diff --git a/src/api2/config/remote.rs b/src/api2/config/remote.rs
index 509343f2..ad9a5ae5 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/remote.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/remote.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ pub fn list_remotes(
             password: {
                 schema: remote::REMOTE_PASSWORD_SCHEMA,
             },
+            fingerprint: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: CERT_FINGERPRINT_SHA256_SCHEMA,
+            },
         },
     },
 )]
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ pub fn read_remote(name: String) -> Result<Value, Error> {
                 optional: true,
                 schema: remote::REMOTE_PASSWORD_SCHEMA,
             },
+            fingerprint: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: CERT_FINGERPRINT_SHA256_SCHEMA,
+            },
             digest: {
                 optional: true,
                 schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ pub fn update_remote(
     host: Option<String>,
     userid: Option<String>,
     password: Option<String>,
+    fingerprint: Option<String>,
     digest: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
@@ -158,6 +167,9 @@ pub fn update_remote(
     if let Some(userid) = userid { data.userid = userid; }
     if let Some(password) = password { data.password = password; }
 
+    // fixme: howto delete a fingeprint?
+    if let Some(fingerprint) = fingerprint { data.fingerprint = Some(fingerprint); }
+
     config.set_data(&name, "remote", &data)?;
 
     remote::save_config(&config)?;
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
index 283e293d..0dac2c16 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ pub fn complete_remote_datastore_name(_arg: &str, param: &HashMap<String, String
         let client = HttpClient::new(
             &remote.host,
             &remote.userid,
-            Some(remote.password)
+            Some(remote.password),
+            remote.fingerprint,
+            false,
         )?;
 
         let mut rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/config/remote.rs b/src/config/remote.rs
index 1da7b883..e1e3d377 100644
--- a/src/config/remote.rs
+++ b/src/config/remote.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ pub const REMOTE_PASSWORD_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Password or auth t
         password: {
             schema: REMOTE_PASSWORD_SCHEMA,
         },
+        fingerprint: {
+            optional: true,
+            schema: CERT_FINGERPRINT_SHA256_SCHEMA,
+        },
     }
 )]
 #[derive(Serialize,Deserialize)]
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ pub struct Remote {
     pub host: String,
     pub userid: String,
     pub password: String,
+    pub fingerprint: Option<String>,
 }
 
 fn init() -> SectionConfig {