diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/rabbitmq_publish-certificate-checks.yml b/changelogs/fragments/rabbitmq_publish-certificate-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00fa49da9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/rabbitmq_publish-certificate-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - rabbitmq_publish - Support for connecting with SSL certificates.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
index aabb8a235bf..cf76400644a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rabbitmq.py
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib_parse
 from mimetypes import MimeTypes
 
 import os
+import json
 import traceback
 
 PIKA_IMP_ERR = None
@@ -56,10 +58,16 @@ class RabbitClient():
         self.vhost = self.params['vhost']
         self.queue = self.params['queue']
         self.headers = self.params['headers']
+        self.cafile = self.params['cafile']
+        self.certfile = self.params['certfile']
+        self.keyfile = self.params['keyfile']
 
         if self.host is not None:
             self.build_url()
 
+        if self.cafile is not None:
+            self.append_ssl_certs()
+
         self.connect_to_rabbitmq()
 
     def check_required_library(self):
@@ -75,6 +83,17 @@ class RabbitClient():
         if self.params['url'] is None and any(self.params[k] is None for k in ['proto', 'host', 'port', 'password', 'username', 'vhost']):
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Connection parameters must be passed via url, or,  proto, host, port, vhost, username or password.")
 
+    def append_ssl_certs(self):
+        ssl_options = {}
+        if self.cafile:
+            ssl_options['cafile'] = self.cafile
+        if self.certfile:
+            ssl_options['certfile'] = self.certfile
+        if self.keyfile:
+            ssl_options['keyfile'] = self.keyfile
+
+        self.url = self.url + '?ssl_options=' + urllib_parse.quote(json.dumps(ssl_options))
+
     @staticmethod
     def rabbitmq_argument_spec():
         return dict(
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/rabbitmq_publish.py b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/rabbitmq_publish.py
index 5a4aaa66056..41a77029df5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/rabbitmq_publish.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/rabbitmq_publish.py
@@ -88,13 +88,32 @@ options:
       - A dictionary of headers to post with the message.
     default: {}
     type: dict
+  cafile:
+    description:
+      - CA file used during connection to the RabbitMQ server over SSL.
+      - If this option is specified, also I(certfile) and I(keyfile) must be specified.
+    version_added: '2.10'
+  certfile:
+    description:
+      - Client certificate to establish SSL connection.
+      - If this option is specified, also I(cafile) and I(keyfile) must be specified.
+    version_added: '2.10'
+  keyfile:
+    description:
+      - Client key to establish SSL connection.
+      - If this option is specified, also I(cafile) and I(certfile) must be specified.
+    version_added: '2.10'
+
 
 
 requirements: [ pika ]
 notes:
   - This module requires the pika python library U(https://pika.readthedocs.io/).
   - Pika is a pure-Python implementation of the AMQP 0-9-1 protocol that tries to stay fairly independent of the underlying network support library.
-  - This plugin is tested against RabbitMQ. Other AMQP 0.9.1 protocol based servers may work but not tested/guaranteed.
+  - This module is tested against RabbitMQ. Other AMQP 0.9.1 protocol based servers may work but not tested/guaranteed.
+  - The certificate authentication was tested with certificates created
+    via U(https://www.rabbitmq.com/ssl.html#automated-certificate-generation) and RabbitMQ
+    configuration variables C(ssl_options.verify = verify_peer) & C(ssl_options.fail_if_no_peer_cert = true).
 author: "John Imison (@Im0)"
 '''
 
@@ -120,6 +139,17 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     url: "amqp://guest:guest@192.168.0.32:5672/%2F"
     body: "Hello world random queue from ansible module rabbitmq_publish"
     content_type: "text/plain"
+
+- name: Publish with certs
+  rabbitmq_publish:
+    url: "amqps://guest:guest@192.168.0.32:5671/%2F"
+    body: "Hello test queue from ansible module rabbitmq_publish via SSL certs"
+    queue: 'test'
+    content_type: "text/plain"
+    cafile: 'ca_certificate.pem'
+    certfile: 'client_certificate.pem'
+    keyfile: 'client_key.pem'
+
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -155,11 +185,15 @@ def main():
         durable=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         exclusive=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         auto_delete=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
-        headers=dict(default={}, type='dict')
+        headers=dict(default={}, type='dict'),
+        cafile=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        certfile=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        keyfile=dict(type='str', required=False),
     )
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         mutually_exclusive=[['body', 'src']],
+        required_together=[['cafile', 'certfile', 'keyfile']],
         supports_check_mode=False
     )