diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index f72a39dbb..de2ea0ea2 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -202,7 +202,15 @@ To enable it:
 ```toml
 [web]
 address = ":8080"
+
+# SSL certificate and key used
+#
+# Optional
+#
+# CertFile = "traefik.crt"
+# KeyFile = "traefik.key"
 ```
+
 * ```/```: provides a simple HTML frontend of Træfik
 
 ![HTML frontend](img/web.frontend.png)
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index 652489b8e..ef3566dc7 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@
 #
 # address = ":8080"
 
+# SSL certificate and key used
+#
+# Optional
+#
+# CertFile = "traefik.crt"
+# KeyFile = "traefik.key"
+
 
 ################################################################
 # File configuration backend
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index f15d32fc3..e6d4e7415 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 type WebProvider struct {
 	Address string
+	CertFile, KeyFile string
 }
 
 type Page struct {
@@ -43,7 +44,13 @@ func (provider *WebProvider) Provide(configurationChan chan<- *Configuration) {
 	systemRouter.Methods("GET").Path("/api/frontends/{frontend}").Handler(http.HandlerFunc(GetFrontendHandler))
 	systemRouter.Methods("GET").PathPrefix("/static/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static/", http.FileServer(&assetfs.AssetFS{Asset: Asset, AssetDir: AssetDir, Prefix: "static"})))
 
-	go http.ListenAndServe(provider.Address, systemRouter)
+	go func() {
+		if len(provider.CertFile) > 0 && len(provider.KeyFile) > 0 {
+			http.ListenAndServeTLS(provider.Address,provider.CertFile, provider.KeyFile, systemRouter)
+		} else {
+			http.ListenAndServe(provider.Address, systemRouter)
+		}
+	}()
 }
 
 func GetConfigHandler(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {