diff --git a/nodes/core/io/05-tls.html b/nodes/core/io/05-tls.html
index 5de7e99c4..b28ab7314 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/05-tls.html
+++ b/nodes/core/io/05-tls.html
@@ -15,17 +15,45 @@
 -->
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="tls-config">
+    <div class="form-row" class="hide" id="node-config-row-uselocalfiles">
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-config-input-uselocalfiles" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-config-input-uselocalfiles" style="width: 70%;"><span data-i18n="tls.label.use-local-files"></label>
+    </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label style="width: 120px;" for="node-config-input-cert"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.cert"></span></label>
-        <input style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-cert" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.cert">
+        <label style="width: 120px;"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.cert"></span></label>
+        <span class="tls-config-input-data">
+            <label class="editor-button" for="node-config-input-certfile"><i class="fa fa-upload"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.upload"></span></label>
+            <input class="hide" type="file" id="node-config-input-certfile">
+            <span id="tls-config-certname" style="width: 180px; overflow: hidden; line-height:34px; height:34px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"> </span>
+            <button class="editor-button editor-button-small" id="tls-config-button-cert-clear" style="margin-left: 10px"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
+        </span>
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-certname">
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-certdata">
+        <input class="hide tls-config-input-path" style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-cert" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.cert">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label style="width: 120px;" for="node-config-input-key"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.key"></span></label>
-        <input style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-key" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.key">
+        <span class="tls-config-input-data">
+            <label class="editor-button" for="node-config-input-keyfile"><i class="fa fa-upload"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.upload"></span></label>
+            <input class="hide" type="file" id="node-config-input-keyfile">
+            <span id="tls-config-keyname" style="width: 180px; overflow: hidden; line-height:34px; height:34px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"> </span>
+            <button class="editor-button editor-button-small" id="tls-config-button-key-clear" style="margin-left: 10px"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
+        </span>
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-keyname">
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-keydata">
+        <input class="hide tls-config-input-path" style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-key" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.key">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label style="width: 120px;" for="node-config-input-ca"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.ca"></span></label>
-        <input style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-ca" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.ca">
+        <span class="tls-config-input-data">
+            <label class="editor-button" for="node-config-input-cafile"><i class="fa fa-upload"></i> <span data-i18n="tls.label.upload"></span></label>
+            <input class="hide" type="file" title=" " id="node-config-input-cafile">
+            <span id="tls-config-caname" style="width: 180px; overflow: hidden; line-height:34px; height:34px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"> </span>
+            <button class="editor-button editor-button-small" id="tls-config-button-ca-clear" style="margin-left: 10px"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
+        </span>
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-caname">
+        <input type="hidden" id="node-config-input-cadata">
+        <input class="hide tls-config-input-path" style="width: 60%;" type="text" id="node-config-input-ca" data-i18n="[placeholder]tls.placeholder.ca">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <input type="checkbox" id="node-config-input-verifyservercert" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
@@ -61,13 +89,97 @@
                 return currentCert === '' || v != '';
             }},
             ca: {value:""},
+            certname: {value:""},
+            keyname: {value:""},
+            caname: {value:""},
             verifyservercert: {value: true}
         },
+        credentials: {
+            certdata: {type:"text"},
+            keydata: {type:"text"},
+            cadata: {type:"text"}
+        },
         label: function() {
             return this.name || this._("tls.tls");
         },
         labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
+        oneditprepare: function() {
+            function updateFileUpload() {
+                if ($("#node-config-input-uselocalfiles").is(':checked')) {
+                    $(".tls-config-input-path").show();
+                    $(".tls-config-input-data").hide();
+                } else {
+                    $(".tls-config-input-data").show();
+                    $(".tls-config-input-path").hide();
+                }
+            }
+            $("#node-config-input-uselocalfiles").on("click",function() {
+                updateFileUpload();
+            });
+
+            function saveFile(property, file) {
+                var dataInputId = "#node-config-input-"+property+"data";
+                var filenameInputId = "#node-config-input-"+property+"name";
+                var filename = file.name;
+                var reader = new FileReader();
+                reader.onload = function(event) {
+                    $("#tls-config-"+property+"name").text(filename);
+                    $(filenameInputId).val(filename);
+                    $(dataInputId).val(event.target.result);
+                }
+                reader.readAsText(file,"UTF-8");
+            }
+            $("#node-config-input-certfile" ).change(function() {
+                saveFile("cert", this.files[0]);
+            });
+            $("#node-config-input-keyfile" ).change(function() {
+                saveFile("key", this.files[0]);
+            });
+            $("#node-config-input-cafile" ).change(function() {
+                saveFile("ca", this.files[0]);
+            });
+
+            function clearNameData(prop) {
+                $("#tls-config-"+prop+"name").text("");
+                $("#node-config-input-"+prop+"data").val("");
+                $("#node-config-input-"+prop+"name").val("");
+            }
+            $("#tls-config-button-cert-clear").click(function() {
+                clearNameData("cert");
+            });
+            $("#tls-config-button-key-clear").click(function() {
+                clearNameData("key");
+            });
+            $("#tls-config-button-ca-clear").click(function() {
+                clearNameData("ca");
+            });
+
+            if (RED.settings.tlsDisableLocalFiles) {
+                $("#node-config-row-uselocalfiles").hide();
+            } else {
+                $("#node-config-row-uselocalfiles").show();
+            }
+            // in case paths were set from old TLS config
+            if(this.cert || this.key || this.ca) {
+                $("#node-config-input-uselocalfiles").prop('checked',true);
+            }
+            $("#tls-config-certname").text(this.certname);
+            $("#tls-config-keyname").text(this.keyname);
+            $("#tls-config-caname").text(this.caname);
+            updateFileUpload();
+        },
+        oneditsave: function() {
+            if ($("#node-config-input-uselocalfiles").is(':checked')) {
+                clearNameData("ca");
+                clearNameData("cert");
+                clearNameData("key");
+            } else {
+                $("#node-config-input-ca").val("");
+                $("#node-config-input-cert").val("");
+                $("#node-config-input-key").val("");            
+            }
         }
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/nodes/core/io/05-tls.js b/nodes/core/io/05-tls.js
index a0929d988..a93ed1b39 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/05-tls.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/05-tls.js
@@ -21,34 +21,65 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     function TLSConfig(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.valid = true;
+        this.verifyservercert = n.verifyservercert;
         var certPath = n.cert.trim();
         var keyPath = n.key.trim();
         var caPath = n.ca.trim();
 
-        if ( (certPath.length > 0) !== (keyPath.length > 0)) {
-            this.valid = false;
-            this.error(RED._("tls.error.missing-file"));
-            return;
-        }
-        this.verifyservercert = n.verifyservercert;
+        if ((certPath.length > 0) || (keyPath.length > 0)) {
 
-        try {
-            if (certPath) {
-                this.cert = fs.readFileSync(certPath);
+            if ( (certPath.length > 0) !== (keyPath.length > 0)) {
+                this.valid = false;
+                this.error(RED._("tls.error.missing-file"));
+                return;
             }
-            if (keyPath) {
-                this.key = fs.readFileSync(keyPath);
+
+            try {
+                if (certPath) {
+                    this.cert = fs.readFileSync(certPath);
+                }
+                if (keyPath) {
+                    this.key = fs.readFileSync(keyPath);
+                }
+                if (caPath) {
+                    this.ca = fs.readFileSync(caPath);
+                }
+            } catch(err) {
+                this.valid = false;
+                this.error(err.toString());
+                return;
+            }  
+        } else {
+            if (this.credentials) {
+                var certData = this.credentials.certdata || "";
+                var keyData = this.credentials.keydata || "";
+                var caData = this.credentials.cadata || "";
+                
+                if ((certData.length > 0) !== (keyData.length > 0)) {
+                    this.valid = false;
+                    this.error(RED._("tls.error.missing-file"));
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (certData) {
+                    this.cert = certData;
+                }
+                if (keyData) {
+                    this.key = keyData;
+                }
+                if (caData) {
+                    this.ca = caData;
+                }
             }
-            if (caPath) {
-                this.ca = fs.readFileSync(caPath);
-            }
-        } catch(err) {
-            this.valid = false;
-            this.error(err.toString());
-            return;
         }
     }
-    RED.nodes.registerType("tls-config",TLSConfig);
+    RED.nodes.registerType("tls-config", TLSConfig, {
+        credentials: {
+            certdata: {type:"text"},
+            keydata: {type:"text"},
+            cadata: {type:"text"}
+        }
+    });
 
     TLSConfig.prototype.addTLSOptions = function(opts) {
         if (this.valid) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index 0ad39f7a8..448382e4a 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
     "tls": {
         "tls": "TLS configuration",
         "label": {
+            "use-local-files": "Use key and certificates from local files",
+            "upload": "Upload",
             "cert": "Certificate",
             "key": "Private Key",
             "ca": "CA Certificate",
diff --git a/red/api/info.js b/red/api/info.js
index e2661bdc3..72ec52b93 100644
--- a/red/api/info.js
+++ b/red/api/info.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ module.exports = {
             safeSettings.flowFilePretty = settings.flowFilePretty;
         }
 
+        if (settings.tlsDisableLocalFiles) {
+            safeSettings.tlsDisableLocalFiles = settings.tlsDisableLocalFiles;
+        }
+
         if (!runtime.nodes.paletteEditorEnabled()) {
             safeSettings.editorTheme = safeSettings.editorTheme || {};
             safeSettings.editorTheme.palette = safeSettings.editorTheme.palette || {};
diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index 79e8839f7..6b9228343 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ module.exports = {
     // The maximum length, in characters, of any message sent to the debug sidebar tab
     debugMaxLength: 1000,
 
+    // To disable the option for using local files for storing keys and certificates in the TLS configuration
+    //  node, set this to true
+    //tlsDisableLocalFiles:true,
+
     // Colourise the console output of the debug node
     //debugUseColors: true,