diff --git a/reference/event/book.xml b/reference/event/book.xml
index 8f84b961a6..9a605d54f9 100644
--- a/reference/event/book.xml
+++ b/reference/event/book.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   </para>
   <note xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
    <para>
-    Note, Windows support introduced in <literal>event-1.9.0</literal>.
+    Note, Windows support introduced in
+    <literal>event-1.9.0</literal>
+    .
    </para>
   </note>
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/event/eventbufferevent/read.xml b/reference/event/eventbufferevent/read.xml
index 9f8f4b15d3..6d4d8baa8a 100644
--- a/reference/event/eventbufferevent/read.xml
+++ b/reference/event/eventbufferevent/read.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   <para>
    Removes up to
    <parameter>size</parameter>
-   bytes from the input buffer. Returns a string of data read from the input buffer.
+   bytes from the input buffer. Returns a string of data read from the input
+   buffer.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
diff --git a/reference/event/eventbufferevent/sslerror.xml b/reference/event/eventbufferevent/sslerror.xml
index 810c04b4fb..257bbd4bcb 100644
--- a/reference/event/eventbufferevent/sslerror.xml
+++ b/reference/event/eventbufferevent/sslerror.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns OpenSSL error string reported on the buffer event,
-   or &false;, if there is no more error to return.
+   Returns OpenSSL error string reported on the buffer event, or &false;, if
+   there is no more error to return.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="examples">
diff --git a/reference/event/eventhttp/construct.xml b/reference/event/eventhttp/construct.xml
index b2e1512010..6ddd424d69 100644
--- a/reference/event/eventhttp/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/event/eventhttp/construct.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
     <type>EventBase</type>
     <parameter>base</parameter>
    </methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt">
+    <type>EventSslContext</type>
+    <parameter>ctx</parameter>
+    <initializer>&null;</initializer>
+   </methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Constructs the HTTP server object.
@@ -32,6 +37,31 @@
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term>
+     <parameter>ctx</parameter>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      <classname>EventSslContext</classname>
+      class object. Turns plain HTTP server into HTTPS server. It means that
+      if
+      <parameter>ctx</parameter>
+      is configured correctly, then the underlying buffer events will be based
+      on OpenSSL sockets. Thus, all traffic will pass through the SSL or TLS.
+     </para>
+     <note>
+      <para>
+       This parameter is available only if
+       <literal>Event</literal>
+       is compiled with OpenSSL support and only with
+       <literal>Libevent
+        2.1.0-alpha</literal>
+       and higher.
+      </para>
+     </note>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
@@ -42,6 +72,29 @@
    object.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>1.9.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        OpenSSL support (<parameter>ctx</parameter>) added.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <example>
diff --git a/reference/event/eventhttpconnection/construct.xml b/reference/event/eventhttpconnection/construct.xml
index 4e23c4e0c2..dc43336770 100644
--- a/reference/event/eventhttpconnection/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/event/eventhttpconnection/construct.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     <type>int</type>
     <parameter>port</parameter>
    </methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt">
+    <type>EventSslContext</type>
+    <parameter>ctx</parameter>
+    <initializer>&null;</initializer>
+   </methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Constructs EventHttpConnection object.
@@ -76,6 +81,27 @@
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term>
+     <parameter>ctx</parameter>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      <classname>EventSslContext</classname>
+      class object. Enables OpenSSL.
+     </para>
+     <note>
+      <para>
+       This parameter is available only if
+       <literal>Event</literal>
+       is compiled with OpenSSL support and only with
+       <literal>Libevent
+        2.1.0-alpha</literal>
+       and higher.
+      </para>
+     </note>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
@@ -86,6 +112,29 @@
    object.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>1.9.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        OpenSSL support (<parameter>ctx</parameter>) added.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 </refentry>
 <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
 Local variables:
diff --git a/reference/event/examples.xml b/reference/event/examples.xml
index 9ca65a895e..2677ef5051 100644
--- a/reference/event/examples.xml
+++ b/reference/event/examples.xml
@@ -772,6 +772,192 @@ Connection: close
 ]]>
    </screen>
  </example>
+ <example>
+  <title>Simple HTTPS server</title>
+  <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+/*
+ * Simple HTTPS server.
+ *
+ * 1) Run the server: `php examples/https.php 9999`
+ * 2) Test it: `php examples/ssl-connection.php 9999`
+ */
+
+function _http_dump($req, $data) {
+    static $counter      = 0;
+    static $max_requests = 200;
+
+    if (++$counter >= $max_requests)  {
+        echo "Counter reached max requests $max_requests. Exiting\n";
+        exit();
+    }
+
+    echo __METHOD__, " called\n";
+    echo "request:"; var_dump($req);
+    echo "data:"; var_dump($data);
+
+    echo "\n===== DUMP =====\n";
+    echo "Command:", $req->getCommand(), PHP_EOL;
+    echo "URI:", $req->getUri(), PHP_EOL;
+    echo "Input headers:"; var_dump($req->getInputHeaders());
+    echo "Output headers:"; var_dump($req->getOutputHeaders());
+
+    echo "\n >> Sending reply ...";
+    $req->sendReply(200, "OK");
+    echo "OK\n";
+
+    $buf = $req->getInputBuffer();
+    echo "\n >> Reading input buffer (", $buf->length, ") ...\n";
+    while ($s = $buf->read(1024)) {
+        echo $s;
+    }
+    echo "\nNo more data in the buffer\n";
+}
+
+function _http_about($req) {
+    echo __METHOD__, PHP_EOL;
+    echo "URI: ", $req->getUri(), PHP_EOL;
+    echo "\n >> Sending reply ...";
+    $req->sendReply(200, "OK");
+    echo "OK\n";
+}
+
+function _http_default($req, $data) {
+    echo __METHOD__, PHP_EOL;
+    echo "URI: ", $req->getUri(), PHP_EOL;
+    echo "\n >> Sending reply ...";
+    $req->sendReply(200, "OK");
+    echo "OK\n";
+}
+
+function _http_400($req) {
+    $req->sendError(400);
+}
+
+function _init_ssl() {
+    $local_cert = __DIR__."/ssl-echo-server/cert.pem";
+    $local_pk   = __DIR__."/ssl-echo-server/privkey.pem";
+
+    $ctx = new EventSslContext(EventSslContext::SSLv3_SERVER_METHOD, array (
+        EventSslContext::OPT_LOCAL_CERT  => $local_cert,
+        EventSslContext::OPT_LOCAL_PK    => $local_pk,
+        //EventSslContext::OPT_PASSPHRASE  => "test",
+        EventSslContext::OPT_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED => true,
+    ));
+
+    return $ctx;
+}
+
+$port = 9999;
+if ($argc > 1) {
+    $port = (int) $argv[1];
+}
+if ($port <= 0 || $port > 65535) {
+    exit("Invalid port");
+}
+$ip = '0.0.0.0';
+
+$base = new EventBase();
+$ctx  = _init_ssl();
+$http = new EventHttp($base, $ctx);
+$http->setAllowedMethods(EventHttpRequest::CMD_GET | EventHttpRequest::CMD_POST);
+
+$http->setCallback("/dump", "_http_dump", array(4, 8));
+$http->setCallback("/about", "_http_about");
+$http->setCallback("/err400", "_http_400");
+$http->setDefaultCallback("_http_default", "custom data value");
+
+$http->bind($ip, $port);
+$base->dispatch();
+]]>
+  </programlisting>
+ </example>
+ <example>
+  <title>OpenSSL connection</title>
+  <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+/*
+ * Sample OpenSSL client.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * 1) Launch a server, e.g.:
+ * $ php examples/https.php 9999
+ *
+ * 2) Launch the client in another terminal:
+ * $ php examples/ssl-connection.php 9999
+ */
+
+function _request_handler($req, $base) {
+    echo __FUNCTION__, PHP_EOL;
+
+    if (is_null($req)) {
+        echo "Timed out\n";
+    } else {
+        $response_code = $req->getResponseCode();
+
+        if ($response_code == 0) {
+            echo "Connection refused\n";
+        } elseif ($response_code != 200) {
+            echo "Unexpected response: $response_code\n";
+        } else {
+            echo "Success: $response_code\n";
+            $buf = $req->getInputBuffer();
+            echo "Body:\n";
+            while ($s = $buf->readLine(EventBuffer::EOL_ANY)) {
+                echo $s, PHP_EOL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    $base->exit(NULL);
+}
+
+function _init_ssl() {
+    $ctx = new EventSslContext(EventSslContext::SSLv3_CLIENT_METHOD, array ());
+
+    return $ctx;
+}
+
+
+// Allow to override the port
+$port = 9999;
+if ($argc > 1) {
+    $port = (int) $argv[1];
+}
+if ($port <= 0 || $port > 65535) {
+    exit("Invalid port\n");
+}
+$host = '127.0.0.1';
+
+$ctx = _init_ssl();
+if (!$ctx) {
+    trigger_error("Failed creating SSL context", E_USER_ERROR);
+}
+
+$base = new EventBase();
+if (!$base) {
+    trigger_error("Failed to initialize event base", E_USER_ERROR);
+}
+
+$conn = new EventHttpConnection($base, NULL, $host, $port, $ctx);
+$conn->setTimeout(50);
+
+$req = new EventHttpRequest("_request_handler", $base);
+$req->addHeader("Host", $host, EventHttpRequest::OUTPUT_HEADER);
+$buf = $req->getOutputBuffer();
+$buf->add("<html>HTML TEST</html>");
+//$req->addHeader("Content-Length", $buf->length, EventHttpRequest::OUTPUT_HEADER);
+//$req->addHeader("Connection", "close", EventHttpRequest::OUTPUT_HEADER);
+$conn->makeRequest($req, EventHttpRequest::CMD_POST, "/dump");
+
+$base->dispatch();
+echo "END\n";
+?>
+]]>
+  </programlisting>
+ </example>
  <example>
   <title>
    <function>EventHttpConnection::makeRequest</function> example</title>