diff --git a/internal/handlers/handler_verify.go b/internal/handlers/handler_verify.go
index 05c1312a..ee660b77 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/handler_verify.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handler_verify.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func isSchemeHTTPS(url *url.URL) bool {
 	return url.Scheme == "https"
 }
 
+func isSchemeWSS(url *url.URL) bool {
+	return url.Scheme == "wss"
+}
+
 // getOriginalURL extract the URL from the request headers (X-Original-URI or X-Forwarded-* headers).
 func getOriginalURL(ctx *middlewares.AutheliaCtx) (*url.URL, error) {
 	originalURL := ctx.XOriginalURL()
@@ -207,8 +211,8 @@ func VerifyGet(ctx *middlewares.AutheliaCtx) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !isSchemeHTTPS(targetURL) {
-		ctx.Logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("Scheme of target URL %s must be 'https' since cookies are "+
+	if !isSchemeHTTPS(targetURL) && !isSchemeWSS(targetURL) {
+		ctx.Logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("Scheme of target URL %s must be secure since cookies are "+
 			"only transported over a secure connection for security reasons", targetURL.String()))
 		ctx.ReplyUnauthorized()
 		return
diff --git a/internal/handlers/handler_verify_test.go b/internal/handlers/handler_verify_test.go
index 4eaaaa5c..eaf19392 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/handler_verify_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handler_verify_test.go
@@ -588,7 +588,29 @@ func TestSchemeIsHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, isSchemeHTTPS(
 		GetURL("http://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+	assert.False(t, isSchemeHTTPS(
+		GetURL("ws://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+	assert.False(t, isSchemeHTTPS(
+		GetURL("wss://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
 	assert.True(t, isSchemeHTTPS(
 		GetURL("https://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
 
 }
+
+func TestSchemeIsWSS(t *testing.T) {
+	GetURL := func(u string) *url.URL {
+		x, err := url.ParseRequestURI(u)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return x
+	}
+
+	assert.False(t, isSchemeWSS(
+		GetURL("ws://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+	assert.False(t, isSchemeWSS(
+		GetURL("http://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+	assert.False(t, isSchemeWSS(
+		GetURL("https://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+	assert.True(t, isSchemeWSS(
+		GetURL("wss://mytest.example.com/abc/?query=abc")))
+
+}