diff --git a/language/context/ssl.xml b/language/context/ssl.xml
index 29993cc4ff..5c477bf933 100644
--- a/language/context/ssl.xml
+++ b/language/context/ssl.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@
        Path to local certificate file on filesystem.  It must be a PEM
        encoded file which contains your certificate and private key.
        It can optionally contain the certificate chain of issuers.
+       The private key also may be contained in a separate file specified
+       by <literal>local_pk</literal>.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry xml:id="context.ssl.local-pk">
+     <term>
+      <parameter>local_pk</parameter>
+      <type>string</type>
+     </term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Path to local private key file on filesystem in case of separate
+       files for certificate (<literal>local_cert</literal>) and private key.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -301,8 +315,9 @@
        <entry>5.0.0</entry>
        <entry>
         Added <parameter>capture_peer_cert</parameter>,
-        <parameter>capture_peer_chain</parameter> and
-        <parameter>ciphers</parameter>.
+        <parameter>capture_peer_chain</parameter>,
+        <parameter>ciphers</parameter> and
+        <parameter>local_pk</parameter>.
        </entry>
       </row>
      </tbody>