diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 061c9b7..d5a3f3b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ Pyramid (wsgiref.simple_server)
 By ``wsgiref.simple_server`` you must wrap the **WSGI application** in
 ``liveandletdie.WsgirefSimpleServer.wrap(app)``.
 
+If you set the ``ssl`` keyword argument to ``True``, the app will be run with
+a self-signed certificate, and the schema of the ``self.check_url``
+will be ``"https"``.
+
 .. code-block:: python
 
     # pyramid/app/main.py
@@ -213,4 +217,4 @@ Or bootstrap and run tests in one step:
 
     $ sh bootstrap-and-test.sh
 
-Enjoy!
\ No newline at end of file
+Enjoy!
diff --git a/liveandletdie/__init__.py b/liveandletdie/__init__.py
index 94d0a8d..84ad2fa 100644
--- a/liveandletdie/__init__.py
+++ b/liveandletdie/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 import os
 import re
 import signal
+import ssl
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import time
+from werkzeug.serving import make_ssl_devcert
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 try:
     from urllib.parse import urlsplit, splitport
@@ -419,11 +422,10 @@ def wrap(cls, app):
         """
 
         host, port = cls.parse_args()
-        ssl = cls._argument_parser.parse_args().ssl
         ssl_context = None
 
         if host:
-            if ssl:
+            if cls._argument_parser.parse_args().ssl:
                 try:
                     import OpenSSL  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
                 except ImportError:
@@ -483,6 +485,41 @@ def create_command(self):
 
 
 class WsgirefSimpleServer(WrapperBase):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        :param bool ssl:
+            If true, the app will be run with ssl enabled and the
+            scheme of the ``self.check_url`` will be ``"https"``.
+        """
+        self.ssl = kwargs.pop('ssl', None)
+        super(WsgirefSimpleServer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if self.ssl:
+            self.scheme = 'https'
+
+    def create_command(self):
+        command = super(WsgirefSimpleServer, self).create_command()
+        if self.ssl is True:
+            command += ['--ssl=1']
+        return command
+
+    def check(self, check_url=None):
+        url = self.check_url if check_url is None else \
+            self._normalize_check_url(check_url)
+
+        if self.ssl:
+            url = url.replace('http://', 'https://')
+
+        super(WsgirefSimpleServer, self).check(url)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _add_args(cls):
+        super(WsgirefSimpleServer, cls)._add_args()
+        cls._argument_parser.add_argument('--ssl',
+                                          help='Run with ssl enabled.',
+                                          type=bool,
+                                          nargs='?',
+                                          default=False)
+
     @classmethod
     def wrap(cls, app):
         host, port = cls.parse_args()
@@ -490,6 +527,24 @@ def wrap(cls, app):
             from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server
 
             server = make_server(host, port, app)
+            if cls._argument_parser.parse_args().ssl:
+                # Set HTTPS='1' makes wsgiref set wsgi.url_scheme='https'
+                # This in turn makes pyramid set request.scheme='https'
+                server.base_environ['HTTPS'] = '1'
+
+                with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+                    # Generate temporary self-signed cert/key pair
+                    # using the library used by Flask for 'adhoc' ssl_context
+                    certpath = '{}/liveandletdie'.format(td)
+                    make_ssl_devcert(certpath)
+
+                    server.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(
+                        server.socket,
+                        server_side=True,
+                        certfile='{}.crt'.format(certpath),
+                        keyfile='{}.key'.format(certpath),
+                    )
+
             server.serve_forever()
             server.server_close()
             sys.exit()
diff --git a/sample_apps/pyramid/main.py b/sample_apps/pyramid/main.py
index 0b3fe22..a878cad 100644
--- a/sample_apps/pyramid/main.py
+++ b/sample_apps/pyramid/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 
 def home(request):
-    return Response('Home Pyramid')
+    content = 'Home Pyramid'
+    if request.scheme == 'https':
+        content += ' SSL'
+
+    return Response(content)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -22,4 +26,4 @@ def home(request):
 
     server = make_server('127.0.0.1', 8080, app)
 
-    server.serve_forever()
\ No newline at end of file
+    server.serve_forever()
diff --git a/test_examples/pytest_example/tests.py b/test_examples/pytest_example/tests.py
index c1170a4..f9f9762 100644
--- a/test_examples/pytest_example/tests.py
+++ b/test_examples/pytest_example/tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ def abspath(pth):
         abspath('sample_apps/pyramid/main.py'),
         port=PORT
     ),
+    'Pyramid SSL': liveandletdie.WsgirefSimpleServer(
+        abspath('sample_apps/pyramid/main.py'),
+        port=PORT,
+        ssl=True
+    ),
     'Flask': liveandletdie.Flask(
         abspath('sample_apps/flask/main.py'),
         port=PORT
diff --git a/test_examples/unittest_example/tests.py b/test_examples/unittest_example/tests.py
index e0f501a..87dca41 100644
--- a/test_examples/unittest_example/tests.py
+++ b/test_examples/unittest_example/tests.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ class TestPyramid(unittest.TestCase):
     app = liveandletdie.WsgirefSimpleServer(abspath('sample_apps/pyramid/main.py'), port=PORT)
 
 
+@test_decorator
+class TestPyramidSSL(unittest.TestCase):
+    EXPECTED_TEXT = 'Home Pyramid SSL'
+    app = liveandletdie.WsgirefSimpleServer(abspath('sample_apps/pyramid/main.py'), port=PORT,
+                                            ssl=True)
+
+
 @test_decorator
 class TestDjango(unittest.TestCase):
     EXPECTED_TEXT = 'Home Django'
diff --git a/tests/test_all.py b/tests/test_all.py
index 6276bf5..925eb31 100644
--- a/tests/test_all.py
+++ b/tests/test_all.py
@@ -86,3 +86,7 @@ def test__normalize_check_url(self):
 class TestFlask(SSLBase):
     app_path = os.path.join(SAMPLE_APPS_DIR, 'flask', 'main.py')
     class_ = liveandletdie.Flask
+
+class TestPyramid(SSLBase):
+    app_path = os.path.join(SAMPLE_APPS_DIR, 'pyramid', 'main.py')
+    class_ = liveandletdie.Pyramid
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e498ff5..7765544 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ deps=
     pytest
     pyopenssl
     requests
+    werkzeug
 setenv =
     PYTHONPATH={toxinidir}
     PYTHONWARNINGS=ignore