diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 7ab68c524..6d3a03b25 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ New Features in 23.0
   display device, ``fb-headless`` will create a headless framebuffer device
   for software rendering, and ``egl-headless`` will create a headless GPU
   device for accelerated rendering (but requires host support)
+- Possible to define extra option for ssh connection
 
 Bug fixes in 23.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 238ab5c00..6444cfec4 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -1483,6 +1483,10 @@ Implements:
 
    SSHDriver:
      keyfile: example.key
+     extra_options:
+       - "-o option1"
+       - "-o options2"
+       - "-4"
 
 Arguments:
   - keyfile (str): optional, filename of private key to login into the remote system
@@ -1491,6 +1495,8 @@ Arguments:
       stdout, and an empty list as second element.
   - connection_timeout (float, default=30.0): timeout when trying to establish connection to
       target.
+  - extra_options (list or str): optional, a list of extra options required for
+    the ssh connection, e.g. defining host key algorithms.
 
 UBootDriver
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/sshdriver.py b/labgrid/driver/sshdriver.py
index 9fcea0152..d53691a57 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/sshdriver.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/sshdriver.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class SSHDriver(CommandMixin, Driver, CommandProtocol, FileTransferProtocol):
     bindings = {"networkservice": "NetworkService", }
     priorities = {CommandProtocol: 10, FileTransferProtocol: 10}
     keyfile = attr.ib(default="", validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
+    extra_options = attr.ib(default="", validator=attr.validators.instance_of((str, list)))
     stderr_merge = attr.ib(default=False, validator=attr.validators.instance_of(bool))
     connection_timeout = attr.ib(default=float(get_ssh_connect_timeout()), validator=attr.validators.instance_of(float))
 
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ def on_activate(self):
         if not self.networkservice.password:
             self.ssh_prefix += ["-o", "PasswordAuthentication=no"]
 
+        if isinstance(self.extra_options, str) and len(self.extra_options) > 0:
+            self.ssh_prefix += shlex.split(self.extra_options)
+        elif isinstance(self.extra_options, list) and len(self.extra_options) > 0:
+            for eo in self.extra_options:
+                self.ssh_prefix += shlex.split(eo)
+
         self.control = self._start_own_master()
         self.ssh_prefix += ["-F", "none"]
         if self.control:
diff --git a/tests/test_sshdriver.py b/tests/test_sshdriver.py
index 875570822..7bb343f1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_sshdriver.py
+++ b/tests/test_sshdriver.py
@@ -38,6 +38,46 @@ def test_create(target, mocker):
     s = SSHDriver(target, "ssh")
     assert isinstance(s, SSHDriver)
 
+def test_can_define_ssh_options(target, mocker):
+    NetworkService(target, "service", "1.2.3.4", "root")
+    call = mocker.patch('subprocess.call')
+    call.return_value = 0
+    popen = mocker.patch('subprocess.Popen', autospec=True)
+    path = mocker.patch('os.path.exists')
+    path.return_value = True
+    instance_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+    popen.return_value = instance_mock
+    instance_mock.wait = mocker.MagicMock(return_value=0)
+
+    tp = SSHDriver(target, "ssh")
+    tp.extra_options = "-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa"
+    s = target.get_driver("SSHDriver")
+    assert "HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa" in s.ssh_prefix
+
+def test_extra_options_can_be_a_list(target, mocker):
+    NetworkService(target, "service", "1.2.3.4", "root")
+    call = mocker.patch('subprocess.call')
+    call.return_value = 0
+    popen = mocker.patch('subprocess.Popen', autospec=True)
+    path = mocker.patch('os.path.exists')
+    path.return_value = True
+    instance_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+    popen.return_value = instance_mock
+    instance_mock.wait = mocker.MagicMock(return_value=0)
+
+    tp = SSHDriver(target, "ssh")
+    tp.extra_options = [
+        "-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa",
+        "-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-dsa",
+    ]
+    s = target.get_driver("SSHDriver")
+    assert "HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa" in s.ssh_prefix
+    assert "HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-dsa" in s.ssh_prefix
+
+def test_no_options_will_not_result_in_none_prefix(ssh_driver_mocked_and_activated, mocker):
+    s = ssh_driver_mocked_and_activated
+    assert not '' in s.ssh_prefix
+
 def test_run_check(ssh_driver_mocked_and_activated, mocker):
     s = ssh_driver_mocked_and_activated
     s._run = mocker.MagicMock(return_value=(['success'], [], 0))