diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
index 8a9c9c1c8a..fa0d09d986 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
@@ -212,12 +212,16 @@ gst_rtsp_connection_create (const GstRTSPUrl * url, GstRTSPConnection ** conn)
   GstRTSPConnection *newconn;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (conn != NULL, GST_RTSP_EINVAL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (url != NULL, GST_RTSP_EINVAL);
 
   newconn = g_new0 (GstRTSPConnection, 1);
 
   newconn->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
   newconn->client = g_socket_client_new ();
 
+  if (url->transports & GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS)
+    g_socket_client_set_tls (newconn->client, TRUE);
+
   newconn->url = gst_rtsp_url_copy (url);
   newconn->timer = g_timer_new ();
   newconn->timeout = 60;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.c
index a3e1e42595..e5d8f26f35 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ gst_rtsp_lower_trans_get_type (void)
         "udp-multicast"},
     {GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP, "GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP", "tcp"},
     {GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP, "GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP", "http"},
+    {GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS, "GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS", "tls"},
     {0, NULL, NULL},
   };
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.h b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.h
index 2e53e9e813..014b9b95b2 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtsptransport.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * @GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST: stream data over UDP multicast
  * @GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP: stream data over TCP
  * @GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP: stream data tunneled over HTTP.
+ * @GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS: encrypt TCP and HTTP with TLS
  *
  * The different transport methods.
  */
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP       = (1 << 0),
   GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST = (1 << 1),
   GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP       = (1 << 2),
-  GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP      = (1 << 4)
+  GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP      = (1 << 4),
+  GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS       = (1 << 5)
 } GstRTSPLowerTrans;
 
 #define GST_TYPE_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS (gst_rtsp_lower_trans_get_type())
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspurl.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspurl.c
index 3e97588b5a..654f2aa514 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspurl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspurl.c
@@ -67,7 +67,16 @@ static const struct
         GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST}, {
   "rtspu", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST}, {
   "rtspt", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP}, {
-  "rtsph", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP}
+  "rtsph", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP}, {
+  "rtsps", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP |
+        GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS}, {
+  "rtspsu",
+        GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_UDP_MCAST |
+        GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS}, {
+  "rtspst", GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS}, {
+  "rtspsh",
+        GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_HTTP | GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TCP |
+        GST_RTSP_LOWER_TRANS_TLS}
 };
 
 /* format is rtsp[u]://[user:passwd@]host[:port]/abspath[?query] where host