diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 5d8da45..30e571c 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ For each host defined into `VIRTUAL_HOST`, the associated virtual port is retrie
 
 ### Multiple ports
 
-If your container expose more than one service on different ports and those services need to be proxied, you'll need to use the `VIRTUAL_HOST_MULTIPORTS` environment variable. This variable takes virtual host, path, port and dest definition in YAML (or JSON) form, and completely override the `VIRTUAL_HOST`, `VIRTUAL_PORT`, `VIRTUAL_PATH` and `VIRTUAL_DEST` environment variables on this container.
+If your container expose more than one service on different ports and those services need to be proxied, you'll need to use the `VIRTUAL_HOST_MULTIPORTS` environment variable. This variable takes virtual host, path, port and dest definition in YAML (or JSON) form, and completely override the `VIRTUAL_HOST`, `VIRTUAL_PORT`, `VIRTUAL_PROTO`, `VIRTUAL_PATH` and `VIRTUAL_DEST` environment variables on this container.
 
 The YAML syntax should be easier to write on Docker compose files, while the JSON syntax can be used for CLI invocation.
 
@@ -66,19 +66,21 @@ The expected format is the following:
 hostname:
   path:
     port: int
+    proto: string
     dest: string
 ```
 
-For each hostname entry, `path`, `port` and `dest` are optional and are assigned default values when missing:
+For each hostname entry, `path`, `port`, `proto` and `dest` are optional and are assigned default values when missing:
 
 - `path` = "/"
 - `port` = default port
+- `proto` = "http"
 - `dest` = ""
 
-The following examples use an hypothetical container running services on port 80, 8000 and 9000:
-
 #### Multiple ports routed to different hostnames
 
+The following example use an hypothetical container running services over HTTP on port 80, 8000 and 9000:
+
 ```yaml
 services:
   multiport-container:
@@ -111,12 +113,14 @@ services:
 
 This would result in the following proxy config:
 
-- `www.example.org` -> `multiport-container:80`
-- `service1.example.org` -> `multiport-container:8000`
-- `service2.example.org` -> `multiport-container:9000`
+- `www.example.org` -> `multiport-container:80` over `HTTP`
+- `service1.example.org` -> `multiport-container:8000` over `HTTP`
+- `service2.example.org` -> `multiport-container:9000` over `HTTP`
 
 #### Multiple ports routed to same hostname and different paths
 
+The following example use an hypothetical container running services over HTTP on port 80 and 8000 and over HTTPS on port 9443:
+
 ```yaml
 services:
   multiport-container:
@@ -130,11 +134,12 @@ services:
             port: 8000
             dest: "/"
           "/service2":
-            port: 9000
+            port: 9443
+            proto: "https"
             dest: "/"
 
-# port and dest are not specified on the / path, so this path is routed
-# to the default port with the default dest value (empty string)
+# port and dest are not specified on the / path, so this path is routed to the
+# default port with the default dest value (empty string) and default proto (http)
 
 # JSON equivalent:
 #     VIRTUAL_HOST_MULTIPORTS: |-
@@ -142,16 +147,16 @@ services:
 #         "www.example.org": {
 #           "/": {},
 #           "/service1": { "port": 8000, "dest": "/" },
-#           "/service2": { "port": 9000, "dest": "/" }
+#           "/service2": { "port": 9443, "proto": "https", "dest": "/" }
 #         }
 #       }
 ```
 
 This would result in the following proxy config:
 
-- `www.example.org` -> `multiport-container:80`
-- `www.example.org/service1` -> `multiport-container:8000`
-- `www.example.org/service2` -> `multiport-container:9000`
+- `www.example.org` -> `multiport-container:80` over `HTTP`
+- `www.example.org/service1` -> `multiport-container:8000` over `HTTP`
+- `www.example.org/service2` -> `multiport-container:9443` over `HTTPS`
 
 ⬆️ [back to table of contents](#table-of-contents)
 
diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index d18b2ab..a78e545 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -589,18 +589,31 @@ proxy_set_header Proxy "";
 
         {{- range $path, $vpath := $vhost }}
             {{- if (empty $vpath) }}
-                {{- $vpath = dict "dest" "" "port" "default" }}
+                {{- $vpath = dict
+                    "dest" ""
+                    "port" "default"
+                    "proto" "http"
+                }}
             {{- end }}
+
             {{- $dest := $vpath.dest | default "" }}
             {{- $port := $vpath.port | default "default" | toString }}
+            {{- $proto := $vpath.proto | default "http" }}
+
             {{- $path_data := get $paths $path | default (dict) }}
             {{- $path_ports := $path_data.ports | default (dict) }}
             {{- $path_port_containers := get $path_ports $port | default (list) | concat $containers }}
             {{- $_ := set $path_ports $port $path_port_containers }}
             {{- $_ := set $path_data "ports" $path_ports }}
+            
             {{- if (not (hasKey $path_data "dest")) }}
                 {{- $_ := set $path_data "dest" $dest }}
             {{- end }}
+
+            {{- if (not (hasKey $path_data "proto")) }}
+                {{- $_ := set $path_data "proto" $proto }}
+            {{- end }}
+            
             {{- $_ := set $paths $path $path_data }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- $_ := set $vhost_data "paths" $paths }}
@@ -635,6 +648,8 @@ proxy_set_header Proxy "";
 
     {{- range $path, $containers := $tmp_paths }}
         {{- $dest := groupByKeys $containers "Env.VIRTUAL_DEST" | first | default "" }}
+        {{- $proto := groupByKeys $containers "Env.VIRTUAL_PROTO" | first | default "http" | trim }}
+
         {{- $path_data := get $paths $path | default (dict) }}
         {{- $path_ports := $path_data.ports | default (dict) }}
         {{- range $port, $containers := groupByWithDefault $containers "Env.VIRTUAL_PORT" "default" }}
@@ -642,9 +657,15 @@ proxy_set_header Proxy "";
             {{- $_ := set $path_ports $port $path_port_containers }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- $_ := set $path_data "ports" $path_ports }}
+
         {{- if (not (hasKey $path_data "dest")) }}
             {{- $_ := set $path_data "dest" $dest }}
         {{- end }}
+
+        {{- if (not (hasKey $path_data "proto")) }}
+            {{- $_ := set $path_data "proto" $proto }}
+        {{- end }}
+        
         {{- $_ := set $paths $path $path_data }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- $_ := set $vhost_data "paths" $paths }}
@@ -664,8 +685,6 @@ proxy_set_header Proxy "";
             {{ $vpath_containers = concat $vpath_containers $vport_containers }}
         {{- end }}
 
-        {{- /* Get the VIRTUAL_PROTO defined by containers w/ the same vhost-vpath, falling back to "http". */}}
-        {{- $proto := groupByKeys $vpath_containers "Env.VIRTUAL_PROTO" | first | default "http" | trim }}
         {{- /* Get the NETWORK_ACCESS defined by containers w/ the same vhost, falling back to "external". */}}
         {{- $network_tag := groupByKeys $vpath_containers "Env.NETWORK_ACCESS" | first | default "external" }}
 
@@ -678,7 +697,6 @@ proxy_set_header Proxy "";
             {{- $upstream = printf "%s-%s" $upstream $sum }}
         {{- end }}
 
-        {{- $_ := set $vpath_data "proto" $proto }}
         {{- $_ := set $vpath_data "network_tag" $network_tag }}
         {{- $_ := set $vpath_data "upstream" $upstream }}
         {{- $_ := set $vpath_data "loadbalance" $loadbalance }}
diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.crt b/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd7284b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+Certificate:
+    Data:
+        Version: 3 (0x2)
+        Serial Number: 4096 (0x1000)
+    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
+        Issuer: O=nginx-proxy test suite, CN=www.nginx-proxy.tld
+        Validity
+            Not Before: Jan 10 00:08:52 2017 GMT
+            Not After : May 28 00:08:52 2044 GMT
+        Subject: CN=*.nginx-proxy.tld
+        Subject Public Key Info:
+            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
+                Public-Key: (2048 bit)
+                Modulus:
+                    00:cb:45:f4:14:9b:fe:64:85:79:4a:36:8d:3d:d1:
+                    27:d0:7c:36:28:30:e6:73:80:6f:7c:49:23:d0:6c:
+                    17:e4:44:c0:77:4d:9a:c2:bc:24:84:e3:a5:4d:ba:
+                    d2:da:51:7b:a1:2a:12:d4:c0:19:55:69:2c:22:27:
+                    2d:1a:f6:fc:4b:7f:e9:cb:a8:3c:e8:69:b8:d2:4f:
+                    de:4e:50:e2:d0:74:30:7c:42:5a:ae:aa:85:a5:b1:
+                    71:4d:c9:7e:86:8b:62:8c:3e:0d:e3:3b:c3:f5:81:
+                    0b:8c:68:79:fe:bf:10:fb:ae:ec:11:49:6d:64:5e:
+                    1a:7d:b3:92:93:4e:96:19:3a:98:04:a7:66:b2:74:
+                    61:2d:41:13:0c:a4:54:0d:2c:78:fd:b4:a3:e8:37:
+                    78:9a:de:fa:bc:2e:a8:0f:67:14:58:ce:c3:87:d5:
+                    14:0e:8b:29:7d:48:19:b2:a9:f5:b4:e8:af:32:21:
+                    67:15:7e:43:52:8b:20:cf:9f:38:43:bf:fd:c8:24:
+                    7f:52:a3:88:f2:f1:4a:14:91:2a:6e:91:6f:fb:7d:
+                    6a:78:c6:6d:2e:dd:1e:4c:2b:63:bb:3a:43:9c:91:
+                    f9:df:d3:08:13:63:86:7d:ce:e8:46:cf:f1:6c:1f:
+                    ca:f7:4c:de:d8:4b:e0:da:bc:06:d9:87:0f:ff:96:
+                    45:85
+                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
+        X509v3 extensions:
+            X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: 
+                DNS:*.nginx-proxy.tld
+    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
+         6e:a5:0e:e4:d3:cc:d5:b7:fc:34:75:89:4e:98:8c:e7:08:06:
+         a8:5b:ec:13:7d:83:99:a2:61:b8:d5:12:6e:c5:b4:53:4e:9a:
+         22:cd:ad:14:30:6a:7d:58:d7:23:d9:a4:2a:96:a0:40:9e:50:
+         9f:ce:f2:fe:8c:dd:9a:ac:99:39:5b:89:2d:ca:e5:3e:c3:bc:
+         03:04:1c:12:d9:6e:b8:9f:f0:3a:be:12:44:7e:a4:21:86:73:
+         af:d5:00:51:3f:2c:56:70:34:8f:26:b0:7f:b0:cf:cf:7f:f9:
+         40:6f:00:29:c4:cf:c3:b7:c2:49:3d:3f:b0:26:78:87:b9:c7:
+         6c:1b:aa:6a:1a:dd:c5:eb:f2:69:ba:6d:46:0b:92:49:b5:11:
+         3c:eb:48:c7:2f:fb:33:a6:6a:82:a2:ab:f8:1e:5f:7d:e3:b7:
+         f2:fd:f5:88:a5:09:4d:a0:bc:f4:3b:cd:d2:8b:d7:57:1f:86:
+         3b:d2:3e:a4:92:21:b0:02:0b:e9:e0:c4:1c:f1:78:e2:58:a7:
+         26:5f:4c:29:c8:23:f0:6e:12:3f:bd:ad:44:7b:0b:bd:db:ba:
+         63:8d:07:c6:9d:dc:46:cc:63:40:ba:5e:45:82:dd:9a:e5:50:
+         e8:e7:d7:27:88:fc:6f:1d:8a:e7:5c:49:28:aa:10:29:75:28:
+         c7:52:de:f9
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.key b/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91adb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/nginx-proxy.tld.key
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEowIBAAKCAQEAy0X0FJv+ZIV5SjaNPdEn0Hw2KDDmc4BvfEkj0GwX5ETAd02a
+wrwkhOOlTbrS2lF7oSoS1MAZVWksIictGvb8S3/py6g86Gm40k/eTlDi0HQwfEJa
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diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-multi-ports.conf b/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-multi-ports.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03956b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-multi-ports.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name web2.nginx-proxy.tld;
+
+    location / {
+        default_type text/plain;
+        return 200 'This is web2.nginx-proxy.tld';
+    }
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name web3.nginx-proxy.tld;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certs/server.crt;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certs/server.key;
+
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
+    ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305';
+
+    location / {
+        default_type text/plain;
+        return 200 'This is web3.nginx-proxy.tld';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-single-port.conf b/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-single-port.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c7b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/ssl-app-single-port.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name web1.nginx-proxy.tld;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certs/server.crt;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certs/server.key;
+
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
+    ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305';
+
+    location / {
+        default_type text/plain;
+        return 200 'This is web1.nginx-proxy.tld';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.py b/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b605b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('subdomain', ['web1', 'web2', 'web3'])
+def test_upstream_with_https_virtual_proto(docker_compose, nginxproxy, subdomain):
+    r = nginxproxy.get(f"http://{subdomain}.nginx-proxy.tld")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.text == f"This is {subdomain}.nginx-proxy.tld"
diff --git a/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.yml b/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60d072f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virtual-proto/test_virtual-proto.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+services:
+  ssl-app-single-port:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    volumes:
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/ssl-app-single-port.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/nginx-proxy.tld.crt:/etc/nginx/certs/server.crt:ro
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/nginx-proxy.tld.key:/etc/nginx/certs/server.key:ro
+    environment:
+      VIRTUAL_HOST: "web1.nginx-proxy.tld"
+      VIRTUAL_PROTO: "https"
+      VIRTUAL_PORT: "443"
+
+  ssl-app-multi-ports:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    volumes:
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/ssl-app-multi-ports.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/nginx-proxy.tld.crt:/etc/nginx/certs/server.crt:ro
+      - ${PYTEST_MODULE_PATH}/nginx-proxy.tld.key:/etc/nginx/certs/server.key:ro
+    environment:
+      VIRTUAL_HOST_MULTIPORTS: |-
+        web2.nginx-proxy.tld:
+        web3.nginx-proxy.tld:
+          "/":
+            port: 443
+            proto: "https"