diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/Sftp.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/Sftp.credentials.ts
index 5c7dd2122c..93f1e0dec4 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/Sftp.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/Sftp.credentials.ts
@@ -38,5 +38,27 @@ export class Sftp implements ICredentialType {
 			},
 			default: '',
 		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Private Key',
+			name: 'privateKey',
+			required: true,
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			typeOptions: {
+				alwaysOpenEditWindow: true,	
+			},
+			default: '',
+			description: 'String that contains a private key for either key-based or hostbased user authentication (OpenSSH format).',
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Passphrase',
+			name: 'passphrase',
+			typeOptions: {
+				password: true,
+			},
+			required: true,
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+			description: 'For an encrypted private key, this is the passphrase used to decrypt it',
+		},
 	];
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp.node.ts
index c71b096bf7..dacbd40a5d 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp.node.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export class Ftp implements INodeType {
 				port: credentials.port as number,
 				username: credentials.username as string,
 				password: credentials.password as string,
+				privateKey: credentials.privateKey as string | undefined,
+				passphrase: credentials.passphrase as string | undefined,
 			});
 
 		} else {