diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b82a36b..2cf834b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
             - name: repo.domain.com
               type: rsa
               fingerprint: dd:fa:e8:68:b1:ea:ea:a0:63:f1:5a:55:48:e1:7e:37
+              fingerprint_hash_type: sha256|md5
 
 Configure keep alive settings:
 
diff --git a/openssh/client/known_host.sls b/openssh/client/known_host.sls
index 03b2e05..38950be 100644
--- a/openssh/client/known_host.sls
+++ b/openssh/client/known_host.sls
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
   - user: {{ user_name }}
   - name: {{ host.name }}
   - enc: {{ host.get('type', 'ecdsa') }}
+  {%- if host.fingerprint_hash_type is defined %}
+  - fingerprint_hash_type: {{ host.fingerprint_hash_type }}
+  {%- endif %}
   - fingerprint: {{ host.fingerprint }}
   - require:
     - pkg: openssh_client_packages