diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c1232e..91f14ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ JavaReceiverInputDStream receiverStream = RabbitMQUtils.createJavaStream[R](java
 |---------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 | hosts                     | RabbitMQ hosts               | Yes (default: localhost)             |
 | virtualHosts              | RabbitMQ virtual Host        | Yes                                  |
+| sslProtocol               | SSL Protocol                 | Yes (default: No SSL connection)     |
 | queueName                 | Queue name                   | Yes                                  |
 | exchangeName              | Exchange name                | Yes                                  |
 | exchangeType              | Exchange type                | Yes                                  |
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/ConfigParameters.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/ConfigParameters.scala
index 764c91b..37b3cfa 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/ConfigParameters.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/ConfigParameters.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ object ConfigParameters {
   val VirtualHostKey = "virtualHost"
   val UserNameKey = "userName"
   val PasswordKey = "password"
-  val ConnectionKeys = List(HostsKey, VirtualHostKey, UserNameKey, PasswordKey)
+  val SslProtocolKey = "sslProtocol"
+  val ConnectionKeys = List(HostsKey, VirtualHostKey, UserNameKey, PasswordKey, SslProtocolKey)
 
   /**
    * Queue Connection properties
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ object ConfigParameters {
   val AutoAckType = "auto"
   val DefaultHost = "localhost"
   val DefaultPrefetchCount = 1
+  val DefaultSslProtocol = null
 
   /**
    * Message Consumed properties
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/Consumer.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/Consumer.scala
index c464386..c30c056 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/Consumer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/Consumer.scala
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ object Consumer extends Logging with ConsumerParamsUtils {
 
   private def getChannel(params: Map[String, String]): Try[Channel] = {
     val addresses = getAddresses(params)
+    if (useSslConnection(params)) {
+      factory.useSslProtocol(getSslProtocol(params))
+    }
     val addressesKey = addresses.mkString(",")
     val connection = connections.getOrElse(addressesKey, addConnection(addressesKey, addresses))
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/ConsumerParamsUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/ConsumerParamsUtils.scala
index 124b8d3..f2d76e3 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/ConsumerParamsUtils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/consumer/ConsumerParamsUtils.scala
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ trait ConsumerParamsUtils {
     ExchangeAndRouting(exchangeName, exchangeType, routingKeys)
   }
 
+  def useSslConnection(params: Map[String, String]): Boolean = {
+    params.get(SslProtocolKey).orNull != null
+  }
+
+  def getSslProtocol(params: Map[String, String]): String = {
+    params.getOrElse(SslProtocolKey, DefaultSslProtocol)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Queue Properties
    */
diff --git a/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumerIT.scala b/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumerIT.scala
index 58ae168..dfa7e5d 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumerIT.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConsumerIT.scala
@@ -27,16 +27,30 @@ class RabbitMQConsumerIT extends TemporalDataSuite {
 
   override val exchangeName = s"$configExchangeName-${this.getClass().getName()}-${UUID.randomUUID().toString}"
 
-  test("RabbitMQ Receiver should read all the records") {
+  test("RabbitMQ Receiver should read all the records without SSL") {
+    testReadRecords(5672, null)
+  }
+
+  test("RabbitMQ Receiver should read all the records with SSL") {
+    testReadRecords(5671, "tlsv1.2")
+  }
+
+  private def hostsWithPort(port: Int): String = hosts
+    .split(",")
+    .map(h => if(h.contains(":")) h.split(":")(0) else h)
+    .map(_ + ":" + port)
+    .mkString(",")
 
+  private def testReadRecords(port: Int, ssl: String): Unit = {
     val receiverStream = RabbitMQUtils.createStream(ssc, Map(
-      "hosts" -> hosts,
+      "hosts" -> hostsWithPort(port),
       "queueName" -> queueName,
       "exchangeName" -> exchangeName,
       "exchangeType" -> exchangeType,
       "vHost" -> vHost,
       "userName" -> userName,
-      "password" -> password
+      "password" -> password,
+      "sslProtocol" -> ssl
     ))
     val totalEvents = ssc.sparkContext.longAccumulator("My Accumulator")