diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/remoting.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/remoting.rst
index 8092383184..17286eb4ee 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/remoting.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/remoting.rst
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ An example of setting up the default Netty based SSL driver as default::
         key-store = "mykeystore"
         trust-store = "mytruststore"
         key-store-password = "changeme"
+        key-password = "changeme"
         trust-store-password = "changeme"
         protocol = "TLSv1"
         random-number-generator = "AES128CounterSecureRNG"
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/remoting.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/remoting.rst
index 3f4a584a63..72811f531d 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/remoting.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/remoting.rst
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ An example of setting up the default Netty based SSL driver as default::
         key-store = "mykeystore"
         trust-store = "mytruststore"
         key-store-password = "changeme"
+        key-password = "changeme"
         trust-store-password = "changeme"
         protocol = "TLSv1"
         random-number-generator = "AES128CounterSecureRNG"
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 26deb8aa89..91730759a6 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ akka {
         # This password is used for decrypting the key store
         key-store-password = "changeme"
 
+        # This password is used for decrypting the key
+        key-password = "changeme"
+
         # This is the Java Key Store used by the client connection
         trust-store = "truststore"
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
index c7844b5350..072d4f2bd8 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private[akka] class RemoteSystemDaemon(
 
     case Identify(messageId) ⇒ sender ! ActorIdentity(messageId, Some(this))
 
-    case t: Terminated ⇒
+    case t: Terminated       ⇒
 
     case TerminationHook ⇒
       terminating.switchOn {
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
index d117c65924..81366cce2c 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
@@ -23,17 +23,20 @@ private[akka] class SSLSettings(config: Config) {
 
   import config._
 
-  val SSLKeyStore = Option(getString("key-store")).filter(_.length > 0)
-  val SSLTrustStore = Option(getString("trust-store")).filter(_.length > 0)
-  val SSLKeyStorePassword = Option(getString("key-store-password")).filter(_.length > 0)
+  private def emptyIsNone(s: String): Option[String] = Option(s).filter(_.length > 0)
 
-  val SSLTrustStorePassword = Option(getString("trust-store-password")).filter(_.length > 0)
+  val SSLKeyStore = emptyIsNone(getString("key-store"))
+  val SSLTrustStore = emptyIsNone(getString("trust-store"))
+  val SSLKeyStorePassword = emptyIsNone(getString("key-store-password"))
+  val SSLKeyPassword = emptyIsNone(getString("key-password"))
+
+  val SSLTrustStorePassword = emptyIsNone(getString("trust-store-password"))
 
   val SSLEnabledAlgorithms = immutableSeq(getStringList("enabled-algorithms")).to[Set]
 
-  val SSLProtocol = Option(getString("protocol")).filter(_.length > 0)
+  val SSLProtocol = emptyIsNone(getString("protocol"))
 
-  val SSLRandomNumberGenerator = Option(getString("random-number-generator")).filter(_.length > 0)
+  val SSLRandomNumberGenerator = emptyIsNone(getString("random-number-generator"))
 
   // FIXME: Change messages to reflect new configuration
   if (SSLProtocol.isEmpty) throw new ConfigurationException(
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ private[akka] class SSLSettings(config: Config) {
     "Configuration option 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.enable-ssl is turned on but no key/trust store is defined in 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.key-store' / 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.trust-store'.")
   if (SSLKeyStore.isDefined && SSLKeyStorePassword.isEmpty) throw new ConfigurationException(
     "Configuration option 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.key-store' is defined but no key-store password is defined in 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.key-store-password'.")
+  if (SSLKeyStore.isDefined && SSLKeyPassword.isEmpty) throw new ConfigurationException(
+    "Configuration option 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.key-store' is defined but no key password is defined in 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.key-password'.")
   if (SSLTrustStore.isDefined && SSLTrustStorePassword.isEmpty) throw new ConfigurationException(
     "Configuration option 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.trust-store' is defined but no trust-store password is defined in 'akka.remote.netty.ssl.security.trust-store-password'.")
 }
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ private[akka] object NettySSLSupport {
   def initializeServerSSL(settings: SSLSettings, log: LoggingAdapter): SslHandler = {
     log.debug("Server SSL is enabled, initialising ...")
 
-    def constructServerContext(settings: SSLSettings, log: LoggingAdapter, keyStorePath: String, keyStorePassword: String, protocol: String): Option[SSLContext] =
+    def constructServerContext(settings: SSLSettings, log: LoggingAdapter, keyStorePath: String, keyStorePassword: String, keyPassword: String, protocol: String): Option[SSLContext] =
       try {
         val rng = initializeCustomSecureRandom(settings.SSLRandomNumberGenerator, log)
         val factory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm)
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ private[akka] object NettySSLSupport {
           val fin = new FileInputStream(keyStorePath)
           try keyStore.load(fin, keyStorePassword.toCharArray) finally Try(fin.close())
           keyStore
-        }, keyStorePassword.toCharArray)
+        }, keyPassword.toCharArray)
 
         val trustManagers: Option[Array[TrustManager]] = settings.SSLTrustStore map {
           path ⇒
@@ -164,10 +169,10 @@ private[akka] object NettySSLSupport {
         case e: GeneralSecurityException ⇒ throw new RemoteTransportException("Server SSL connection could not be established because SSL context could not be constructed", e)
       }
 
-    ((settings.SSLKeyStore, settings.SSLKeyStorePassword, settings.SSLProtocol) match {
-      case (Some(keyStore), Some(password), Some(protocol)) ⇒ constructServerContext(settings, log, keyStore, password, protocol)
-      case (keyStore, password, protocol) ⇒ throw new GeneralSecurityException(
-        "SSL key store settings went missing. [key-store: %s] [key-store-password: %s] [protocol: %s]".format(keyStore, password, protocol))
+    ((settings.SSLKeyStore, settings.SSLKeyStorePassword, settings.SSLKeyPassword, settings.SSLProtocol) match {
+      case (Some(keyStore), Some(storePassword), Some(keyPassword), Some(protocol)) ⇒ constructServerContext(settings, log, keyStore, storePassword, keyPassword, protocol)
+      case (keyStore, storePassword, keyPassword, protocol) ⇒ throw new GeneralSecurityException(
+        s"SSL key store settings went missing. [key-store: $keyStore] [key-store-password: $storePassword] [key-password: $keyPassword] [protocol: $protocol]")
     }) match {
       case Some(context) ⇒
         log.debug("Using server SSL context to create SSLEngine ...")
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
index 87b19886a7..7458b25b8b 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class RemoteConfigSpec extends AkkaSpec(
       val sslSettings = new SSLSettings(system.settings.config.getConfig("akka.remote.netty.ssl.security"))
       sslSettings.SSLKeyStore must be(Some("keystore"))
       sslSettings.SSLKeyStorePassword must be(Some("changeme"))
+      sslSettings.SSLKeyPassword must be(Some("changeme"))
       sslSettings.SSLTrustStore must be(Some("truststore"))
       sslSettings.SSLTrustStorePassword must be(Some("changeme"))
       sslSettings.SSLProtocol must be(Some("TLSv1"))
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
index 5455d08424..beaa1d9cf4 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ object RemotingSpec {
       key-store = "${getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("keystore").getPath}"
       trust-store = "${getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("truststore").getPath}"
       key-store-password = "changeme"
+      key-password = "changeme"
       trust-store-password = "changeme"
       protocol = "TLSv1"
       random-number-generator = "AES128CounterSecureRNG"
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
index e0e76f2d8d..6d70f2bcd5 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978CommunicationSpec.scala
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ object Configuration {
           trust-store = "%s"
           key-store = "%s"
           key-store-password = "changeme"
+          key-password = "changeme"
           trust-store-password = "changeme"
           protocol = "TLSv1"
           random-number-generator = "%s"
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978ConfigSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978ConfigSpec.scala
index be4cf6fce5..4bf3ca1680 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978ConfigSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/Ticket1978ConfigSpec.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Ticket1978ConfigSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
 
       settings.SSLKeyStore must be(Some("keystore"))
       settings.SSLKeyStorePassword must be(Some("changeme"))
+      settings.SSLKeyPassword must be(Some("changeme"))
       settings.SSLTrustStore must be(Some("truststore"))
       settings.SSLTrustStorePassword must be(Some("changeme"))
       settings.SSLProtocol must be(Some("TLSv1"))