diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index 00a0cb4fad..84a4b77b00 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ postgres_data_dir="~/.awx/pgdocker"
 host_port=80
 host_port_ssl=443
 #ssl_certificate=
+# Optional key file
+#ssl_certificate_key=
 docker_compose_dir="~/.awx/awxcompose"
 
 # Required for Openshift when building the image on your own
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index c908f7da3b..ffd18adb5c 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ services:
     {% if ca_trust_dir is defined %}
       - "{{ ca_trust_dir +':/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors:ro' }}"
     {% endif %}
-    {% if ssl_certificate is defined %}
+    {% if (ssl_certificate is defined) and (ssl_certificate_key is defined) %}
+      - "{{ ssl_certificate +':/etc/nginx/awxweb.pem:ro' }}"
+      - "{{ ssl_certificate_key +':/etc/nginx/awxweb_key.pem:ro' }}"
+    {% elif (ssl_certificate is defined) and (ssl_certificate_key is not defined) %}
       - "{{ ssl_certificate +':/etc/nginx/awxweb.pem:ro' }}"
     {% endif %}
     {% if (awx_container_search_domains is defined) and (',' in awx_container_search_domains) %}
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 78c513f49d..0c93510bc9 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ http {
     {%endif %}
 
     server {
-        {% if ssl_certificate is defined %}
+        {% if (ssl_certificate is defined) and (ssl_certificate_key is defined) %}
+        listen 8053 ssl;
+
+        ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/awxweb.pem;
+        ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/awxweb_key.pem;
+        {% elif (ssl_certificate is defined) and (ssl_certificate_key is not defined) %}
         listen 8053 ssl;
 
         ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/awxweb.pem;