diff --git a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.cpp b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.cpp
index e686b3f..9b84ea7 100644
--- a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.cpp
+++ b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 /** Constructs a new HTTP connection.
  */
-QDjangoHttpConnection::QDjangoHttpConnection(QTcpSocket *device, QDjangoHttpServer *server)
+QDjangoHttpConnection::QDjangoHttpConnection(QAbstractSocket *device, QDjangoHttpServer *server)
     : QObject(server),
     m_closeAfterResponse(false),
     m_pendingRequest(0),
@@ -265,12 +265,41 @@ void QDjangoHttpConnection::_q_writeResponse()
 
 /// \endcond
 
+class TcpServer : public QTcpServer {
+public:
+    TcpServer(QDjangoHttpServer* a_djandoHttpServer) :
+        QTcpServer(a_djandoHttpServer), m_djandoHttpServer(a_djandoHttpServer) {}
+
+
+protected:
+    /** Call the HttpListener.incomingConnection passing the port of the server. */
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0))
+    void incomingConnection(int a_socketDescriptor)
+#else
+    void incomingConnection(qintptr a_socketDescriptor) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
+#endif
+    {
+        m_djandoHttpServer->_q_incomingConnection(a_socketDescriptor);
+    }
+
+private:
+    /** Reference to the HttpListener who owns the TcpServer */
+    QDjangoHttpServer* m_djandoHttpServer;
+};
+
 class QDjangoHttpServerPrivate
 {
 public:
     int connectionCount;
     QTcpServer *tcpServer;
     QDjangoUrlResolver *urlResolver;
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+    bool ssl;
+    QSslKey sslKey;
+    QSslCertificate sslCert;
+    QList<QSslCertificate> sslCaCerts;
+#endif
 };
 
 /** Constructs a new HTTP server.
@@ -282,6 +311,9 @@ QDjangoHttpServer::QDjangoHttpServer(QObject *parent)
     d->connectionCount = 0;
     d->tcpServer = 0;
     d->urlResolver = new QDjangoUrlResolver(this);
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+    d->ssl = false;
+#endif
 }
 
 /** Destroys the HTTP server.
@@ -306,13 +338,7 @@ void QDjangoHttpServer::close()
 bool QDjangoHttpServer::listen(const QHostAddress &address, quint16 port)
 {
     if (!d->tcpServer) {
-        bool check;
-        Q_UNUSED(check);
-
-        d->tcpServer = new QTcpServer(this);
-        check = connect(d->tcpServer, SIGNAL(newConnection()),
-                        this, SLOT(_q_newTcpConnection()));
-        Q_ASSERT(check);
+        d->tcpServer = new TcpServer(this);
     }
 
     return d->tcpServer->listen(address, port);
@@ -326,26 +352,73 @@ QDjangoUrlResolver* QDjangoHttpServer::urls() const
     return d->urlResolver;
 }
 
+/** Tells the server to use ssl and setup the:
+ *  \a sslKey: Ssl Key
+ *  \a sslCert: Local Certificate
+ *  \a sslCaCert: CA Certificates
+ * Qt need to be compiled with open ssl support
+ */
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+void QDjangoHttpServer::setupSSL(const QSslKey &sslKey, const QSslCertificate &sslCert, const QList<QSslCertificate> &sslCaCerts)
+{
+    d->ssl = true;
+    d->sslKey = sslKey;
+    d->sslCert =  sslCert;
+    d->sslCaCerts = sslCaCerts;
+}
+#endif
+
 /** Handles the creation of new HTTP connections.
  */
-void QDjangoHttpServer::_q_newTcpConnection()
+
+#if QT_VERSION > QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+void QDjangoHttpServer::_q_incomingConnection(qintptr socketDescriptor)
+#else
+void QDjangoHttpServer::_q_incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor)
+#endif
 {
     bool check;
     Q_UNUSED(check);
 
-    QTcpSocket *socket;
-    while ((socket = d->tcpServer->nextPendingConnection()) != 0) {
-        QDjangoHttpConnection *connection = new QDjangoHttpConnection(socket, this);
-#ifdef QDJANGO_DEBUG_HTTP
-        qDebug("Handling connection %i", d->connectionCount++);
+    QAbstractSocket *socket;
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+    if (d->ssl)
+        socket = new QSslSocket(this);
+    else
 #endif
+        socket = new QTcpSocket(this);
+
+    if (!socket->setSocketDescriptor(socketDescriptor)) {
+        qWarning("HttpConnectionHandler (%p): cannot initialize socket: %s",this, qPrintable(socket->errorString()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+    if (d->ssl) {
+        QSslSocket* sslSocket = qobject_cast<QSslSocket*>(socket);
 
-        check = connect(connection, SIGNAL(closed()),
-                        connection, SLOT(deleteLater()));
-        Q_ASSERT(check);
+        foreach (QSslCertificate c, d->sslCaCerts) {
+            sslSocket->addCaCertificate(c);
+        }
 
-        check = connect(connection, SIGNAL(requestFinished(QDjangoHttpRequest*,QDjangoHttpResponse*)),
-                        this, SIGNAL(requestFinished(QDjangoHttpRequest*,QDjangoHttpResponse*)));
-        Q_ASSERT(check);
+        sslSocket->setProtocol(QSsl::AnyProtocol);
+        sslSocket->setPrivateKey(d->sslKey);
+        sslSocket->setLocalCertificate(d->sslCert);
+        sslSocket->startServerEncryption();
     }
+#endif
+
+    QDjangoHttpConnection *connection = new QDjangoHttpConnection(socket, this);
+#ifdef QDJANGO_DEBUG_HTTP
+    qDebug("Handling connection %i", d->connectionCount++);
+#endif
+
+    check = connect(connection, SIGNAL(closed()),
+                    connection, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+    Q_ASSERT(check);
+
+    check = connect(connection, SIGNAL(requestFinished(QDjangoHttpRequest*,QDjangoHttpResponse*)),
+                    this, SIGNAL(requestFinished(QDjangoHttpRequest*,QDjangoHttpResponse*)));
+    Q_ASSERT(check);
 }
diff --git a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.h b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.h
index 40f2476..924690e 100644
--- a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.h
+++ b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QObject>
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+#include <QSslKey>
+#include <QSslSocket>
+#endif
 
 #include "QDjangoHttp_p.h"
 
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ class QDJANGO_EXPORT QDjangoHttpServer : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    friend class TcpServer;
 public:
     QDjangoHttpServer(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~QDjangoHttpServer();
@@ -51,13 +56,21 @@ class QDJANGO_EXPORT QDjangoHttpServer : public QObject
     bool listen(const QHostAddress &address, quint16 port);
     QDjangoUrlResolver *urls() const;
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
+    void setupSSL(const QSslKey &sslKey, const QSslCertificate &sslCert, const QList<QSslCertificate> &sslCaCerts = QList<QSslCertificate>());
+#endif
+
 signals:
     /** This signal is emitted when a request completes.
      */
     void requestFinished(QDjangoHttpRequest *request, QDjangoHttpResponse *response);
 
-private slots:
-    void _q_newTcpConnection();
+private:
+#if QT_VERSION > QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+    void _q_incomingConnection(qintptr socketDescriptor);
+#else
+    void _q_incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor);
+#endif
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QDjangoHttpServer)
diff --git a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer_p.h b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer_p.h
index 0d498b9..6a5dc52 100644
--- a/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer_p.h
+++ b/src/http/QDjangoHttpServer_p.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 class QDjangoHttpRequest;
 class QDjangoHttpResponse;
 class QDjangoHttpServer;
-class QTcpSocket;
+class QAbstractSocket;
 
 typedef QPair<QDjangoHttpRequest*,QDjangoHttpResponse*> QDjangoHttpJob;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class QDjangoHttpConnection : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    QDjangoHttpConnection(QTcpSocket *device, QDjangoHttpServer *server);
+    QDjangoHttpConnection(QAbstractSocket *device, QDjangoHttpServer *server);
     ~QDjangoHttpConnection();
 
 signals:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private slots:
     QDjangoHttpRequest *m_pendingRequest;
     int m_requestCount;
     QDjangoHttpServer *m_server;
-    QTcpSocket *m_socket;
+    QAbstractSocket *m_socket;
 
     // request parsing
     qint64 m_requestBytesRemaining;