diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index 3e10c49c..84b97e32 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ available_notification_agents = sorted(notifiers.available_notification_agents()
                                 <input type="checkbox" class="monitor-settings" id="monitoring_use_websocket" name="monitoring_use_websocket" value="1" ${config['monitoring_use_websocket']}> Use Websocket (requires restart) [experimental]
                             </label>
                             <p class="help-block">Instead of polling the server at regular intervals let the server tell us when something happens.<br />
-                            This is currently experimental. Encrypted websocket is not currently supported.</p>
+                            This is currently experimental.</p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="checkbox">
                             <label>
diff --git a/plexpy/web_socket.py b/plexpy/web_socket.py
index dc2a3f29..0d4fc88a 100644
--- a/plexpy/web_socket.py
+++ b/plexpy/web_socket.py
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ def start_thread():
 def run():
     from websocket import create_connection
 
-    uri = 'ws://%s:%s/:/websockets/notifications' % (
-        plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IP,
-        plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT
-    )
+    if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_SSL and plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL[:5] == 'https':
+        uri = plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_URL.replace('https://', 'wss://') + '/:/websockets/notifications'
+    else:
+        uri = 'ws://%s:%s/:/websockets/notifications' % (
+            plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_IP,
+            plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_PORT
+        )
 
     # Set authentication token (if one is available)
     if plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_TOKEN: