecure", false, "Skips verification of MySQL hosts' certificate chain and host name. Requires --ssl")
 
 	flag.StringVar(&migrationContext.DatabaseName, "database", "", "database name (mandatory)")
@@ -205,6 +207,12 @@ func main() {
 	if migrationContext.TLSCACertificate != "" && !migrationContext.UseTLS {
 		log.Fatalf("--ssl-ca requires --ssl")
 	}
+	if migrationContext.TLSCertificate != "" && !migrationContext.UseTLS {
+		log.Fatalf("--ssl-cert requires --ssl")
+	}
+	if migrationContext.TLSKey != "" && !migrationContext.UseTLS {
+		log.Fatalf("--ssl-key requires --ssl")
+	}
 	if migrationContext.TLSAllowInsecure && !migrationContext.UseTLS {
 		log.Fatalf("--ssl-allow-insecure requires --ssl")
 	}
diff --git a/go/mysql/connection.go b/go/mysql/connection.go
index d6c7215..654998c 100644
--- a/go/mysql/connection.go
+++ b/go/mysql/connection.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
 
+const (
+	TLS_CONFIG_KEY = "ghost"
+)
+
 // ConnectionConfig is the minimal configuration required to connect to a MySQL server
 type ConnectionConfig struct {
 	Key        InstanceKey
@@ -57,34 +61,41 @@ func (this *ConnectionConfig) Equals(other *ConnectionConfig) bool {
 	return this.Key.Equals(&other.Key) || this.ImpliedKey.Equals(other.ImpliedKey)
 }
 
-func (this *ConnectionConfig) UseTLS(caCertificatePath string, allowInsecure bool) error {
+func (this *ConnectionConfig) UseTLS(caCertificatePath, clientCertificate, clientKey string, allowInsecure bool) error {
 	var rootCertPool *x509.CertPool
+	var certs []tls.Certificate
 	var err error
 
-	if !allowInsecure {
-		if caCertificatePath == "" {
-			rootCertPool, err = x509.SystemCertPool()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			rootCertPool = x509.NewCertPool()
-			pem, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caCertificatePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if ok := rootCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(pem); !ok {
-				return errors.New("could not add ca certificate to cert pool")
-			}
+	if caCertificatePath == "" {
+		rootCertPool, err = x509.SystemCertPool()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+	} else {
+		rootCertPool = x509.NewCertPool()
+		pem, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caCertificatePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if ok := rootCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(pem); !ok {
+			return errors.New("could not add ca certificate to cert pool")
+		}
+	}
+	if clientCertificate != "" || clientKey != "" {
+		cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(clientCertificate, clientKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		certs = []tls.Certificate{cert}
 	}
 
 	this.tlsConfig = &tls.Config{
+		Certificates:       certs,
 		RootCAs:            rootCertPool,
 		InsecureSkipVerify: allowInsecure,
 	}
 
-	return mysql.RegisterTLSConfig(this.Key.StringCode(), this.tlsConfig)
+	return mysql.RegisterTLSConfig(TLS_CONFIG_KEY, this.tlsConfig)
 }
 
 func (this *ConnectionConfig) TLSConfig() *tls.Config {
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ func (this *ConnectionConfig) GetDBUri(databaseName string) string {
 	// simplify construction of the DSN below.
 	tlsOption := "false"
 	if this.tlsConfig != nil {
-		tlsOption = this.Key.StringCode()
+		tlsOption = TLS_CONFIG_KEY
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%d)/%s?interpolateParams=%t&autocommit=true&charset=utf8mb4,utf8,latin1&tls=%s", this.User, this.Password, hostname, this.Key.Port, databaseName, interpolateParams, tlsOption)
 }
diff --git a/go/mysql/connection_test.go b/go/mysql/connection_test.go
index 3a6cf29..6ce85a7 100644
--- a/go/mysql/connection_test.go
+++ b/go/mysql/connection_test.go
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ func TestGetDBUriWithTLSSetup(t *testing.T) {
 	c.tlsConfig = &tls.Config{}
 
 	uri := c.GetDBUri("test")
-	test.S(t).ExpectEquals(uri, "gromit:penguin@tcp(myhost:3306)/test?interpolateParams=true&autocommit=true&charset=utf8mb4,utf8,latin1&tls=myhost:3306")
+	test.S(t).ExpectEquals(uri, "gromit:penguin@tcp(myhost:3306)/test?interpolateParams=true&autocommit=true&charset=utf8mb4,utf8,latin1&tls=ghost")
 }