diff --git a/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.cpp b/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.cpp
index fb74514e73..0cd9236209 100644
--- a/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.cpp
+++ b/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QSslConfiguration>
 
 #include "httpget.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 QString HttpGet::m_globalUserAgent; //< globally set user agent for requests
 QDir HttpGet::m_globalCache; //< global cach path value for new objects
 QNetworkProxy HttpGet::m_globalProxy;
+QList<QSslCertificate> HttpGet::m_acceptedClientCerts;
 
 HttpGet::HttpGet(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
@@ -211,9 +213,30 @@ void HttpGet::startRequest(QUrl url)
     connect(m_reply, &QNetworkReply::errorOccurred, this, &HttpGet::networkError);
 #endif
     connect(m_reply, &QNetworkReply::downloadProgress, this, &HttpGet::downloadProgress);
+    connect(m_reply, &QNetworkReply::sslErrors, this, &HttpGet::gotSslError);
 }
 
 
+void HttpGet::gotSslError(const QList<QSslError> &errors)
+{
+    LOG_WARNING() << "Got SSL error" << errors;
+
+    // if this is a cert error, and only if we already accepted a remote cert
+    // ignore the error.
+    // This will make QNAM continue the request and finish it.
+    if (errors.size() == 1
+            && errors.at(0).error() == QSslError::UnableToGetLocalIssuerCertificate
+            && m_acceptedClientCerts.contains(m_reply->sslConfiguration().peerCertificate())) {
+        LOG_INFO() << "client cert temporarily trusted by user.";
+        m_reply->ignoreSslErrors();
+    }
+    else {
+        LOG_ERROR() << m_reply->sslConfiguration().peerCertificate().toText();
+        emit sslError(errors.at(0), m_reply->sslConfiguration().peerCertificate());
+    }
+
+}
+
 void HttpGet::networkError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error)
 {
     LOG_ERROR() << "NetworkError occured:" << error << m_reply->errorString();
diff --git a/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.h b/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.h
index 443a606e6d..fb5b920b47 100644
--- a/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.h
+++ b/utils/rbutilqt/base/httpget.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class HttpGet : public QObject
         //< set global user agent string
         static void setGlobalUserAgent(const QString& u)
             { m_globalUserAgent = u; }
+        static void addTrustedPeerCert(QSslCertificate cert)
+            { m_acceptedClientCerts.append(cert);}
 
     public slots:
         void abort(void);
@@ -81,14 +83,17 @@ class HttpGet : public QObject
         void done(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error);
         void dataReadProgress(int, int);
         void headerFinished(void);
+        void sslError(const QSslError& error, const QSslCertificate& peerCert);
 
     private slots:
         void requestFinished(QNetworkReply* reply);
         void startRequest(QUrl url);
         void downloadProgress(qint64 received, qint64 total);
         void networkError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error);
+        void gotSslError(const QList<QSslError> &errors);
 
     private:
+        static QList<QSslCertificate> m_acceptedClientCerts;
         static QString m_globalUserAgent;
         static QNetworkProxy m_globalProxy;
         QNetworkAccessManager m_mgr;
diff --git a/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp b/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
index 6d0da3390f..680303859e 100644
--- a/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
+++ b/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void RbUtilQt::downloadInfo()
     // try to get the current build information
     daily = new HttpGet(this);
     connect(daily, &HttpGet::done, this, &RbUtilQt::downloadDone);
+    connect(daily, &HttpGet::sslError, this, &RbUtilQt::sslError);
     connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::lastWindowClosed, daily, &HttpGet::abort);
     daily->setCache(false);
     ui.statusbar->showMessage(tr("Downloading build information, please wait ..."));
@@ -213,10 +214,49 @@ void RbUtilQt::downloadInfo()
     daily->getFile(QUrl(PlayerBuildInfo::instance()->value(PlayerBuildInfo::BuildInfoUrl).toString()));
 }
 
+void RbUtilQt::sslError(const QSslError& error, const QSslCertificate& peerCert)
+{
+    LOG_WARNING() << "sslError" << (int)error.error();
+    // On Rockbox Utility start we always try to get the build info first.
+    // Thus we can use that to catch potential certificate errors.
+    // If the user accepts the certificate we'll have HttpGet ignore all cert
+    // errors for the exact certificate we got during this first request.
+    // Thus we don't need to handle cert errors later anymore.
+    if (error.error() == QSslError::UnableToGetLocalIssuerCertificate) {
+        QMessageBox mb(this);
+        mb.setWindowTitle(tr("Certificate error"));
+        mb.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
+        mb.setText(tr("%1\n\n"
+                      "Issuer: %2\n"
+                      "Subject: %3\n"
+                      "Valid since: %4\n"
+                      "Valid until: %5\n\n"
+                      "Temporarily trust certificate?")
+                   .arg(error.errorString())
+                   .arg(peerCert.issuerInfo(QSslCertificate::Organization).at(0))
+                   .arg(peerCert.subjectDisplayName())
+                   .arg(peerCert.effectiveDate().toString())
+                   .arg(peerCert.expiryDate().toString())
+                   );
+        mb.setDetailedText(peerCert.toText());
+        mb.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+
+        auto r = mb.exec();
+        if (r == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+            HttpGet::addTrustedPeerCert(peerCert);
+            downloadInfo();
+        }
+        else {
+            downloadDone(QNetworkReply::OperationCanceledError);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 
 void RbUtilQt::downloadDone(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error)
 {
-    if(error != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
+    if(error != QNetworkReply::NoError
+            && error != QNetworkReply::SslHandshakeFailedError) {
         LOG_INFO() << "network error:" << daily->errorString();
         ui.statusbar->showMessage(tr("Can't get version information!"));
         QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Network error"),
diff --git a/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h b/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h
index c507317fa2..9caa8a1267 100644
--- a/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h
+++ b/utils/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class RbUtilQt : public QMainWindow
         bool m_auto;
 
     private slots:
+        void sslError(const QSslError& error, const QSslCertificate& peerCert);
         void shutdown(void);
         void about(void);
         void help(void);