diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ssh/Ssh.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ssh/Ssh.node.ts
index 33d0aa1350..3a852eb437 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ssh/Ssh.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ssh/Ssh.node.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type {
+	ICredentialTestFunctions,
+	ICredentialsDecrypted,
 	IDataObject,
 	IExecuteFunctions,
+	INodeCredentialTestResult,
 	INodeExecutionData,
 	INodeType,
 	INodeTypeDescription,
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ export class Ssh implements INodeType {
 			{
 				name: 'sshPassword',
 				required: true,
+				testedBy: 'sshConnectionTest',
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						authentication: ['password'],
@@ -272,6 +276,60 @@ export class Ssh implements INodeType {
 		],
 	};
 
+	methods = {
+		credentialTest: {
+			async sshConnectionTest(
+				this: ICredentialTestFunctions,
+				credential: ICredentialsDecrypted,
+			): Promise<INodeCredentialTestResult> {
+				const credentials = credential.data as IDataObject;
+				const ssh = new NodeSSH();
+				const temporaryFiles: string[] = [];
+
+				try {
+					if (!credentials.privateKey) {
+						await ssh.connect({
+							host: credentials.host as string,
+							username: credentials.username as string,
+							port: credentials.port as number,
+							password: credentials.password as string,
+						});
+					} else {
+						const { path } = await tmpFile({ prefix: 'n8n-ssh-' });
+						temporaryFiles.push(path);
+						await writeFile(path, credentials.privateKey as string);
+
+						const options: Config = {
+							host: credentials.host as string,
+							username: credentials.username as string,
+							port: credentials.port as number,
+							privateKey: path,
+						};
+
+						if (credentials.passphrase) {
+							options.passphrase = credentials.passphrase as string;
+						}
+
+						await ssh.connect(options);
+					}
+				} catch (error) {
+					const message = `SSH connection failed: ${error.message}`;
+					return {
+						status: 'Error',
+						message,
+					};
+				} finally {
+					ssh.dispose();
+					for (const tempFile of temporaryFiles) await rm(tempFile);
+				}
+				return {
+					status: 'OK',
+					message: 'Connection successful!',
+				};
+			},
+		},
+	};
+
 	async execute(this: IExecuteFunctions): Promise<INodeExecutionData[][]> {
 		const items = this.getInputData();