diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 12c39dd..d01e69f 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ General options:
 --passin=ARG    : set -passin ARG for openssl
 --passout=ARG   : set -passout ARG for openssl
 --pki-dir=DIR   : declares the PKI directory
+--ssl-conf=FILE : define a specific open-ssl config file to use for Easy-RSA config
 --vars=FILE     : define a specific 'vars' file to use for Easy-RSA config
 --version       : prints EasyRSA version and build information, then exits
 
@@ -2683,6 +2684,8 @@ while :; do
 		;;
 	--pki-dir)
 		export EASYRSA_PKI="$val" ;;
+    --ssl-conf)
+        export EASYRSA_SSL_CONF="$val" ;;
 	--use-algo)
 		export EASYRSA_ALGO="$val" ;;
 	--keysize)