diff --git a/lib/tcp.js b/lib/tcp.js
index cd263d9..ef9c218 100755
--- a/lib/tcp.js
+++ b/lib/tcp.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2013 Mark Cavage, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 var net = require('net');
+var tls = require('tls');
 var util = require('util');
 
 var assert = require('assert-plus');
@@ -29,8 +30,10 @@ function createSocket(opts) {
         assert.string(opts.host, 'options.host');
         assert.number(opts.port, 'options.port');
         assert.object(opts.proxy, 'options.proxy');
+        assert.optionalBool(opts.tls, 'options.tls');
 
-        var s = net.connect({
+        var transport = opts.tls ? tls : net;
+        var s = transport.connect({
                 host: opts.host,
                 port: opts.port
         });
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ function TCPStream(opts) {
 
         this.host = opts.host || '127.0.0.1';
         this.port = opts.port || 514;
+        this.tls = opts.tls || false;
 
         this.queue = [];
 
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ function TCPStream(opts) {
                 self.socket = createSocket({
                         host: self.host,
                         port: self.port,
-                        proxy: self
+                        proxy: self,
+                        tls: self.tls
                 });
                 self.socket.on('close', setTimeout.bind(null, connect, 1000));
                 self.socket.on('error', setTimeout.bind(null, connect, 1000));