diff --git a/plugins/doc_fragments/ssl_options.py b/plugins/doc_fragments/ssl_options.py
index efd330b7d..ee69829ae 100644
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/ssl_options.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/ssl_options.py
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
     type: str
     aliases:
       - tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword
+  tls_use_system_ca:
+    description:
+      - Use the system-wide CA certificate store.
+    type: bool
+    default: true
+    aliases:
+      - tlsUseSystemCA
   auth_mechanism:
     description:
       - Authentication type.
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/mongodb_common.py b/plugins/module_utils/mongodb_common.py
index 8c9f41b3e..2b1997255 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/mongodb_common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/mongodb_common.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def mongodb_common_argument_spec(ssl_options=True):
         ssl_certfile=dict(type='str', default=None, aliases=['tlsCertificateKeyFile']),
         ssl_keyfile=dict(type='str', default=None, no_log=True),
         ssl_pem_passphrase=dict(type='str', default=None, no_log=True, aliases=['tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword']),
+        tls_use_system_ca=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True, aliases=['tlsUseSystemCA']),
         auth_mechanism=dict(type='str',
                             required=False,
                             default=None,