diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 782278e2..55548857 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Changes since v4.0.0
 
 - [#227](https://github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy/pull/227) Add Keycloak provider (@Ofinka)
+- [#259](https://github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy/pull/259) Redirect to HTTPS (@jmickey)
 - [#273](https://github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy/pull/273) Support Go 1.13 (@dio)
 - [#275](https://github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy/pull/275) docker: build from debian buster (@syscll)
 - [#258](https://github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy/pull/258) Add IDToken for Azure provider
diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index c076dc88..332c2238 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ An example [oauth2_proxy.cfg]({{ site.gitweb }}/contrib/oauth2_proxy.cfg.example
 | `-extra-jwt-issuers` | string | if `-skip-jwt-bearer-tokens` is set, a list of extra JWT `issuer=audience` pairs (where the issuer URL has a `.well-known/openid-configuration` or a `.well-known/jwks.json`) | |
 | `-exclude-logging-paths` | string | comma separated list of paths to exclude from logging, eg: `"/ping,/path2"` |`""` (no paths excluded) |
 | `-flush-interval` | duration | period between flushing response buffers when streaming responses | `"1s"` |
+| `-force-https` | bool | enforce https redirect | `false` |
 | `-banner` | string | custom banner string. Use `"-"` to disable default banner. | |
 | `-footer` | string | custom footer string. Use `"-"` to disable default footer. | |
 | `-gcp-healthchecks` | bool | will enable `/liveness_check`, `/readiness_check`, and `/` (with the proper user-agent) endpoints that will make it work well with GCP App Engine and GKE Ingresses | false |
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 2cee227b..88280c44 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -152,3 +152,14 @@ func (ln tcpKeepAliveListener) Accept() (c net.Conn, err error) {
 	tc.SetKeepAlivePeriod(3 * time.Minute)
 	return tc, nil
 }
+
+func redirectToHTTPS(opts *Options, h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		proto := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto")
+		if opts.ForceHTTPS && (r.TLS == nil || (proto != "" && strings.ToLower(proto) != "https")) {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, opts.HTTPSAddress, http.StatusPermanentRedirect)
+		}
+
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/http_test.go b/http_test.go
index f5ee1421..400213a0 100644
--- a/http_test.go
+++ b/http_test.go
@@ -106,3 +106,53 @@ func TestGCPHealthcheckNotIngressPut(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "test", rw.Body.String())
 }
+
+func TestRedirectToHTTPSTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := NewOptions()
+	opts.ForceHTTPS = true
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("test"))
+	}
+
+	h := redirectToHTTPS(opts, http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPermanentRedirect, rw.Code, "status code should be %d, got: %d", http.StatusPermanentRedirect, rw.Code)
+}
+
+func TestRedirectToHTTPSFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := NewOptions()
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("test"))
+	}
+
+	h := redirectToHTTPS(opts, http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rw.Code, "status code should be %d, got: %d", http.StatusOK, rw.Code)
+}
+
+func TestRedirectNotWhenHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := NewOptions()
+	opts.ForceHTTPS = true
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("test"))
+	}
+
+	h := redirectToHTTPS(opts, http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+	s := httptest.NewTLSServer(h)
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	opts.HTTPSAddress = s.URL
+	client := s.Client()
+	res, err := client.Get(s.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("request to test server failed with error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode, "status code should be %d, got: %d", http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a4bf378e..e84a796e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flagSet.String("http-address", "127.0.0.1:4180", "[http://]<addr>:<port> or unix://<path> to listen on for HTTP clients")
 	flagSet.String("https-address", ":443", "<addr>:<port> to listen on for HTTPS clients")
+	flagSet.Bool("force-https", false, "force HTTPS redirect for HTTP requests")
 	flagSet.String("tls-cert-file", "", "path to certificate file")
 	flagSet.String("tls-key-file", "", "path to private key file")
 	flagSet.String("redirect-url", "", "the OAuth Redirect URL. ie: \"https://internalapp.yourcompany.com/oauth2/callback\"")
@@ -185,9 +186,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	var handler http.Handler
 	if opts.GCPHealthChecks {
-		handler = gcpHealthcheck(LoggingHandler(oauthproxy))
+		handler = redirectToHTTPS(opts, gcpHealthcheck(LoggingHandler(oauthproxy)))
 	} else {
-		handler = LoggingHandler(oauthproxy)
+		handler = redirectToHTTPS(opts, LoggingHandler(oauthproxy))
 	}
 	s := &Server{
 		Handler: handler,
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 37bbb0b9..ddc10cfd 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	ProxyWebSockets bool   `flag:"proxy-websockets" cfg:"proxy_websockets" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_PROXY_WEBSOCKETS"`
 	HTTPAddress     string `flag:"http-address" cfg:"http_address" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_HTTP_ADDRESS"`
 	HTTPSAddress    string `flag:"https-address" cfg:"https_address" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS"`
+	ForceHTTPS      bool   `flag:"force-https" cfg:"force_https" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_FORCE_HTTPS"`
 	RedirectURL     string `flag:"redirect-url" cfg:"redirect_url" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_REDIRECT_URL"`
 	ClientID        string `flag:"client-id" cfg:"client_id" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_ID"`
 	ClientSecret    string `flag:"client-secret" cfg:"client_secret" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_SECRET"`
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ func NewOptions() *Options {
 		ProxyWebSockets:     true,
 		HTTPAddress:         "127.0.0.1:4180",
 		HTTPSAddress:        ":443",
+		ForceHTTPS:          false,
 		DisplayHtpasswdForm: true,
 		CookieOptions: options.CookieOptions{
 			CookieName:     "_oauth2_proxy",