diff --git a/Documentation/ceph-dashboard.md b/Documentation/ceph-dashboard.md
index cdac5a337..12b1533c4 100755
--- a/Documentation/ceph-dashboard.md
+++ b/Documentation/ceph-dashboard.md
@@ -51,14 +51,29 @@ kubectl -n rook-ceph get secret rook-ceph-dashboard-password -o yaml | grep "pas
 
 ## Configure the Dashboard
 
-If you are accessing the dashboard via a reverse proxy, you may wish to serve it under a URL prefix.
-To get the dashboard to use hyperlinks that include your prefix, you can set the `urlPrefix` setting:
+The following dashboard configuration settings are supported:
+
 ```yaml
   spec:
     dashboard:
       urlPrefix: /ceph-dashboard
+      port: 8443
+      ssl: true
 ```
 
+* `urlPrefix` If you are accessing the dashboard via a reverse proxy, you may
+  wish to serve it under a URL prefix.  To get the dashboard to use hyperlinks
+  that include your prefix, you can set the `urlPrefix` setting.
+
+* `port` The port that the dashboard is served on may be changed from the
+  default using the `port` setting. The corresponding K8s service exposing the
+  port will automatically be updated.
+
+* `ssl` The dashboard may be served without SSL (useful for when you deploy the
+  dashboard behind a proxy already served using SSL) by setting the `ssl` option
+  to be false. Note that the ssl setting will be ignored in Luminous as well as
+  Mimic 13.2.2 or older where it is not supported
+
 ## Viewing the Dashboard External to the Cluster
 
 Commonly you will want to view the dashboard from outside the cluster. For example, on a development machine with the
diff --git a/PendingReleaseNotes.md b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
index 1274cda13..c8c89d1f5 100644
--- a/PendingReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     - Use `Readiness` and `Liveness` probes.
     - Updated automatically on Object Store CRD changes.
 
+- Added the dashboard `port` configuration setting.
+- Added the dashboard `ssl` configuration setting.
+
 ## Breaking Changes
 
 - Rook no longer supports Kubernetes `1.8` and `1.9`.
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
index fddc570f2..7a22a68fc 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/resources.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ spec:
                   type: boolean
                 urlPrefix:
                   type: string
+                port:
+                  type: integer
+                  minimum: 0
+                  maximum: 65535
             dataDirHostPath:
               pattern: ^/(\S+)
               type: string
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
index 2128a8b40..48cfeeb41 100755
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ spec:
     enabled: true
     # serve the dashboard under a subpath (useful when you are accessing the dashboard via a reverse proxy)
     # urlPrefix: /ceph-dashboard
+    # serve the dashboard at the given port.
+    # port: 8443
+    # serve the dashboard using SSL
+    # ssl: true
   network:
     # toggle to use hostNetwork
     hostNetwork: false
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
index a0b092ae2..6dea64201 100755
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ spec:
                   type: boolean
                 urlPrefix:
                   type: string
+                port:
+                  type: integer
             dataDirHostPath:
               pattern: ^/(\S+)
               type: string
diff --git a/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/types.go b/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/types.go
index cd49bd2ee..7fb33c66c 100755
--- a/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/types.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ type DashboardSpec struct {
 	Enabled bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
 	// A prefix for all URLs to use the dashboard with a reverse proxy
 	UrlPrefix string `json:"urlPrefix,omitempty"`
+	// The dashboard webserver port
+	Port int `json:"port,omitempty"`
+	// Whether SSL should be used
+	SSL *bool `json:"ssl,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ClusterStatus struct {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
index 71255d1b5..9df87c45c 100755
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -262,6 +263,27 @@ func clusterChanged(oldCluster, newCluster cephv1.ClusterSpec, clusterRef *clust
 		changeFound = true
 	}
 
+	if oldCluster.Dashboard.Port != newCluster.Dashboard.Port {
+		logger.Infof("dashboard port has changed from \"%d\" to \"%d\"", oldCluster.Dashboard.Port, newCluster.Dashboard.Port)
+		changeFound = true
+	}
+
+	if (oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL == nil && newCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil) ||
+		(oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil && newCluster.Dashboard.SSL == nil) ||
+		(oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil && newCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil &&
+			*oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL != *newCluster.Dashboard.SSL) {
+		oldSSL := "<default>"
+		if oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil {
+			oldSSL = strconv.FormatBool(*oldCluster.Dashboard.SSL)
+		}
+		newSSL := "<default>"
+		if newCluster.Dashboard.SSL != nil {
+			newSSL = strconv.FormatBool(*newCluster.Dashboard.SSL)
+		}
+		logger.Infof("dashboard ssl option has changed from \"%s\" to \"%s\"", oldSSL, newSSL)
+		changeFound = true
+	}
+
 	if oldCluster.Mon.Count != newCluster.Mon.Count {
 		logger.Infof("number of mons have changed from %d to %d. The health check will update the mons...", oldCluster.Mon.Count, newCluster.Mon.Count)
 		clusterRef.mons.MonCountMutex.Lock()
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard.go
index e1814bc94..24da5c6de 100755
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func (c *Cluster) configureDashboard(port int) error {
 	// enable or disable the dashboard module
-	if err := c.toggleDashboardModule(); err != nil {
+	if err := c.toggleDashboardModule(port); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -66,6 +67,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) configureDashboard(port int) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create dashboard mgr service. %+v", err)
 			}
 			logger.Infof("dashboard service already exists")
+			original, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get(dashboardService.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to get dashboard service. %+v", err)
+			}
+			if original.Spec.Ports[0].Port != int32(port) {
+				logger.Infof("dashboard port changed. updating service")
+				original.Spec.Ports[0].Port = int32(port)
+				if _, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Update(original); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to update dashboard mgr service. %+v", err)
+				}
+			}
 		} else {
 			logger.Infof("dashboard service started")
 		}
@@ -81,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) configureDashboard(port int) error {
 }
 
 // Ceph docs about the dashboard module: http://docs.ceph.com/docs/luminous/mgr/dashboard/
-func (c *Cluster) toggleDashboardModule() error {
+func (c *Cluster) toggleDashboardModule(dashboardPort int) error {
 	if c.dashboard.Enabled {
 		if err := client.MgrEnableModule(c.context, c.Namespace, dashboardModuleName, true); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable mgr dashboard module. %+v", err)
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) toggleDashboardModule() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize dashboard. %+v", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := c.configureDashboardModule(); err != nil {
+		if err := c.configureDashboardModule(dashboardPort); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to configure mgr dashboard module. %+v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -102,11 +114,34 @@ func (c *Cluster) toggleDashboardModule() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) configureDashboardModule() error {
+func (c *Cluster) configureDashboardModule(dashboardPort int) error {
+	// url prefix
 	hasChanged, err := client.MgrSetAllConfig(c.context, c.Namespace, c.cephVersion.Name, "mgr/dashboard/url_prefix", c.dashboard.UrlPrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// server port
+	port := strconv.Itoa(dashboardPort)
+	changed, err := client.MgrSetAllConfig(c.context, c.Namespace, c.cephVersion.Name, "mgr/dashboard/server_port", port)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	hasChanged = hasChanged || changed
+
+	// ssl support
+	var ssl string
+	if c.dashboard.SSL == nil {
+		ssl = ""
+	} else {
+		ssl = strconv.FormatBool(*c.dashboard.SSL)
+	}
+	changed, err = client.MgrSetAllConfig(c.context, c.Namespace, c.cephVersion.Name, "mgr/dashboard/ssl", ssl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	hasChanged = hasChanged || changed
+
 	if hasChanged {
 		logger.Infof("dashboard config has changed")
 		return c.restartDashboard()
@@ -128,12 +163,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) initializeSecureDashboard() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a password. %+v", err)
 	}
 
-	alreadyCreated, err := c.createSelfSignedCert()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create a self signed cert. %+v", err)
-	}
-	if alreadyCreated {
-		return nil
+	if c.dashboard.SSL == nil || *c.dashboard.SSL {
+		alreadyCreated, err := c.createSelfSignedCert()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create a self signed cert. %+v", err)
+		}
+		if alreadyCreated {
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := c.setLoginCredentials(password); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard_test.go
index 0505c8f18..a5c9bcad9 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/dashboard_test.go
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ func TestStartSecureDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	dashboardInitWaitTime = 0
 	err := c.configureDashboard(dashboardPortHttp)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	// the dashboard is enabled, then disabled and enabled again to restart it with the cert
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, enables)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, disables)
+	// the dashboard is enabled, then disabled and enabled again to restart
+	// it with the cert, and another restart when setting the dashboard port
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, enables)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, disables)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, moduleRetries)
 
 	svc, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get("rook-ceph-mgr-dashboard", metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ func TestStartSecureDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	c.dashboard.Enabled = false
 	err = c.configureDashboard(dashboardPortHttp)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, enables)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, disables)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, enables)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, disables)
 
 	svc, err = c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get("rook-ceph-mgr-dashboard", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
index 1b3f4ea1f..88eb5db29 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr.go
@@ -90,9 +90,17 @@ var updateDeploymentAndWait = k8sutil.UpdateDeploymentAndWait
 func (c *Cluster) Start() error {
 	logger.Infof("start running mgr")
 
-	dashboardPort := dashboardPortHttps
-	if c.cephVersion.Name == cephv1.Luminous {
-		dashboardPort = dashboardPortHttp
+	var dashboardPort int
+	if c.dashboard.Port == 0 {
+		// select default ports
+		if c.cephVersion.Name == cephv1.Luminous {
+			dashboardPort = dashboardPortHttp
+		} else {
+			dashboardPort = dashboardPortHttps
+		}
+	} else {
+		// crd validates port >= 0
+		dashboardPort = c.dashboard.Port
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < c.Replicas; i++ {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
index bf8f50994..c6b7d7de1 100755
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/mgr_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func TestStartMGR(t *testing.T) {
 	testopk8s.ClearDeploymentsUpdated(deploymentsUpdated)
 
 	c.dashboard.UrlPrefix = "/test"
+	c.dashboard.Port = 12345
 	err = c.Start()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	validateStart(t, c)
@@ -92,9 +93,16 @@ func validateStart(t *testing.T, c *Cluster) {
 	_, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get("rook-ceph-mgr", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	_, err = c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get("rook-ceph-mgr-dashboard", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	ds, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().Services(c.Namespace).Get("rook-ceph-mgr-dashboard", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if c.dashboard.Enabled {
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		if c.dashboard.Port == 0 {
+			// port=0 -> default port
+			assert.Equal(t, ds.Spec.Ports[0].Port, int32(dashboardPortHttps))
+		} else {
+			// non-zero ports are configured as-is
+			assert.Equal(t, ds.Spec.Ports[0].Port, int32(c.dashboard.Port))
+		}
 	} else {
 		assert.True(t, errors.IsNotFound(err))
 	}