diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
index 57d3a3f6f0..aa976970c4 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 	ITriggerResponse,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
-import { connect as imapConnect, ImapSimple, getParts, Message }  from 'imap-simple';
+import { connect as imapConnect, ImapSimple, ImapSimpleOptions, getParts, Message }  from 'imap-simple';
 
 export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 	description: INodeTypeDescription = {
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 				},
 				description: 'Prefix for name of the binary property to which to<br />write the attachments. An index starting with 0 will be added.<br />So if name is "attachment_" the first attachment is saved to "attachment_0"',
 			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'Options',
+				name: 'options',
+				type: 'collection',
+				placeholder: 'Add Option',
+				default: {},
+				options: [
+					{
+						displayName: 'Ignore SSL Issues',
+						name: 'allowUnauthorizedCerts',
+						type: 'boolean',
+						default: false,
+						description: 'Do connect even if SSL certificate validation is not possible.',
+					},
+				],
+			},
 		],
 	};
 
@@ -90,6 +106,7 @@ export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 		const mailbox = this.getNodeParameter('mailbox') as string;
 		const postProcessAction = this.getNodeParameter('postProcessAction') as string;
 		const downloadAttachments = this.getNodeParameter('downloadAttachments') as boolean;
+		const options = this.getNodeParameter('options', {}) as IDataObject;
 
 
 		// Returns the email text
@@ -219,7 +236,7 @@ export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 
 		let connection: ImapSimple;
 
-		const config = {
+		const config: ImapSimpleOptions = {
 			imap: {
 				user: credentials.user as string,
 				password: credentials.password as string,
@@ -237,6 +254,12 @@ export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 			},
 		};
 
+		if (options.allowUnauthorizedCerts === true) {
+			config.imap.tlsOptions = {
+				rejectUnauthorized: false
+			};
+		}
+
 		// Connect to the IMAP server and open the mailbox
 		// that we get informed whenever a new email arrives
 		connection = await imapConnect(config);
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailSend.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailSend.node.ts
index 0e73bb2e87..aee5054bcd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailSend.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailSend.node.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import {
 	IExecuteSingleFunctions,
 } from 'n8n-core';
 import {
+	IDataObject,
 	INodeTypeDescription,
 	INodeExecutionData,
 	INodeType,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import { createTransport } from 'nodemailer';
-
+import SMTPTransport = require('nodemailer/lib/smtp-transport');
 
 export class EmailSend implements INodeType {
 	description: INodeTypeDescription = {
@@ -96,6 +97,22 @@ export class EmailSend implements INodeType {
 				default: '',
 				description: 'Name of the binary properties which contain<br />data which should be added to email as attachment.<br />Multiple ones can be comma separated.',
 			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'Options',
+				name: 'options',
+				type: 'collection',
+				placeholder: 'Add Option',
+				default: {},
+				options: [
+					{
+						displayName: 'Ignore SSL Issues',
+						name: 'allowUnauthorizedCerts',
+						type: 'boolean',
+						default: false,
+						description: 'Do connect even if SSL certificate validation is not possible.',
+					},
+				],
+			},
 		],
 	};
 
@@ -110,6 +127,7 @@ export class EmailSend implements INodeType {
 		const text = this.getNodeParameter('text') as string;
 		const html = this.getNodeParameter('html') as string;
 		const attachmentPropertyString = this.getNodeParameter('attachments') as string;
+		const options = this.getNodeParameter('options', {}) as IDataObject;
 
 		const credentials = this.getCredentials('smtp');
 
@@ -117,16 +135,24 @@ export class EmailSend implements INodeType {
 			throw new Error('No credentials got returned!');
 		}
 
-		const transporter = createTransport({
-			// @ts-ignore
+		const connectionOptions: SMTPTransport.Options = {
 			host: credentials.host as string,
 			port: credentials.port as number,
 			secure: credentials.secure as boolean,
+			// @ts-ignore
 			auth: {
 				user: credentials.user,
 				pass: credentials.password,
 			}
-		});
+		};
+
+		if (options.allowUnauthorizedCerts === true) {
+			connectionOptions.tls = {
+				rejectUnauthorized: false
+			};
+		}
+
+		const transporter = createTransport(connectionOptions);
 
 		// setup email data with unicode symbols
 		const mailOptions = {