diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 69dc31614f..58f9fa87c0 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ Before starting the build process, review the [inventory](./installer/inventory)
 
 > Provide a port number that can be mapped from the Docker daemon host to the web server running inside the AWX container. Defaults to *80*.
 
+*ssl_certificate*
+
+> Optionally, provide the path to a file that contains a certificate and its private key.
+
 *use_docker_compose*
 
 > Switch to ``true`` to use Docker Compose instead of the standalone Docker install.
@@ -527,7 +531,7 @@ After the playbook run completes, Docker will report up to 5 running containers.
 ```bash
 CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                                NAMES
 e240ed8209cd        awx_task:1.0.0.8    "/tini -- /bin/sh ..."   2 minutes ago       Up About a minute   8052/tcp                             awx_task
-1cfd02601690        awx_web:1.0.0.8     "/tini -- /bin/sh ..."   2 minutes ago       Up About a minute   0.0.0.0:80->8052/tcp                 awx_web
+1cfd02601690        awx_web:1.0.0.8     "/tini -- /bin/sh ..."   2 minutes ago       Up About a minute   0.0.0.0:443->8052/tcp                 awx_web
 55a552142bcd        memcached:alpine    "docker-entrypoint..."   2 minutes ago       Up 2 minutes        11211/tcp                            memcached
 84011c072aad        rabbitmq:3          "docker-entrypoint..."   2 minutes ago       Up 2 minutes        4369/tcp, 5671-5672/tcp, 25672/tcp   rabbitmq
 97e196120ab3        postgres:9.6        "docker-entrypoint..."   2 minutes ago       Up 2 minutes        5432/tcp                             postgres
diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index b6c32e226e..873b73c528 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ awx_task_hostname=awx
 awx_web_hostname=awxweb
 postgres_data_dir=/tmp/pgdocker
 host_port=80
+#ssl_certificate=
 
 # Docker Compose Install
 # use_docker_compose=false
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
index 8d4b3eb97c..d7d80141d7 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 - name: Stage nginx.conf
   template:
-    src: nginx.conf
+    src: nginx.conf.j2
     dest: "{{ docker_base_path }}/nginx.conf"
   delegate_to: localhost
 
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf b/installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf.j2
similarity index 93%
rename from installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf
rename to installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index d805922777..b40d3b3f22 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -36,7 +36,14 @@ http {
     }
 
     server {
+        {% if ssl_certificate is defined %}
+        listen 8052 ssl default_server;
+
+        ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/awxweb.pem;
+        ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/awxweb.pem;
+        {% else %}
         listen 8052 default_server;
+        {% endif %}
 
         # If you have a domain name, this is where to add it
         server_name _;
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
index 435dee6f5e..fc08126e4b 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/standalone.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
       {{
         ([project_data_dir + ':/var/lib/awx/projects:z'] if project_data_dir is defined else [])
         + ([ca_trust_dir + ':/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors:ro'] if ca_trust_dir is defined else [])
+        + ([ssl_certificate + ':/etc/nginx/awxweb.pem:ro'] if ssl_certificate is defined else [])
       }}
     user: root
     ports: