diff --git a/doc/api/projects.md b/doc/api/projects.md
index fc22f58acef..96485857035 100644
--- a/doc/api/projects.md
+++ b/doc/api/projects.md
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `merge_requests_events` - Trigger hook on merge_requests events
 - `tag_push_events` - Trigger hook on push_tag events
 - `note_events` - Trigger hook on note events
+- `enable_ssl_verification` - Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
 
 ### Edit project hook
 
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `merge_requests_events` - Trigger hook on merge_requests events
 - `tag_push_events` - Trigger hook on push_tag events
 - `note_events` - Trigger hook on note events
+- `enable_ssl_verification` - Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
 
 ### Delete project hook
 
diff --git a/lib/api/project_hooks.rb b/lib/api/project_hooks.rb
index ad4d2e65dfd..882d1a083ad 100644
--- a/lib/api/project_hooks.rb
+++ b/lib/api/project_hooks.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ module API
           :issues_events,
           :merge_requests_events,
           :tag_push_events,
-          :note_events
+          :note_events,
+          :enable_ssl_verification
         ]
         @hook = user_project.hooks.new(attrs)
 
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ module API
           :issues_events,
           :merge_requests_events,
           :tag_push_events,
-          :note_events
+          :note_events,
+          :enable_ssl_verification
         ]
 
         if @hook.update_attributes attrs