diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SshPrivateKey.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SshPrivateKey.credentials.ts
index 3a02e02f3a..11b166619c 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SshPrivateKey.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SshPrivateKey.credentials.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class SshPrivateKey implements ICredentialType {
 			type: 'string',
 			typeOptions: {
 				rows: 4,
+				password: true,
 			},
 			default: '',
 		},