diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 251cd080f..1e566de79 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ watch = true
 # Optional
 #
 # filename = "docker.tmpl"
+
+# Enable docker TLS connection
+#
+#  [docker.tls]
+#  ca = "/etc/ssl/ca.crt"
+#  cert = "/etc/ssl/docker.crt"
+#  key = "/etc/ssl/docker.key"
+#  insecureskipverify = true
 ```
 
 Labels can be used on containers to override default behaviour:
diff --git a/provider/docker.go b/provider/docker.go
index c03278f0f..44df0f24e 100644
--- a/provider/docker.go
+++ b/provider/docker.go
@@ -24,13 +24,33 @@ type Docker struct {
 	Endpoint string
 	Filename string
 	Domain   string
+	TLS      *DockerTLS
+}
+
+// DockerTLS holds TLS specific configurations
+type DockerTLS struct {
+	CA                 string
+	Cert               string
+	Key                string
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool
 }
 
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Docker) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
 
-	dockerClient, err := docker.NewClient(provider.Endpoint)
+	var dockerClient *docker.Client
+	var err error
+
+	if provider.TLS != nil {
+		dockerClient, err = docker.NewTLSClient(provider.Endpoint,
+			provider.TLS.Cert, provider.TLS.Key, provider.TLS.CA)
+		if err == nil {
+			dockerClient.TLSConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = provider.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify
+		}
+	} else {
+		dockerClient, err = docker.NewClient(provider.Endpoint)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to create a client for docker, error: %s", err)
 		return err
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index ea5c70f82..62aef45bb 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@
 #
 # filename = "docker.tmpl"
 
+# Enable docker TLS connection
+#
+#  [docker.tls]
+#  ca = "/etc/ssl/ca.crt"
+#  cert = "/etc/ssl/docker.crt"
+#  key = "/etc/ssl/docker.key"
+#  insecureskipverify = true
+
 
 ################################################################
 # Mesos/Marathon configuration backend