diff --git a/config/config.def.c b/config/config.def.c
index 7bedb5ef..3a77519d 100644
--- a/config/config.def.c
+++ b/config/config.def.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ Settings config = {
     .auto_select       = FALSE,
     /** Parse /etc/hosts file in ssh view. */
     .parse_hosts       = FALSE,
+    /** Parse ~/.ssh/known_hosts file in ssh view. */
+    .parse_known_hosts = TRUE,
     /** Modi to combine into one view. */
     .combi_modi        = "window,run",
     /** Fuzzy matching. */
diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index a8277adc..216bc9fb 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 [ -dump-xresources ]
 [ -auto-select ]
 [ -parse-hosts ]
+[ -no-parse-known-hosts ]
 [ -combi-modi *mode1,mode2* ]
 [ -normal-window ]
 [ -fake-transparency ]
@@ -458,6 +459,15 @@ Default: *{terminal} -e {ssh-client} {host}*
 
 Parse the `/etc/hosts` file for entries.
 
+Default: *disabled*
+
+`-parse-known-hosts`
+`-no-parse-known-hosts`
+
+Parse the `~/.ssh/known_hosts` file for entries.
+
+Default: *enabled*
+
 ### Run settings
 
 `-run-command` *cmd*
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index f3820394..e9e8acc6 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 \fBrofi\fR \- A window switcher, run launcher, ssh dialog and dmenu replacement
 .
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fR ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fR ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fR ] [ \-font \fIpangofont\fR ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bgalt \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-key\-\fBmode\fR \fIcombo\fR ] [ \-terminal \fIterminal\fR ] [ \-location \fIposition\fR ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fR ] [ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fR ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fR ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fR ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fR ] [ \-sep \fIseparator\fR ] [ \-l \fIselected line\fR ] [ \-mesg ] [ \-select ] ] [ \-filter \fIfilter\fR ] [ \-ssh\-client \fIclient\fR ] [ \-ssh\-command \fIcommand\fR ] [ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-case\-sensitive ] [ \-show \fImode\fR ] [ \-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-eh \fIelement height\fR ] [ \-lazy\-filter\-limit \fIlimit\fR ] [ \-e \fImessage\fR] [ \-a \fIrow\fR ] [ \-u \fIrow\fR ] [ \-pid \fIpath\fR ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help] [ \-dump\-xresources ] [ \-auto\-select ] [ \-parse\-hosts ] [ \-combi\-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-normal\-window ] [ \-fake\-transparency ] [ \-quiet ] [ \-glob ] [ \-tokenize ]
+\fBrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fR ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fR ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fR ] [ \-font \fIpangofont\fR ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bgalt \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-key\-\fBmode\fR \fIcombo\fR ] [ \-terminal \fIterminal\fR ] [ \-location \fIposition\fR ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fR ] [ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fR ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fR ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fR ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fR ] [ \-sep \fIseparator\fR ] [ \-l \fIselected line\fR ] [ \-mesg ] [ \-select ] ] [ \-filter \fIfilter\fR ] [ \-ssh\-client \fIclient\fR ] [ \-ssh\-command \fIcommand\fR ] [ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-case\-sensitive ] [ \-show \fImode\fR ] [ \-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-eh \fIelement height\fR ] [ \-lazy\-filter\-limit \fIlimit\fR ] [ \-e \fImessage\fR] [ \-a \fIrow\fR ] [ \-u \fIrow\fR ] [ \-pid \fIpath\fR ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help] [ \-dump\-xresources ] [ \-auto\-select ] [ \-parse\-hosts ] [ \-no\-parse\-known\-hosts ] [ \-combi\-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-normal\-window ] [ \-fake\-transparency ] [ \-quiet ] [ \-glob ] [ \-tokenize ]
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 \fBrofi\fR is an X11 popup window switcher, run dialog, dmenu replacement and more\. It focuses on being fast to use and have minimal distraction\. It supports keyboard and mouse navigation, type to filter, tokenized search and more\.
@@ -786,6 +786,18 @@ Default: \fI{terminal} \-e {ssh\-client} {host}\fR
 .P
 Parse the \fB/etc/hosts\fR file for entries\.
 .
+.P
+Default: \fIdisabled\fR
+.
+.P
+\fB\-parse\-known\-hosts\fR \fB\-no\-parse\-known\-hosts\fR
+.
+.P
+Parse the \fB~/\.ssh/known_hosts\fR file for entries\.
+.
+.P
+Default: \fIenabled\fR
+.
 .SS "Run settings"
 \fB\-run\-command\fR \fIcmd\fR
 .
diff --git a/include/rofi.h b/include/rofi.h
index 04459f2a..23faa1d6 100644
--- a/include/rofi.h
+++ b/include/rofi.h
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ typedef struct _Settings
     unsigned int   auto_select;
     /** Hosts file parsing */
     unsigned int   parse_hosts;
+    /** Knonw_hosts file parsing */
+    unsigned int   parse_known_hosts;
     /** Combi Switchers */
     char           *combi_modi;
     /** Fuzzy match */
diff --git a/source/dialogs/ssh.c b/source/dialogs/ssh.c
index b9ffcd2b..9bf610b1 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/ssh.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/ssh.c
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ static char ** get_ssh (  unsigned int *length )
     g_free ( path );
     num_favorites = ( *length );
 
-    retv = read_known_hosts_file ( retv, length );
+    if ( config.parse_known_hosts == TRUE ) {
+        retv = read_known_hosts_file ( retv, length );
+    }
     if ( config.parse_hosts == TRUE ) {
         retv = read_hosts_file ( retv, length );
     }
diff --git a/source/xrmoptions.c b/source/xrmoptions.c
index 648fa697..559ad074 100644
--- a/source/xrmoptions.c
+++ b/source/xrmoptions.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static XrmOption xrmOptions[] = {
     { xrm_SNumber, "eh",                   { .snum = &config.element_height          }, NULL, "Row height (in chars)"                         },
     { xrm_Boolean, "auto-select",          { .num  = &config.auto_select             }, NULL, "Enable auto select mode"                       },
     { xrm_Boolean, "parse-hosts",          { .num  = &config.parse_hosts             }, NULL, "Parse hosts file for ssh mode"                 },
+    { xrm_Boolean, "parse-known-hosts",    { .num  = &config.parse_known_hosts       }, NULL, "Parse known_hosts file for ssh mode"           },
     { xrm_String,  "combi-modi",           { .str  = &config.combi_modi              }, NULL, "Set the modi to combine in combi mode"         },
     { xrm_Boolean, "fuzzy",                { .num  = &config.fuzzy                   }, NULL, "Do a more fuzzy matching"                      },
     { xrm_Boolean, "glob",                 { .num  = &config.glob                    }, NULL, "Use glob matching"                             },