diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 8e95ed24e..59fce39c0 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ type Consul struct {
 	CheckDeregisterCriticalServiceAfter string
 	ChecksRequired                      string
 	ServiceMonitors                     int
+	TLS                                 ConsulTlS
 }
 
 type Custom struct {
@@ -187,3 +188,11 @@ type BasicAuth struct {
 	Refresh time.Duration
 	ModTime time.Time // the htpasswd file last modification time
 }
+
+type ConsulTlS struct {
+	KeyFile            string
+	CertFile           string
+	CAFile             string
+	CAPath             string
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool
+}
diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index ba700947a..8382c050a 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.KVPath, "registry.consul.kvpath", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.KVPath, "consul KV path for manual overrides")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.NoRouteHTMLPath, "registry.consul.noroutehtmlpath", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.NoRouteHTMLPath, "consul KV path for HTML returned when no route is found")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TagPrefix, "registry.consul.tagprefix", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TagPrefix, "prefix for consul tags")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.KeyFile, "registry.consul.tls.keyfile", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.KeyFile, "path to consul key file")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.CertFile, "registry.consul.tls.certfile", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.CertFile, "path to consul cert file")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAFile, "registry.consul.tls.cafile", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAFile, "path to consul CA file")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "registry.consul.tls.capath", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "path to consul CA directory")
+	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "is tls check enabled")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.Register, "registry.consul.register.enabled", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.Register, "register fabio in consul")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "registry.consul.register.addr", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "service registration address")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "registry.consul.register.name", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "service registration name")
diff --git a/fabio.properties b/fabio.properties
index 3ec4c04c2..e007b15e4 100644
--- a/fabio.properties
+++ b/fabio.properties
@@ -678,6 +678,54 @@
 # registry.consul.token =
 
 
+# registry.consul.tls.keyfile the path to the TLS certificate private key used for Consul communication.
+#
+# This is the full path to the TLS private key while using TLS transport to
+# communicate with Consul
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.keyfile =
+
+# registry.consul.tls.certfile the path to the TLS certificate used for Consul communication.
+#
+# This is the full path to the TLS certificate while using TLS transport to
+# communicate with Consul
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.certfile =
+
+
+# registry.consul.tls.cafile the path to the ca certificate used for Consul communication.
+#
+# This is the full path to the CA certificate while using TLS transport to
+# communicate with Consul
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.cafile =
+
+# registry.consul.tls.capath the path to the folder containing CA certificates.
+#
+# This is the full path to the folder with CA certificates while using TLS transport to
+# communicate with Consul
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.capath =
+
+
+# registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify enable SSL verification with Consul.
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify enables or disables SSL verification while using TLS transport to
+# communicate with Consul
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify = false
+
+
 # registry.consul.kvpath configures the KV path for manual routes.
 #
 # The consul KV path is watched for changes which get appended to
diff --git a/registry/consul/backend.go b/registry/consul/backend.go
index 629bd925d..26dc8852b 100644
--- a/registry/consul/backend.go
+++ b/registry/consul/backend.go
@@ -19,8 +19,18 @@ type be struct {
 }
 
 func NewBackend(cfg *config.Consul) (registry.Backend, error) {
+
+	consulCfg := &api.Config{Address: cfg.Addr, Scheme: cfg.Scheme, Token: cfg.Token}
+	if cfg.Scheme == "https" {
+		consulCfg.TLSConfig.KeyFile = cfg.TLS.KeyFile
+		consulCfg.TLSConfig.CertFile = cfg.TLS.CertFile
+		consulCfg.TLSConfig.CAFile = cfg.TLS.CAFile
+		consulCfg.TLSConfig.CAPath = cfg.TLS.CAPath
+		consulCfg.TLSConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = cfg.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify
+	}
+
 	// create a reusable client
-	c, err := api.NewClient(&api.Config{Address: cfg.Addr, Scheme: cfg.Scheme, Token: cfg.Token})
+	c, err := api.NewClient(consulCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}