diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_config.erl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_config.erl
index 761a4f431561..2b8002d71592 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_config.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_config.erl
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ init_diffie_hellman(DbHandle, Opts, server) ->
         Bin when is_binary(Bin) ->
             public_key:der_decode('DHParameter', Bin);
         _ ->
-            case maps:get(dh, Opts, undefined) of
+            case maps:get(dhfile, Opts, undefined) of
                 undefined ->
                     ?DEFAULT_DIFFIE_HELLMAN_PARAMS;
                 DHParamFile ->
diff --git a/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE.erl b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE.erl
index aa93a021a02e..9090f29baaa6 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
          active_n/1,
          dh_params/0,
          dh_params/1,
+         invalid_dhfile/0,
+         invalid_dhfile/1,
          prf/0,
          prf/1,
          hibernate_client/0,
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ simple_api_tests() ->
      invalid_keyfile,
      invalid_certfile,
      invalid_cacertfile,
+     invalid_dhfile,
      invalid_options,
      options_not_proplist,
      options_whitebox,
@@ -799,6 +802,49 @@ dh_params(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ssl_test_lib:close(Server),
     ssl_test_lib:close(Client).
 
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+invalid_dhfile() ->
+    [{doc,"Test to check invalid DH-params file in server."}].
+invalid_dhfile(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    ClientOpts = ssl_test_lib:ssl_options(client_rsa_verify_opts, Config),
+    ServerOpts = ssl_test_lib:ssl_options(server_rsa_opts, Config),
+    DataDir = proplists:get_value(data_dir, Config),
+    DHParamFile = filename:join(DataDir, "dHParam-invalid.pem"),
+
+    {ClientNode, ServerNode, Hostname} = ssl_test_lib:run_where(Config),
+
+    Server = ssl_test_lib:start_server_error([{node, ServerNode}, {port, 0},
+                                              {from, self()},
+                                              {mfa, {ssl_test_lib,
+                                                     send_recv_result_active,
+                                                     []}},
+                                               {options, [{dhfile, DHParamFile}
+                                                          | ServerOpts]}]),
+    Port = ssl_test_lib:inet_port(Server),
+    Client = ssl_test_lib:start_client_error([{node, ClientNode}, {port, Port},
+                                              {host, Hostname}, {from, self()},
+                                              {mfa, {ssl_test_lib,
+                                                     send_recv_result_active,
+                                                     []}},
+                                              {options, [{ciphers,
+                                                          [{dhe_rsa,
+                                                            aes_256_cbc, sha}]}
+                                                         | ClientOpts]}]),
+
+    %% assert server error
+    [{Server, {error, {options, {dhfile, DHParamFile,
+                                 {error, {asn1,
+                                          {{invalid_value, 0}, _Stack}}}}}}}] =
+        ssl_test_lib:get_result([Server]),
+
+    %% assert client error
+    ssl_test_lib:check_result(Client, {error, closed}),
+
+    ssl_test_lib:close(Server),
+    ssl_test_lib:close(Client).
+
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 conf_signature_algs() ->
     [{doc,"Test to set the signature_algs option on both client and server"}].
diff --git a/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE_data/dHParam-invalid.pem b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE_data/dHParam-invalid.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..17d88ffc4ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_api_SUITE_data/dHParam-invalid.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-----BEGIN DH PARAMETERS-----
+-----END DH PARAMETERS-----