diff --git a/lib/capistrano/configuration/server.rb b/lib/capistrano/configuration/server.rb
index d49c6485..bec214a1 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/configuration/server.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/configuration/server.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ module Capistrano
         @properties ||= Properties.new
       end
 
+      def netssh_options_with_options
+        @netssh_options ||= netssh_options_without_options.merge( fetch(:ssh_options) || {} )
+      end
+      alias_method :netssh_options_without_options, :netssh_options
+      alias_method :netssh_options, :netssh_options_with_options
+
       class Properties
 
         def initialize
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/templates/stage.rb.erb b/lib/capistrano/templates/stage.rb.erb
index 8aee667c..f4a1bbe6 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/templates/stage.rb.erb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/templates/stage.rb.erb
@@ -17,4 +17,18 @@ role :db,  %w{deploy@example.com}
 # extended properties on the server.
 server 'example.com', user: 'deploy', roles: %w{web app}, my_property: :my_value
 
+# you can set custom ssh options
+# it's possible to pass any option but you need to keep in mind that net/ssh understand limited list of options
+# you can see them in [net/ssh documentation](http://net-ssh.github.io/net-ssh/classes/Net/SSH.html#method-c-start)
+# server 'example.com',
+#   user: 'user_name',
+#   roles: %w{web app},
+#   ssh_options: {
+#     user: 'user_name', # overrides user setting above
+#     keys: %w(/home/user_name/.ssh/id_rsa),
+#     forward_agent: false,
+#     auth_methods: %w(publickey password)
+#     # password: 'please use keys'
+#   }
+
 # set :rails_env, :<%= stage %>
diff --git a/spec/lib/capistrano/configuration/server_spec.rb b/spec/lib/capistrano/configuration/server_spec.rb
index 80c62a3d..d595f112 100644
--- a/spec/lib/capistrano/configuration/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/capistrano/configuration/server_spec.rb
@@ -134,6 +134,51 @@ module Capistrano
         end
       end
 
+      describe 'assign ssh_options' do
+        let(:server) { Server.new('user_name@hostname') }
+
+        # before do
+        #   server
+        # end
+
+        context 'defaults' do
+          it 'forward agent' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:forward_agent]).to eq true
+          end
+          it 'contains user' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:user]).to eq 'user_name'
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'custom' do
+          let(:properties) do
+            { ssh_options: {
+              user: 'another_user',
+              keys: %w(/home/another_user/.ssh/id_rsa),
+              forward_agent: false,
+              auth_methods: %w(publickey password) } }
+          end
+
+          before do
+            server.with(properties)
+          end
+
+          it 'not forward agent' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:forward_agent]).to eq false
+          end
+          it 'contains correct user' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:user]).to eq 'another_user'
+          end
+          it 'contains keys' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:keys]).to eq %w(/home/another_user/.ssh/id_rsa)
+          end
+          it 'contains auth_methods' do
+            expect(server.netssh_options[:auth_methods]).to eq %w(publickey password)
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end