diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/auth/AuthModule.java b/datahub-frontend/app/auth/AuthModule.java
index ba3a1a7af6..0e5771a77a 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/app/auth/AuthModule.java
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/auth/AuthModule.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import io.micrometer.core.instrument.simple.SimpleMeterRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.util.HierarchicalNameMapper;
 import io.micrometer.jmx.JmxConfig;
 import io.micrometer.jmx.JmxMeterRegistry;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext
 import play.Environment;
 import play.cache.SyncCacheApi;
 import utils.ConfigUtil;
+import utils.CustomHttpClientFactory;
+import utils.TruststoreConfig;
 
 /** Responsible for configuring, validating, and providing authentication related components. */
 @Slf4j
@@ -312,8 +315,34 @@ public class AuthModule extends AbstractModule {
 
   @Provides
   @Singleton
-  protected CloseableHttpClient provideHttpClient() {
-    return HttpClients.createDefault();
+  protected CloseableHttpClient provideCloseableHttpClient(com.typesafe.config.Config config) {
+    TruststoreConfig tsConfig = TruststoreConfig.fromConfig(config);
+    try {
+      if (tsConfig.isValid()) {
+        return CustomHttpClientFactory.getApacheHttpClient(
+            tsConfig.path, tsConfig.password, tsConfig.type);
+      } else {
+        return HttpClients.createDefault();
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialize CloseableHttpClient", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Provides
+  @Singleton
+  protected HttpClient provideHttpClient(com.typesafe.config.Config config) {
+    TruststoreConfig tsConfig = TruststoreConfig.fromConfig(config);
+    try {
+      if (tsConfig.isValid()) {
+        return CustomHttpClientFactory.getJavaHttpClient(
+            tsConfig.path, tsConfig.password, tsConfig.type);
+      } else {
+        return HttpClient.newBuilder().version(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1).build();
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialize HttpClient", e);
+    }
   }
 
   private com.linkedin.restli.client.Client buildRestliClient() {
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/controllers/Application.java b/datahub-frontend/app/controllers/Application.java
index 893d661f62..0131b65030 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/app/controllers/Application.java
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/controllers/Application.java
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ public class Application extends Controller {
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Application.class.getName());
   private static final Set<String> RESTRICTED_HEADERS =
       Set.of("connection", "host", "content-length", "expect", "upgrade", "transfer-encoding");
-  private final HttpClient httpClient =
-      HttpClient.newBuilder().version(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1).build();
+  private final HttpClient httpClient;
 
   private final Config config;
   private final Environment environment;
 
   @Inject
-  public Application(Environment environment, @Nonnull Config config) {
+  public Application(HttpClient httpClient, Environment environment, @Nonnull Config config) {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
     this.config = config;
     this.environment = environment;
   }
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/utils/ConfigUtil.java b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/ConfigUtil.java
index 5c80389c96..93ac09c295 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/app/utils/ConfigUtil.java
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/ConfigUtil.java
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ public class ConfigUtil {
   public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_USE_SSL_CONFIG_PATH = "metadataService.useSsl";
   public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_PROTOCOL_CONFIG_PATH =
       "metadataService.sslProtocol";
+  public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_PATH =
+      "metadataService.truststore.path";
+  public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD =
+      "metadataService.truststore.password";
+  public static final String METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_TYPE =
+      "metadataService.truststore.type";
 
   // Legacy env-var based config values, for backwards compatibility:
   public static final String GMS_HOST_ENV_VAR = "DATAHUB_GMS_HOST";
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/utils/CustomHttpClientFactory.java b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/CustomHttpClientFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d63ae4bc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/CustomHttpClientFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package utils;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
+import java.security.KeyStore;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
+import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class CustomHttpClientFactory {
+  private static final Logger log =
+      LoggerFactory.getLogger(CustomHttpClientFactory.class.getName());
+
+  public static SSLContext getSslContext(String path, String pass, String type) throws Exception {
+    return createSslContext(path, pass, type);
+  }
+
+  public static HttpClient getJavaHttpClient(String path, String pass, String type) {
+    try {
+      log.info(
+          "Initializing Java HttpClient with custom truststore at '{}' and type '{}'", path, type);
+      return HttpClient.newBuilder().sslContext(getSslContext(path, pass, type)).build();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      log.warn(
+          "Failed to initialize Java HttpClient with custom truststore at '{}'. Falling back to default HttpClient. Reason: {}",
+          path,
+          e.getMessage(),
+          e);
+      return HttpClient.newBuilder().version(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1).build();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static CloseableHttpClient getApacheHttpClient(String path, String pass, String type) {
+    try {
+      log.info(
+          "Initializing Apache CloseableHttpClient with custom truststore at '{}' and type '{}'",
+          path,
+          type);
+      return HttpClients.custom()
+          .setSSLSocketFactory(new SSLConnectionSocketFactory(getSslContext(path, pass, type)))
+          .build();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      log.warn(
+          "Failed to initialize Apache HttpClient with custom truststore at '{}'. Falling back to default HttpClient. Reason: {}",
+          path,
+          e.getMessage(),
+          e);
+      return HttpClients.createDefault();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static SSLContext createSslContext(
+      String truststorePath, String truststorePassword, String truststoreType) throws Exception {
+    log.info(
+        "Creating SSLContext with truststore at '{}' and type '{}'",
+        truststorePath,
+        truststoreType);
+    KeyStore trustStore = KeyStore.getInstance(truststoreType);
+    try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(truststorePath)) {
+      trustStore.load(fis, truststorePassword.toCharArray());
+    }
+    TrustManagerFactory tmf =
+        TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(TrustManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
+    tmf.init(trustStore);
+    SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
+    sslContext.init(null, tmf.getTrustManagers(), null);
+    return sslContext;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/utils/TruststoreConfig.java b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/TruststoreConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ae09ecb76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/utils/TruststoreConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package utils;
+
+import com.typesafe.config.Config;
+
+public class TruststoreConfig {
+  public final String path;
+  public final String password;
+  public final String type;
+  public final boolean metadataServiceUseSsl;
+
+  public TruststoreConfig(
+      String path, String password, String type, boolean metadataServiceUseSsl) {
+    this.path = path;
+    this.password = password;
+    this.type = type;
+    this.metadataServiceUseSsl = metadataServiceUseSsl;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isValid() {
+    return metadataServiceUseSsl && path != null && password != null;
+  }
+
+  public static TruststoreConfig fromConfig(Config config) {
+    return new TruststoreConfig(
+        ConfigUtil.getString(config, ConfigUtil.METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_PATH, null),
+        ConfigUtil.getString(config, ConfigUtil.METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD, null),
+        ConfigUtil.getString(config, ConfigUtil.METADATA_SERVICE_SSL_TRUST_STORE_TYPE, "PKCS12"),
+        ConfigUtil.getBoolean(
+            config,
+            ConfigUtil.METADATA_SERVICE_USE_SSL_CONFIG_PATH,
+            ConfigUtil.DEFAULT_METADATA_SERVICE_USE_SSL));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/conf/application.conf b/datahub-frontend/conf/application.conf
index 2d2dd7e26f..7772a95c05 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/conf/application.conf
+++ b/datahub-frontend/conf/application.conf
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ play.http.session.maxAge = ${?MAX_SESSION_TOKEN_AGE}
 metadataService.host=${?DATAHUB_GMS_HOST}
 metadataService.port=${?DATAHUB_GMS_PORT}
 metadataService.useSsl=${?DATAHUB_GMS_USE_SSL} # Internal SSL is not fully supported yet.
+metadataService.truststore.path=${?DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PATH}
+metadataService.truststore.password=${?DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD}
+metadataService.truststore.type=${?DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_TYPE}
 
 # Set to "true" to enable Metadata Service Authentication. False BY DEFAULT.
 metadataService.auth.enabled=${?METADATA_SERVICE_AUTH_ENABLED}
@@ -257,4 +260,4 @@ entityClient.restli.get.batchConcurrency = ${?ENTITY_CLIENT_RESTLI_GET_BATCH_CON
 graphql.verbose.logging = false
 graphql.verbose.logging = ${?GRAPHQL_VERBOSE_LOGGING}
 graphql.verbose.slowQueryMillis = 2500
-graphql.verbose.slowQueryMillis = ${?GRAPHQL_VERBOSE_LONG_QUERY_MILLIS}
\ No newline at end of file
+graphql.verbose.slowQueryMillis = ${?GRAPHQL_VERBOSE_LONG_QUERY_MILLIS}
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/test/utils/CustomHttpClientFactoryTest.java b/datahub-frontend/test/utils/CustomHttpClientFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02a9970417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-frontend/test/utils/CustomHttpClientFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package utils;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+
+class CustomHttpClientFactoryTest {
+
+  @TempDir Path tempDir;
+
+  private static final String TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD = "testpassword";
+  private static final String TRUSTSTORE_TYPE = "PKCS12";
+
+  // Helper: Generate a temp PKCS12 truststore using keytool
+  Path generateTempTruststore() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    Path truststorePath = tempDir.resolve("test-truststore-" + System.nanoTime() + ".p12");
+    String keytoolPath = System.getenv("KEYTOOL_PATH");
+    if (keytoolPath == null) {
+      keytoolPath = System.getProperty("java.home") + "/bin/keytool";
+    }
+    File keytoolFile = new File(keytoolPath);
+    if (!keytoolFile.exists()) {
+      keytoolPath = "keytool"; // fallback to system path
+    }
+    List<String> command =
+        List.of(
+            keytoolPath,
+            "-genkeypair",
+            "-alias",
+            "testcert",
+            "-keyalg",
+            "RSA",
+            "-keysize",
+            "2048",
+            "-storetype",
+            "PKCS12",
+            "-keystore",
+            truststorePath.toString(),
+            "-validity",
+            "3650",
+            "-storepass",
+            TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD,
+            "-dname",
+            "CN=Test, OU=Dev, O=Example, L=Test, S=Test, C=US");
+    Process process = new ProcessBuilder(command).redirectErrorStream(true).start();
+    String output = new String(process.getInputStream().readAllBytes());
+    int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+    if (exitCode != 0)
+      throw new RuntimeException(
+          "Could not generate truststore, exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + output);
+    return truststorePath;
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCreateSslContextWithValidTruststore() throws Exception {
+    Path truststorePath = generateTempTruststore();
+    SSLContext context =
+        CustomHttpClientFactory.createSslContext(
+            truststorePath.toString(), TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD, TRUSTSTORE_TYPE);
+    assertNotNull(context);
+    assertEquals("TLS", context.getProtocol());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCreateSslContextWithInvalidTruststoreThrows() {
+    assertThrows(
+        Exception.class,
+        () ->
+            CustomHttpClientFactory.createSslContext(
+                "doesnotexist.p12", "wrongpassword", TRUSTSTORE_TYPE));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetJavaHttpClientWithValidTruststore() throws Exception {
+    Path truststorePath = generateTempTruststore();
+    HttpClient client =
+        CustomHttpClientFactory.getJavaHttpClient(
+            truststorePath.toString(), TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD, TRUSTSTORE_TYPE);
+    assertNotNull(client);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetJavaHttpClientWithInvalidTruststoreFallsBack() {
+    HttpClient client =
+        CustomHttpClientFactory.getJavaHttpClient(
+            "doesnotexist.p12", "wrongpassword", TRUSTSTORE_TYPE);
+    assertNotNull(client);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetApacheHttpClientWithValidTruststore() throws Exception {
+    Path truststorePath = generateTempTruststore();
+    CloseableHttpClient client =
+        CustomHttpClientFactory.getApacheHttpClient(
+            truststorePath.toString(), TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD, TRUSTSTORE_TYPE);
+    assertNotNull(client);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetApacheHttpClientWithInvalidTruststoreFallsBack() {
+    CloseableHttpClient client =
+        CustomHttpClientFactory.getApacheHttpClient(
+            "doesnotexist.p12", "wrongpassword", TRUSTSTORE_TYPE);
+    assertNotNull(client);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 858fe8ef50..39488a4a2d 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ datahub:
     host: ${DATAHUB_GMS_HOST:localhost}
     port: ${DATAHUB_GMS_PORT:8080}
     useSSL: ${DATAHUB_GMS_USE_SSL:${GMS_USE_SSL:false}}
+    truststore:
+      path: ${DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PATH:#{null}} # Required if useSSL is true
+      password: ${DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD:#{null}} # Required if useSSL is true
+      type: ${DATAHUB_GMS_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_TYPE:PKCS12}
     async:
       request-timeout-ms: ${DATAHUB_GMS_ASYNC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS:55000}