diff --git a/doc/source/configuring.rst b/doc/source/configuring.rst
index b401c6b009..e3567cd7b5 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuring.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuring.rst
@@ -692,6 +692,15 @@ Can only be specified in configuration files.
 
 `This option is specific to the Swift storage backend.`
 
+* ``swift_store_cacert``
+
+Can only be specified in configuration files.
+
+Optional. Default: ``None``
+
+A string giving the path to a CA certificate bundle that will allow Glance's
+services to perform SSL verification when communicating with Swift.
+
 Optional. Default: True.
 
 If set to False, disables SSL layer compression of https swift
diff --git a/etc/glance-api.conf b/etc/glance-api.conf
index c35340f092..3ab9b38569 100644
--- a/etc/glance-api.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-api.conf
@@ -615,6 +615,10 @@ swift_store_endpoint = None
 # Bypass SSL verification for Swift
 #swift_store_auth_insecure = False
 
+# The path to a CA certificate bundle file to use for SSL verification when
+# communicating with Swift.
+#swift_store_cacert =
+
 # ============ S3 Store Options =============================
 
 # Address where the S3 authentication service lives
diff --git a/etc/glance-cache.conf b/etc/glance-cache.conf
index 419ff6a3f1..41941ca020 100644
--- a/etc/glance-cache.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-cache.conf
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ swift_store_endpoint = None
 # Bypass SSL verification for Swift
 #swift_store_auth_insecure = False
 
+# The path to a CA certificate bundle file to use for SSL verification when
+# communicating with Swift.
+#swift_store_cacert =
+
 # ============ S3 Store Options =============================
 
 # Address where the S3 authentication service lives