diff --git a/monit/files/monitrc b/monit/files/monitrc
index ac16b7b..30c01a1 100644
--- a/monit/files/monitrc
+++ b/monit/files/monitrc
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 set daemon  {{ daemon_check }}
 
+{% if http_access.ssl is defined %}
+set httpd port {{ http_access.port }} 
+  with ssl {
+{%- for k,v in http_access.ssl.items() %}
+    {{ k }}: {{ v }}
+{%- endfor %}
+  }
+  use address {{ http_access.bind }}
+{%- else -%}
 set httpd port {{ http_access.port }} and
   use address {{ http_access.bind }}
+{%- endif -%}
 {%- for host in http_access.allowed.hosts %}
   allow {{ host }}
 {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 9e4049f..bb2d547 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ monit:
   http_access:
     port: 2812
     bind: 127.0.0.1
+    ssl:
+      pemchain: /etc/monit/chain.pem
+      pemkey: /etc/monit/key.pem
     allowed:
       users:
         - ['user1', 'pass1']