diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index f163997c6ee4b..71b220333977a 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 )
 
 import pkg_resources
+import sshtunnel
 from cachelib.base import BaseCache
 from celery.schedules import crontab
 from dateutil import tz
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 from superset.advanced_data_type.plugins.internet_port import internet_port
 from superset.advanced_data_type.types import AdvancedDataType
 from superset.constants import CHANGE_ME_SECRET_KEY
+from superset.databases.utils import make_url_safe
 from superset.jinja_context import BaseTemplateProcessor
 from superset.reports.types import ReportScheduleExecutor
 from superset.stats_logger import DummyStatsLogger
@@ -471,8 +473,42 @@ def _try_json_readsha(filepath: str, length: int) -> Optional[str]:
     "DRILL_TO_DETAIL": False,
     "DATAPANEL_CLOSED_BY_DEFAULT": False,
     "HORIZONTAL_FILTER_BAR": False,
+    # Allow users to enable ssh tunneling when creating a DB.
+    # Users must check whether the DB engine supports SSH Tunnels
+    # otherwise enabling this flag won't have any effect on the DB.
+    "SSH_TUNNELING": False,
 }
 
+# ------------------------------
+# SSH Tunnel
+# ------------------------------
+# Allow users to set the host used when connecting to the SSH Tunnel
+# as localhost and any other alias (0.0.0.0)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#                             |
+# -------------+              |    +----------+
+#     LOCAL    |              |    |  REMOTE  | :22 SSH
+#     CLIENT   | <== SSH ========> |  SERVER  | :8080 web service
+# -------------+              |    +----------+
+#                             |
+#                          FIREWALL (only port 22 is open)
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+class SSHManager:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    local_bind_address = "127.0.0.1"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def mutator(cls, sqlalchemy_url: str, server: sshtunnel.SSHTunnelForwarder) -> str:
+        # override any ssh tunnel configuration object
+        url = make_url_safe(sqlalchemy_url)
+        return url.set(
+            host=cls.local_bind_address,
+            port=server.local_bind_port,
+        )
+
+
+SSH_TUNNEL_MANAGER = SSHManager  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+
 # Feature flags may also be set via 'SUPERSET_FEATURE_' prefixed environment vars.
 DEFAULT_FEATURE_FLAGS.update(
     {
@@ -1462,7 +1498,7 @@ def EMAIL_HEADER_MUTATOR(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name,unused-argument
     try:
         # pylint: disable=import-error,wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import
         import superset_config
-        from superset_config import *  # type:ignore
+        from superset_config import *  # type: ignore
 
         print(f"Loaded your LOCAL configuration at [{superset_config.__file__}]")
     except Exception:
diff --git a/superset/constants.py b/superset/constants.py
index c0fbb7c2cd8db..7d759acf6741c 100644
--- a/superset/constants.py
+++ b/superset/constants.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 NO_TIME_RANGE = "No filter"
 
-SSH_TUNNELLING_LOCAL_BIND_ADDRESS = "127.0.0.1"
-
 
 class RouteMethod:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
diff --git a/superset/databases/ssh_tunnel/models.py b/superset/databases/ssh_tunnel/models.py
index 17f4628f8070f..5f334d8c154bb 100644
--- a/superset/databases/ssh_tunnel/models.py
+++ b/superset/databases/ssh_tunnel/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import backref, relationship
 from sqlalchemy_utils import EncryptedType
 
-from superset.constants import SSH_TUNNELLING_LOCAL_BIND_ADDRESS
 from superset.models.core import Database
 from superset.models.helpers import (
     AuditMixinNullable,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
 )
 
 app_config = current_app.config
+ssh_manager = app_config["SSH_TUNNEL_MANAGER"]
 
 
 class SSHTunnel(Model, AuditMixinNullable, ExtraJSONMixin, ImportExportMixin):
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def parameters(self, bind_host: str, bind_port: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "ssh_port": self.server_port,
             "ssh_username": self.username,
             "remote_bind_address": (bind_host, bind_port),
-            "local_bind_address": (SSH_TUNNELLING_LOCAL_BIND_ADDRESS,),
+            "local_bind_address": (ssh_manager.local_bind_address,),
         }
 
         if self.password:
diff --git a/superset/models/core.py b/superset/models/core.py
index 790dd9fe9ced0..51bd0ce21b6ff 100755
--- a/superset/models/core.py
+++ b/superset/models/core.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql import expression, Select
 
 from superset import app, db_engine_specs
-from superset.constants import PASSWORD_MASK, SSH_TUNNELLING_LOCAL_BIND_ADDRESS
+from superset.constants import PASSWORD_MASK
 from superset.databases.utils import make_url_safe
 from superset.db_engine_specs.base import MetricType, TimeGrain
 from superset.extensions import cache_manager, encrypted_field_factory, security_manager
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 from superset.utils.memoized import memoized
 
 config = app.config
+ssh_manager = config["SSH_TUNNEL_MANAGER"]
 custom_password_store = config["SQLALCHEMY_CUSTOM_PASSWORD_STORE"]
 stats_logger = config["STATS_LOGGER"]
 log_query = config["QUERY_LOGGER"]
@@ -447,13 +448,8 @@ def _get_sqla_engine(
             )
 
         if ssh_tunnel_server:
-            # update sqlalchemy_url
-            url = make_url_safe(sqlalchemy_url)
-            sqlalchemy_url = url.set(
-                host=SSH_TUNNELLING_LOCAL_BIND_ADDRESS,
-                port=ssh_tunnel_server.local_bind_port,
-            )
-
+            # update sqlalchemy_url with ssh tunnel manager info
+            sqlalchemy_url = ssh_manager.mutator(sqlalchemy_url, ssh_tunnel_server)
         try:
             return create_engine(sqlalchemy_url, **params)
         except Exception as ex: