diff --git a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
index 1e238721..8325e26e 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
+++ b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
@@ -2200,6 +2200,12 @@ properties:
                     - start
                     - finish
                     - fail
+            verify_tls:
+                type: boolean
+                description: |
+                    Verify the TLS certificate of the push URL host. Defaults to
+                    true.
+                example: false
         description: |
             Configuration for a monitoring integration with Uptime Kuma using
             the Push monitor type.
diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/monitoring/uptime_kuma.py b/borgmatic/hooks/monitoring/uptime_kuma.py
index 015dde0b..68d5f29b 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/monitoring/uptime_kuma.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/monitoring/uptime_kuma.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_lev
     logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
     try:
-        response = requests.get(f'{push_url}?{query}')
+        response = requests.get(f'{push_url}?{query}', verify=hook_config.get('verify_tls', True))
         if not response.ok:
             response.raise_for_status()
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as error:
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/monitoring/test_uptimekuma.py b/tests/unit/hooks/monitoring/test_uptimekuma.py
index b29e1c44..a9d00bee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/monitoring/test_uptimekuma.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/monitoring/test_uptimekuma.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CUSTOM_PUSH_URL = 'https://uptime.example.com/api/push/efgh5678'
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_default_uptimekuma_on_fail():
     hook_config = {}
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{DEFAULT_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail'
+        f'{DEFAULT_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=True
     ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_default_uptimekuma_on_fail():
 def test_ping_monitor_hits_custom_uptimekuma_on_fail():
     hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail'
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=True
     ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_hits_custom_uptimekuma_on_fail():
 def test_ping_monitor_custom_uptimekuma_on_start():
     hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=up&msg=start'
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=up&msg=start', verify=True
     ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_custom_uptimekuma_on_start():
 def test_ping_monitor_custom_uptimekuma_on_finish():
     hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=up&msg=finish'
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=up&msg=finish', verify=True
     ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
 
     module.ping_monitor(
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_does_not_hit_custom_uptimekuma_on_finish_dry_run():
 def test_ping_monitor_with_connection_error_logs_warning():
     hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail'
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=True
     ).and_raise(module.requests.exceptions.ConnectionError)
     flexmock(module.logger).should_receive('warning').once()
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_other_error_logs_warning():
         module.requests.exceptions.RequestException
     )
     flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
-        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail'
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=True
     ).and_return(response)
     flexmock(module.logger).should_receive('warning').once()
 
@@ -163,3 +163,35 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_invalid_run_state():
         monitoring_log_level=1,
         dry_run=True,
     )
+
+
+def test_ping_monitor_skips_ssl_verification_when_verify_tls_false():
+    hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL, 'verify_tls': False}
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=False
+    ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
+
+    module.ping_monitor(
+        hook_config,
+        {},
+        'config.yaml',
+        borgmatic.hooks.monitoring.monitor.State.FAIL,
+        monitoring_log_level=1,
+        dry_run=False,
+    )
+
+
+def test_ping_monitor_executes_ssl_verification_when_verify_tls_true():
+    hook_config = {'push_url': CUSTOM_PUSH_URL, 'verify_tls': True}
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').with_args(
+        f'{CUSTOM_PUSH_URL}?status=down&msg=fail', verify=True
+    ).and_return(flexmock(ok=True)).once()
+
+    module.ping_monitor(
+        hook_config,
+        {},
+        'config.yaml',
+        borgmatic.hooks.monitoring.monitor.State.FAIL,
+        monitoring_log_level=1,
+        dry_run=False,
+    )