diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/physicalResources.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/physicalResources.js
index efda1f36473..b06ee4c43f8 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/physicalResources.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/physicalResources.js
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@
       $dashboard.find('#update_ssl_button').click(function() {   	
 				cloudStack.dialog.createForm({
 					form: {
-						title: 'label.update.ssl',						
+						title: 'label.update.ssl',	
+            desc: 'message.update.ssl',						
 						fields: {
-							certificate: { label: 'label.certificate' },
-							privatekey: { label: 'label.privatekey' },
+							certificate: { label: 'label.certificate', isTextarea: true },
+							privatekey: { label: 'label.privatekey', isTextarea: true },
 							domainsuffix: { label: 'label.domain.suffix' }
 						}
 					},
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui/dialog.js b/ui/scripts/ui/dialog.js
index 6008226c4db..3b4a6ef6ebb 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui/dialog.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui/dialog.js
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@
               }
             }
           });
+				} else if(field.isTextarea) {				 
+					$input = $('<textarea>').attr({
+						name: key
+					}).appendTo($value);
+
+					if (field.defaultValue) {
+						$input.val(field.defaultValue);
+					}					
         } else {
           // Text field
           if (field.range) {