diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 095b74c1..b2c18b47 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@
                                                         <p class="help-block">If you have media indexing enabled on your server, use these on the activity pane.</p>
                                                     </div>
                                                 </fieldset>
+                                                <fieldset>
+                                                    <div class="checkbox">
+                                                        <input type="checkbox" id="pms_ssl" name="pms_ssl" value="1" ${config['pms_ssl']}> Force SSL
+                                                        <p class="help-block">Force PlexPy to connect to your Plex Server via SSL.</p>
+                                                    </div>
+                                                </fieldset>
                                                 <div class="wellheader">
                                                     <h3>Plex Logs</h3>
                                                 </div>
diff --git a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
index 9da5b041..53317725 100644
--- a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
+++ b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class PmsConnect(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.protocol = 'HTTP'
+        if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL:
+            self.protocol = 'HTTPS'
+        else:
+            self.protocol = 'HTTP'
         self.request_handler = http_handler.HTTPHandler(host=plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IP,
                                                         port=plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT,
                                                         token=plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_TOKEN)
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index abde1c6f..b238563c 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "pms_logs_folder": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_LOGS_FOLDER,
             "pms_port": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT,
             "pms_token": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_TOKEN,
+            "pms_ssl": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL),
             "pms_use_bif": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF),
             "pms_uuid": plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_UUID,
             "plexwatch_database": plexpy.CONFIG.PLEXWATCH_DATABASE,
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "pushover_enabled", "pushbullet_enabled",
             "twitter_enabled", "osx_notify_enabled",
             "boxcar_enabled", "email_enabled", "email_tls",
-            "grouping_global_history", "grouping_user_history", "grouping_charts", "pms_use_bif",
+            "grouping_global_history", "grouping_user_history", "grouping_charts", "pms_use_bif", "pms_ssl",
             "tv_notify_enable", "movie_notify_enable", "music_notify_enable",
             "tv_notify_on_start", "movie_notify_on_start", "music_notify_on_start",
             "tv_notify_on_stop", "movie_notify_on_stop", "music_notify_on_stop",