diff --git a/docs/daytona_ssh.md b/docs/daytona_ssh.md
index b921d3aa51..fc8d57bb3b 100644
--- a/docs/daytona_ssh.md
+++ b/docs/daytona_ssh.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ daytona ssh [WORKSPACE] [PROJECT] [CMD...] [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -y, --yes   Automatically confirm any prompts
+  -o, --option stringArray   Specify SSH options in KEY=VALUE format.
+  -y, --yes                  Automatically confirm any prompts
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
diff --git a/hack/docs/daytona_ssh.yaml b/hack/docs/daytona_ssh.yaml
index e068bd2d65..968f854992 100644
--- a/hack/docs/daytona_ssh.yaml
+++ b/hack/docs/daytona_ssh.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: daytona ssh
 synopsis: SSH into a project using the terminal
 usage: daytona ssh [WORKSPACE] [PROJECT] [CMD...] [flags]
 options:
+    - name: option
+      shorthand: o
+      default_value: '[]'
+      usage: Specify SSH options in KEY=VALUE format.
     - name: "yes"
       shorthand: "y"
       default_value: "false"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/workspace/code.go b/pkg/cmd/workspace/code.go
index 7cc73b66cf..aeb337d1b1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/workspace/code.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/workspace/code.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func openIDE(ideId string, activeProfile config.Profile, workspaceId string, pro
 	case "vscode":
 		return ide.OpenVSCode(activeProfile, workspaceId, projectName, projectProviderMetadata, gpgKey)
 	case "ssh":
-		return ide.OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile, workspaceId, projectName, gpgKey)
+		return ide.OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile, workspaceId, projectName, gpgKey, nil)
 	case "browser":
 		return ide.OpenBrowserIDE(activeProfile, workspaceId, projectName, projectProviderMetadata, gpgKey)
 	case "cursor":
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/workspace/ssh.go b/pkg/cmd/workspace/ssh.go
index dd8e3dbc34..853db71d54 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/workspace/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/workspace/ssh.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var sshOptions []string
+
 var SshCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "ssh [WORKSPACE] [PROJECT] [CMD...]",
 	Short:   "SSH into a project using the terminal",
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ var SshCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Warn(err)
 		}
 
-		return ide.OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile, workspace.Id, projectName, gpgKey, sshArgs...)
+		return ide.OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile, workspace.Id, projectName, gpgKey, sshOptions, sshArgs...)
 	},
 	ValidArgsFunction: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 		if len(args) >= 2 {
@@ -119,4 +121,5 @@ var SshCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	SshCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&yesFlag, "yes", "y", false, "Automatically confirm any prompts")
+	SshCmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&sshOptions, "option", "o", []string{}, "Specify SSH options in KEY=VALUE format.")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ide/terminal.go b/pkg/ide/terminal.go
index ec2bf3aea4..3acbaa19ff 100644
--- a/pkg/ide/terminal.go
+++ b/pkg/ide/terminal.go
@@ -4,22 +4,27 @@
 package ide
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/daytonaio/daytona/cmd/daytona/config"
 )
 
-func OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile config.Profile, workspaceId string, projectName string, gpgKey string, args ...string) error {
-	err := config.EnsureSshConfigEntryAdded(activeProfile.Id, workspaceId, projectName, gpgKey)
+func OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile config.Profile, workspaceId string, projectName string, gpgKey string, sshOptions []string, args ...string) error {
+	if err := config.EnsureSshConfigEntryAdded(activeProfile.Id, workspaceId, projectName, gpgKey); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Parse SSH options
+	parsedOptions, err := parseSshOptions(sshOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	projectHostname := config.GetProjectHostname(activeProfile.Id, workspaceId, projectName)
-
-	cmdArgs := []string{projectHostname}
-	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, args...)
+	cmdArgs := buildCommandArgs(projectHostname, parsedOptions, args...)
 
 	sshCommand := exec.Command("ssh", cmdArgs...)
 	sshCommand.Stdin = os.Stdin
@@ -28,3 +33,27 @@ func OpenTerminalSsh(activeProfile config.Profile, workspaceId string, projectNa
 
 	return sshCommand.Run()
 }
+
+// parseSshOptions validates and parses the SSH options.
+func parseSshOptions(sshOptions []string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	parsedOptions := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, option := range sshOptions {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(option, "=", 2)
+		if len(parts) == 1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no argument after keyword %q", parts[0])
+		}
+		if len(parts) != 2 || strings.Count(option, "=") > 1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad configuration option: %s", option)
+		}
+		parsedOptions[strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+	}
+	return parsedOptions, nil
+}
+
+func buildCommandArgs(projectHostname string, parsedOptions map[string]string, args ...string) []string {
+	cmdArgs := []string{projectHostname}
+	for key, value := range parsedOptions {
+		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "-o", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", key, value))
+	}
+	return append(cmdArgs, args...)
+}