diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go b/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
index e7410ea8dadfe57943af573add64311c5bec1081..446703a02b111ad18bcbe6f9ecba46adf382f5ef 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_secret_git.go
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ For Git over HTTP/S, the provided basic authentication credentials are stored in
     --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
     --private-key-file=./private.key
 
+  # Create a Git SSH authentication secret with a passworded private key from file
+  # The public SSH host key will still be gathered from the host
+  flux create secret git podinfo-auth \
+    --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
+    --private-key-file=./private.key \
+    --password=<password>
+
   # Create a secret for a Git repository using basic authentication
   flux create secret git podinfo-auth \
     --url=https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ func createSecretGitCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		opts.PrivateKeyAlgorithm = sourcesecret.PrivateKeyAlgorithm(secretGitArgs.keyAlgorithm)
 		opts.RSAKeyBits = int(secretGitArgs.rsaBits)
 		opts.ECDSACurve = secretGitArgs.ecdsaCurve.Curve
+		opts.Password = secretGitArgs.password
 	case "http", "https":
 		if secretGitArgs.username == "" || secretGitArgs.password == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("for Git over HTTP/S the username and password are required")
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go b/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
index b30907378ed7bbf0b92a83ff0591fafca29adcc4..793136ac9661e9f1f09166148a09240437304eaa 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ For private Git repositories, the basic authentication credentials are stored in
     --branch=master \
     --private-key-file=./private.key
 
+  # Create a source for a Git repository using SSH authentication and a
+  # private key with a password from file
+  # The public SSH host key will still be gathered from the host
+  flux create source git podinfo \
+    --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
+    --branch=master \
+    --private-key-file=./private.key \
+    --password=<password>
+
   # Create a source for a Git repository using basic authentication
   flux create source git podinfo \
     --url=https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
diff --git a/docs/cmd/flux_create_secret_git.md b/docs/cmd/flux_create_secret_git.md
index 042b39c2b7fc168d28b21f526d2e8d93a2393af5..2c47a213d2bb68aa4559783d3430dbd78d51ab73 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/flux_create_secret_git.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/flux_create_secret_git.md
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ flux create secret git [name] [flags]
     --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
     --private-key-file=./private.key
 
+  # Create a Git SSH authentication secret with a passworded private key from file
+  # The public SSH host key will still be gathered from the host
+  flux create secret git podinfo-auth \
+    --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
+    --private-key-file=./private.key \
+    --password=<password>
+
   # Create a secret for a Git repository using basic authentication
   flux create secret git podinfo-auth \
     --url=https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
diff --git a/docs/cmd/flux_create_source_git.md b/docs/cmd/flux_create_source_git.md
index 6d6daf2332630db267f1d000fc8ed809fdd1ac93..70bbfca74f36f40bec20bb98cabcb1006b8f6a94 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/flux_create_source_git.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/flux_create_source_git.md
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ flux create source git [name] [flags]
     --branch=master \
     --private-key-file=./private.key
 
+  # Create a source for a Git repository using SSH authentication and a
+  # private key with a password from file
+  # The public SSH host key will still be gathered from the host
+  flux create source git podinfo \
+    --url=ssh://git@github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \
+    --branch=master \
+    --private-key-file=./private.key \
+    --password=<password>
+
   # Create a source for a Git repository using basic authentication
   flux create source git podinfo \
     --url=https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo \