diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
index e4ca394d7..b1cd1ec56 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
@@ -178,8 +178,14 @@ public class DependencyCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements MavenMultiPageR
     @SuppressWarnings("CanBeFinal")
     @Parameter(property = "connectionTimeout", defaultValue = "", required = false)
     private String connectionTimeout = null;
-
+    /**
+     * The Connection Timeout.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("CanBeFinal")
+    @Parameter(property = "suppressionFile", defaultValue = "", required = false)
+    private String suppressionFile = null;
     // </editor-fold>
+
     /**
      * Executes the Dependency-Check on the dependent libraries.
      *
@@ -646,6 +652,9 @@ public class DependencyCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements MavenMultiPageR
         if (connectionTimeout != null && !connectionTimeout.isEmpty()) {
             Settings.setString(Settings.KEYS.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, connectionTimeout);
         }
+        if (suppressionFile != null && !suppressionFile.isEmpty()) {
+            Settings.setString(Settings.KEYS.SUPPRESSION_FILE, suppressionFile);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md b/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
index 261219d64..642d756de 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ externalReport      | When using as a Site plugin this parameter sets whether or
 failBuildOnCVSS     | Specifies if the build should be failed if a CVSS score above a specified level is identified. The default is 11 which means since the CVSS scores are 0-10, by default the build will never fail.         | 11
 format              | The report format to be generated (HTML, XML, VULN, ALL). This configuration option has no affect if using this within the Site plugin unless the externalReport is set to true. | HTML
 logFile             | The file path to write verbose logging information. |
+suppressionFile     | The file path to the XML suppression file \- used to support suppressing false positives |
 connectionTimeout   | The Connection Timeout.            |
 proxyUrl            | The Proxy URL.                     |
 proxyPort           | The Proxy Port.                    |