diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 38b1857..846f882 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ provider "restapi" {
 - `insecure` (Boolean) When using https, this disables TLS verification of the host.
 - `key_file` (String) When set with the cert_file parameter, the provider will load a client certificate as a file for mTLS authentication. Note that this mechanism simply delegates to golang's tls.LoadX509KeyPair which does not support passphrase protected private keys. The most robust security protections available to the key_file are simple file system permissions.
 - `key_string` (String) When set with the cert_string parameter, the provider will load a client certificate as a string for mTLS authentication. Note that this mechanism simply delegates to golang's tls.LoadX509KeyPair which does not support passphrase protected private keys. The most robust security protections available to the key_file are simple file system permissions.
+- `root_ca_file` (String) When set the provider will use this file as the root certificate authority for the API server. This is useful if the API server is using a self-signed certificate.
+- `root_ca_string` (String) When set the provider will use this string as the root certificate authority for the API server. This is useful if the API server is using a self-signed certificate.
 - `oauth_client_credentials` (Block List, Max: 1) Configuration for oauth client credential flow (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--oauth_client_credentials))
 - `password` (String) When set, will use this password for BASIC auth to the API.
 - `rate_limit` (Number) Set this to limit the number of requests per second made to the API.
diff --git a/restapi/api_client.go b/restapi/api_client.go
index 65bc6a3..7394b04 100644
--- a/restapi/api_client.go
+++ b/restapi/api_client.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/cookiejar"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -48,8 +50,10 @@ type apiClientOpt struct {
 	oauthEndpointParams url.Values
 	certFile            string
 	keyFile             string
+	rootCAFile          string
 	certString          string
 	keyString           string
+	rootCAString        string
 	debug               bool
 }
 
@@ -133,6 +137,33 @@ func NewAPIClient(opt *apiClientOpt) (*APIClient, error) {
 		tlsConfig.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{cert}
 	}
 
+	// Load root CA
+	if opt.rootCAFile != "" || opt.rootCAString != "" {
+		caCertPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+		var rootCA []byte
+		var err error
+
+		if opt.rootCAFile != "" {
+			if opt.debug {
+				log.Printf("api_client.go: Reading root CA file: %s\n", opt.rootCAFile)
+			}
+			rootCA, err = os.ReadFile(opt.rootCAFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read root CA file: %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if opt.debug {
+				log.Printf("api_client.go: Using provided root CA string\n")
+			}
+			rootCA = []byte(opt.rootCAString)
+		}
+
+		if !caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(rootCA) {
+			return nil, errors.New("failed to append root CA certificate")
+		}
+		tlsConfig.RootCAs = caCertPool
+	}
+
 	tr := &http.Transport{
 		TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig,
 		Proxy:           http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
diff --git a/restapi/api_client_test.go b/restapi/api_client_test.go
index 87c5eec..7dab17c 100644
--- a/restapi/api_client_test.go
+++ b/restapi/api_client_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 package restapi
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"log"
+	"math/big"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
-var apiClientServer *http.Server
+var (
+	apiClientServer             *http.Server
+	apiClientTLSServer          *http.Server
+	rootCA                      *x509.Certificate
+	rootCAKey                   *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+	serverCertPEM, serverKeyPEM []byte
+	rootCAFilePath              = "rootCA.pem"
+)
 
 func TestAPIClient(t *testing.T) {
 	debug := false
@@ -89,6 +106,42 @@ func TestAPIClient(t *testing.T) {
 	if debug {
 		log.Println("client_test.go: Done")
 	}
+
+	// Setup and test HTTPS client with root CA
+	setupAPIClientTLSServer()
+	defer shutdownAPIClientTLSServer()
+	defer os.Remove(rootCAFilePath)
+
+	httpsOpt := &apiClientOpt{
+		uri:                 "https://127.0.0.1:8443/",
+		insecure:            false,
+		username:            "",
+		password:            "",
+		headers:             make(map[string]string),
+		timeout:             2,
+		idAttribute:         "id",
+		copyKeys:            make([]string, 0),
+		writeReturnsObject:  false,
+		createReturnsObject: false,
+		rateLimit:           1,
+		rootCAFile:          rootCAFilePath,
+		debug:               debug,
+	}
+	httpsClient, httpsClientErr := NewAPIClient(httpsOpt)
+
+	if httpsClientErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client_test.go: %s", httpsClientErr)
+	}
+	if debug {
+		log.Printf("api_client_test.go: Testing HTTPS standard OK request\n")
+	}
+	res, err = httpsClient.sendRequest("GET", "/ok", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client_test.go: %s", err)
+	}
+	if res != "It works!" {
+		t.Fatalf("client_test.go: Got back '%s' but expected 'It works!'\n", res)
+	}
 }
 
 func setupAPIClientServer() {
@@ -116,3 +169,74 @@ func setupAPIClientServer() {
 func shutdownAPIClientServer() {
 	apiClientServer.Close()
 }
+
+func setupAPIClientTLSServer() {
+	generateCertificates()
+
+	cert, _ := tls.X509KeyPair(serverCertPEM, serverKeyPEM)
+
+	serverMux := http.NewServeMux()
+	serverMux.HandleFunc("/ok", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("It works!"))
+	})
+
+	apiClientTLSServer = &http.Server{
+		Addr:      "127.0.0.1:8443",
+		Handler:   serverMux,
+		TLSConfig: &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}},
+	}
+	go apiClientTLSServer.ListenAndServeTLS("", "")
+	/* let the server start */
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+}
+
+func shutdownAPIClientTLSServer() {
+	apiClientTLSServer.Close()
+}
+
+func generateCertificates() {
+	// Create a CA certificate and key
+	rootCAKey, _ = ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	rootCA = &x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: big.NewInt(2024),
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			Organization: []string{"Test Root CA"},
+		},
+		NotBefore:             time.Now(),
+		NotAfter:              time.Now().AddDate(10, 0, 0),
+		IsCA:                  true,
+		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth, x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageCertSign | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment,
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+	}
+	rootCABytes, _ := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, rootCA, rootCA, &rootCAKey.PublicKey, rootCAKey)
+
+	// Create a server certificate and key
+	serverKey, _ := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	serverCert := &x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: big.NewInt(2024),
+		Subject: pkix.Name{
+			Organization: []string{"Test Server"},
+		},
+		NotBefore:             time.Now(),
+		NotAfter:              time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, 1),
+		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment,
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+	}
+
+	// Add IP SANs to the server certificate
+	serverCert.IPAddresses = append(serverCert.IPAddresses, net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"))
+
+	serverCertBytes, _ := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, serverCert, rootCA, &serverKey.PublicKey, rootCAKey)
+
+	// PEM encode the certificates and keys
+	serverCertPEM = pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: serverCertBytes})
+
+	// Marshal the server private key
+	serverKeyBytes, _ := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(serverKey)
+	serverKeyPEM = pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "EC PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: serverKeyBytes})
+
+	rootCAPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: rootCABytes})
+	_ = os.WriteFile(rootCAFilePath, rootCAPEM, 0644)
+}
diff --git a/restapi/provider.go b/restapi/provider.go
index 6dab97a..1d3b4bd 100644
--- a/restapi/provider.go
+++ b/restapi/provider.go
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ func Provider() *schema.Provider {
 				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("REST_API_KEY_FILE", nil),
 				Description: "When set with the cert_file parameter, the provider will load a client certificate as a file for mTLS authentication. Note that this mechanism simply delegates to golang's tls.LoadX509KeyPair which does not support passphrase protected private keys. The most robust security protections available to the key_file are simple file system permissions.",
 			},
+			"root_ca_file": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("REST_API_ROOT_CA_FILE", nil),
+				Description: "When set, the provider will load a root CA certificate as a file for mTLS authentication. This is useful when the API server is using a self-signed certificate and the client needs to trust it.",
+			},
+			"root_ca_string": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("REST_API_ROOT_CA_STRING", nil),
+				Description: "When set, the provider will load a root CA certificate as a string for mTLS authentication. This is useful when the API server is using a self-signed certificate and the client needs to trust it.",
+			},
 		},
 		ResourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{
 			/* Could only get terraform to recognize this resource if
@@ -284,7 +296,13 @@ func configureProvider(d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{}, error) {
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("key_string"); ok {
 		opt.keyString = v.(string)
 	}
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("root_ca_file"); ok {
+		opt.rootCAFile = v.(string)
+	}
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("root_ca_string"); ok {
+		opt.rootCAString = v.(string)
 
+	}
 	client, err := NewAPIClient(opt)
 
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("test_path"); ok {