diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f259241..753455d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,16 +40,17 @@ Sample settings:
 ``` javascript
 {
   "sync": [{
-    "type"     : "ssh",
-    "host"     : "tnhu-ld",
-    "port"     : "22",
-    "username" : "tnhu",
-    "local"    : "/Users/tnhu/workspace/trunk",
-    "remote"   : "/home/tnhu/workspace/trunk"
+    "type"          : "ssh",
+    "host"          : "tnhu-ld",
+    "port"          : "22",
+    "username"      : "tnhu",
+    "local"         : "/Users/tnhu/workspace/trunk",
+    "remote"        : "/home/tnhu/workspace/trunk",
+    "identity_file" : "/Users/tnhu/.ssh/optional_rsa"
   }, {
-    "type"     : "local",
-    "local"    : "/Users/tnhu/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/SimpleSync",
-    "remote"   : "/Users/tnhu/Dropbox/projects/SimpleSync"
+    "type"          : "local",
+    "local"         : "/Users/tnhu/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/SimpleSync",
+    "remote"        : "/Users/tnhu/Dropbox/projects/SimpleSync"
   }]
 }
 ```
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ Files are saved to remote server automatically when you save them locally. In ca
 
 * [tnhu](https://github.com/tnhu)
 * [gfreezy](https://github.com/gfreezy)
+* [dbtlr](https://github.com/dbtlr)
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/SimpleSync.py b/SimpleSync.py
index f5c902b..465058e 100644
--- a/SimpleSync.py
+++ b/SimpleSync.py
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ def getSyncItem(local_file):
 # ScpCopier does actual copying using threading to avoid UI blocking
 #
 class ScpCopier(threading.Thread):
-  def __init__(self, host, username, local_file, remote_file, port=22):
-    self.host        = host
-    self.port        = port
-    self.username    = username
-    self.local_file  = local_file
-    self.remote_file = remote_file
+  def __init__(self, host, username, local_file, remote_file, port=22, identity_file=None):
+    self.host          = host
+    self.port          = port
+    self.username      = username
+    self.local_file    = local_file
+    self.remote_file   = remote_file
+    self.identity_file = identity_file
 
     threading.Thread.__init__(self)
 
@@ -66,7 +67,16 @@ def run(self):
 
     print("SimpleSync: ", self.local_file, " -> ", remote)
 
-    for line in runProcess(["scp", "-r", "-P", str(self.port) , self.local_file, remote]):
+    process_options = ["scp", "-r", "-P", str(self.port)]
+
+    if self.identity_file:
+      process_options.append("-i")
+      process_options.append(self.identity_file)
+
+    process_options.append(self.local_file)
+    process_options.append(remote)
+
+    for line in runProcess(process_options):
       print(line, end='')
 
 #
@@ -97,6 +107,10 @@ def on_post_save(self, view):
         remote_file = local_file.replace(item["local"], item["remote"])
 
         if (item["type"] == "ssh"):
-          ScpCopier(item["host"], item["username"], local_file, remote_file, port=item["port"]).start()
+          identity_file = None
+          if "identity_file" in item:
+            identity_file = item["identity_file"]
+
+          ScpCopier(item["host"], item["username"], local_file, remote_file, port=item["port"], identity_file=identity_file).start()
         elif (item["type"] == "local"):
           LocalCopier(local_file, remote_file).start()