diff --git a/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts b/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
index d51790c6c6..efccf5ea9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import {
 	fileTypeFromMimeType,
 	ExpressionError,
 	validateFieldType,
+	NodeSSLError,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import pick from 'lodash/pick';
@@ -727,6 +728,9 @@ export async function proxyRequestToAxios(
 					response: pick(response, ['headers', 'status', 'statusText']),
 				});
 			} else {
+				if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('SSL routines'))
+					throw new NodeSSLError(error);
+
 				throw Object.assign(error, {
 					options: pick(config ?? {}, ['url', 'method', 'data', 'headers']),
 				});
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts b/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
index 86edf912e5..5122e5426f 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
@@ -444,3 +444,9 @@ export class NodeApiError extends NodeError {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+export class NodeSSLError extends ExecutionBaseError {
+	constructor(cause: Error) {
+		super("SSL Issue: consider using the 'Ignore SSL issues' option", { cause });
+	}
+}