diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d2f407b..46a7ed1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ typedef enum OptNumber {
 #ifdef USE_TLS
  , cTLSkey          /* --tls-key            */
  , cTLScert         /* --tls-cert           */
+ , cTLSdhparams     /* --tls-dhparams       */
  , cTLStrustdir     /* --tls-trustdirectory */
  , cTLStrustfile    /* --tls-trustfile      */
  , cTLScrlfile	    /* --tls-crlfile        */
@@ -1491,13 +1492,18 @@ static Option aOptions[]
         "    Use <pathname> as the x509 keyfile, default is '" TLS_DEFAULT_KEYFILE "'.\n"
         "    If relative, <pathname> is interpreted relative to <mudlib>.\n"
       }
-
     , { 0,   "tls-cert",              cTLScert,           MY_TRUE
       , "  --tls-cert <pathname>\n"
       , "  --tls-cert <pathname>\n"
         "    Use <pathname> as the x509 certfile, default is '" TLS_DEFAULT_CERTFILE "'.\n"
         "    If relative, <pathname> is interpreted relative to <mudlib>.\n"
       }
+    , { 0,   "tls-dhparams",          cTLSdhparams,       MY_TRUE
+      , "  --tls-dhparams <pathname>\n"
+      , "  --tls-dhparams <pathname>\n"
+        "    Use <pathname> as the dhparams for TLS, default is '" TLS_DEFAULT_DHPARAMS "'.\n"
+        "    If relative, <pathname> is interpreted relative to <mudlib>.\n"
+      }
     , { 0,      "tls-trustfile",       cTLStrustfile,     MY_TRUE
       , "  --tls-trustfile <pathname>\n"
       , "    Use <pathname> as the filename holding your trusted PEM certificates.\n"
@@ -2695,6 +2701,12 @@ eval_arg (int eOption, const char * pValue)
         tls_certfile = strdup(pValue);
         break;
 
+    case cTLSdhparams:
+        if (tls_dhparams != NULL)
+            free(tls_dhparams);
+        tls_dhparams = strdup(pValue);
+        break;
+
     case cTLStrustdir:
         if (tls_trustdirectory != NULL)
             free(tls_trustdirectory);
diff --git a/src/pkg-tls.c b/src/pkg-tls.c
index 9183d70..3f46187 100644
--- a/src/pkg-tls.c
+++ b/src/pkg-tls.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 char * tls_keyfile = NULL;
 char * tls_certfile = NULL;
+char * tls_dhparams = NULL;
 char * tls_trustfile = NULL;
 char * tls_trustdirectory = NULL;
 char * tls_crlfile = NULL;
@@ -105,30 +106,31 @@ set_dhparams (void)
  */
 
 {
-    DH *p;
+    BIO *bio;
+    char *file = tls_dhparams ? tls_dhparams : TLS_DEFAULT_DHPARAMS;
 
-    if (dhparams != NULL)
-        return MY_TRUE;
-
-    debug_message("%s Generating DH parameters with %d bits. Please wait.\n", time_stamp(), DH_BITS);
+    if (dhparams != NULL) return MY_TRUE;
+    if ((bio = BIO_new_file(file, "r")) == NULL) {
+        debug_message("%s DH params file \"%s\" not found or unusable.",
+	  time_stamp(), file);
+    } else {
+	dhparams = PEM_read_bio_DHparams(bio, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (dhparams != NULL) return MY_TRUE;
+    }
+    debug_message("%s Generating DH parameters with %d bits. Please wait.\n",
+      time_stamp(), DH_BITS);
 #if 0
     DSA *dsaparams;
     dsaparams = DSA_generate_parameters(DH_BITS, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
-
     if (dsaparams == NULL)
         return MY_FALSE;
-
-    p = DSA_dup_DH(dsaparams);
+    dhparams = DSA_dup_DH(dsaparams);
     DSA_free(dsaparams);
 #else
-    p = DH_generate_parameters(DH_BITS, 3, NULL, NULL);
+    dhparams = DH_generate_parameters(DH_BITS, 3, NULL, NULL);
 #endif
-    debug_message("%s Generation %s.\n", time_stamp(), p? "completed": "failed");
-    if (p == NULL)
-        return MY_FALSE;
-
-    dhparams = p;
-    return MY_TRUE;
+    debug_message("%s Generation %s.\n", time_stamp(), dhparams? "completed": "failed");
+    return dhparams == NULL ? MY_FALSE : MY_TRUE;
 } /* set_dhparams() */
                                                   
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/pkg-tls.h b/src/pkg-tls.h
index 57b08a1..61b44f1 100644
--- a/src/pkg-tls.h
+++ b/src/pkg-tls.h
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ typedef gnutls_session tls_session_t;
 
 #define TLS_DEFAULT_KEYFILE  "key.pem"
 #define TLS_DEFAULT_CERTFILE "cert.pem"
+#define TLS_DEFAULT_DHPARAMS "dhparams.pem"
 #define TLS_DEFAULT_TRUSTDIRECTORY "/etc/ssl/certs"
 
 /* --- Variables --- */
 
 extern char * tls_keyfile;
 extern char * tls_certfile;
+extern char * tls_dhparams;
 extern char * tls_trustdirectory;
 extern char * tls_trustfile;
 extern char * tls_crlfile;
diff --git a/src/version.sh b/src/version.sh
index bfb6220..5c3f509 100644
--- a/src/version.sh
+++ b/src/version.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ version_longtype="stable"
 # A timestamp, to be used by bumpversion and other scripts.
 # It can be used, for example, to 'touch' this file on every build, thus
 # forcing revision control systems to add it on every checkin automatically.
-version_stamp="Wed Mar  1 16:59:51 CET 2017"
+version_stamp="Wed Mar  1 17:44:57 CET 2017"
 
 # Okay, LDMUD is using 3.x.x so to avoid conflicts let's just use 4.x.x
 version_major=4