diff --git a/salt/cloud/clouds/saltify.py b/salt/cloud/clouds/saltify.py
index dbe56260b2..00398c14e8 100644
--- a/salt/cloud/clouds/saltify.py
+++ b/salt/cloud/clouds/saltify.py
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ def create(vm_):
             'display_ssh_output', vm_, __opts__, default=True
         )
     }
+    if 'ssh_port' in vm_:
+	deploy_kwargs.update({'port': vm_['ssh_port']})
+
     # forward any info about possible ssh gateway to deploy script
     # as some providers need also a 'gateway' configuration
     if 'gateway' in vm_:
diff --git a/salt/utils/cloud.py b/salt/utils/cloud.py
index e8ef29a26c..8395d9b271 100644
--- a/salt/utils/cloud.py
+++ b/salt/utils/cloud.py
@@ -1387,6 +1387,9 @@ def scp_file(dest_path, contents, kwargs):
             '-i {0}'.format(kwargs['key_filename'])
         ])
 
+    if 'port' in kwargs:
+	ssh_args.extend(['-P {0}'.format(kwargs['port'])])
+
     if 'ssh_gateway' in kwargs:
         ssh_gateway = kwargs['ssh_gateway']
         ssh_gateway_port = 22
@@ -1562,6 +1565,10 @@ def root_cmd(command, tty, sudo, **kwargs):
                 ssh_gateway_user, ssh_gateway, ssh_gateway_port
             )
         )
+
+    if 'port' in kwargs:
+	ssh_args.extend(['-p {0}'.format(kwargs['port'])])
+
     cmd = 'ssh {0} {1[username]}@{1[hostname]} {2}'.format(
         ' '.join(ssh_args), kwargs, pipes.quote(command)
     )