diff --git a/pygit2/settings.py b/pygit2/settings.py
index 9d5fd2f6a..43904c5b0 100644
--- a/pygit2/settings.py
+++ b/pygit2/settings.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 # along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
 # the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 # Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+"""Settings mapping."""
+
+from ssl import get_default_verify_paths
 
 from _pygit2 import option
 from _pygit2 import GIT_OPT_GET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH
@@ -33,9 +36,13 @@
 from _pygit2 import GIT_OPT_GET_CACHED_MEMORY
 from _pygit2 import GIT_OPT_ENABLE_CACHING
 from _pygit2 import GIT_OPT_SET_CACHE_MAX_SIZE
+from _pygit2 import GIT_OPT_SET_SSL_CERT_LOCATIONS
+
+
+__metaclass__ = type  # make all classes new-style by default
 
 
-class SearchPathList(object):
+class SearchPathList:
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         return option(GIT_OPT_GET_SEARCH_PATH, key)
@@ -44,13 +51,20 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         option(GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, key, value)
 
 
-class Settings(object):
-    """Library-wide settings"""
+class Settings:
+    """Library-wide settings interface."""
 
-    __slots__ = []
+    __slots__ = '_default_tls_verify_paths', '_ssl_cert_dir', '_ssl_cert_file'
 
     _search_path = SearchPathList()
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._default_tls_verify_paths = get_default_verify_paths()
+        self.set_ssl_cert_locations(
+            self._default_tls_verify_paths.cafile,
+            self._default_tls_verify_paths.capath,
+        )
+
     @property
     def search_path(self):
         """Configuration file search path.
@@ -101,4 +115,39 @@ def cache_object_limit(self, object_type, value):
         """
         return option(GIT_OPT_SET_CACHE_OBJECT_LIMIT, object_type, value)
 
+    @property
+    def ssl_cert_file(self):
+        """TLS certificate file path."""
+        return self._ssl_cert_file
 
+    @ssl_cert_file.setter
+    def ssl_cert_file(self, value):
+        """Set the TLS cert file path."""
+        self.set_ssl_cert_locations(value, self._ssl_cert_dir)
+
+    @ssl_cert_file.deleter
+    def ssl_cert_file(self):
+        """Reset the TLS cert file path."""
+        self.ssl_cert_file = self._default_tls_verify_paths.cafile
+
+    @property
+    def ssl_cert_dir(self):
+        """TLS certificates lookup directory path."""
+        return self._ssl_cert_dir
+
+    @ssl_cert_dir.setter
+    def ssl_cert_dir(self, value):
+        """Set the TLS certificate lookup folder."""
+        self.set_ssl_cert_locations(self._ssl_cert_file, value)
+
+    @ssl_cert_dir.deleter
+    def ssl_cert_dir(self):
+        """Reset the TLS certificate lookup folder."""
+        self.ssl_cert_dir = self._default_tls_verify_paths.capath
+
+    def set_ssl_cert_locations(self, ssl_cert_file, ssl_cert_dir):
+        """Set both file path and lookup dir for TLS certs in libgit2.
+        """
+        option(GIT_OPT_SET_SSL_CERT_LOCATIONS, ssl_cert_file, ssl_cert_dir)
+        self._ssl_cert_file = ssl_cert_file
+        self._ssl_cert_dir = ssl_cert_dir
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 7e3e1f089..0968277d3 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -272,6 +272,36 @@ option(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
             return tup;
         }
 
+        case GIT_OPT_SET_SSL_CERT_LOCATIONS:
+        {
+            PyObject *py_file, *py_dir;
+            const char *file_path, *dir_path;
+            int err;
+
+            py_file = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 1);
+            py_dir = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 2);
+
+            /* py_file and py_dir are only valid if they are strings */
+            if (PyUnicode_Check(py_file) || PyBytes_Check(py_file)) {
+                file_path = py_str_to_c_str(py_file, Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding);
+            } else {
+                file_path = NULL;
+            }
+
+            if (PyUnicode_Check(py_dir) || PyBytes_Check(py_dir)) {
+                dir_path = py_str_to_c_str(py_dir, Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding);
+            } else {
+                dir_path = NULL;
+            }
+
+            err = git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_SET_SSL_CERT_LOCATIONS, file_path, dir_path);
+
+            if (err < 0)
+                return Error_set(err);
+
+            Py_RETURN_NONE;
+        }
+
     }
 
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "unknown/unsupported option value");
diff --git a/src/pygit2.c b/src/pygit2.c
index 06141cef9..defd32f06 100644
--- a/src/pygit2.c
+++ b/src/pygit2.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ moduleinit(PyObject* m)
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_OPT_GET_CACHED_MEMORY);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_OPT_ENABLE_CACHING);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_OPT_SET_CACHE_MAX_SIZE);
+    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_OPT_SET_SSL_CERT_LOCATIONS);
 
     /* Errors */
     GitError = PyErr_NewException("_pygit2.GitError", NULL, NULL);