diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/__init__.py
index 00763cfb..1f21c056 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ config = [{
                     'default': 'localhost:6789',
                     'description': 'Hostname with port. Usually <strong>localhost:6789</strong>',
                 },
+                {
+                    'name': 'ssl',
+                    'default': 0,
+                    'type': 'bool',
+                    'advanced': True,
+                    'description': 'Use HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure, or <strong>https</strong>',
+                },
                 {
                     'name': 'username',
                     'default': 'nzbget',
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
index 482da2ca..c77561f4 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['nzb']
 
-    url = 'http://%(username)s:%(password)s@%(host)s/xmlrpc'
+    url = '%(protocol)://%(username)s:%(password)s@%(host)s/xmlrpc'
 
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
         log.info('Sending "%s" to NZBGet.', data.get('name'))
 
-        url = self.url % {'host': self.conf('host'), 'username': self.conf('username'), 'password': self.conf('password')}
+        url = self.url % {'protocol': 'https' if self.conf('ssl') else 'http', 'host': self.conf('host'), 'username': self.conf('username'), 'password': self.conf('password')}
         nzb_name = ss('%s.nzb' % self.createNzbName(data, media))
 
         rpc = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)