diff -Naur a/qt/SessionDialog.cc b/qt/SessionDialog.cc
--- a/qt/SessionDialog.cc	2023-10-29 17:02:03.698960896 +0100
+++ b/qt/SessionDialog.cc	2023-10-29 17:09:25.717684972 +0100
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_HOST, ui_.hostEdit->text());
     prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_PORT, ui_.portSpin->value());
     prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_AUTH, ui_.authCheck->isChecked());
+    prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_HTTPS, ui_.httpsCheck->isChecked());
     prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_USERNAME, ui_.usernameEdit->text());
     prefs_.set(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_PASSWORD, ui_.passwordEdit->text());
     session_.restart();
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@
     connect(ui_.authCheck, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &SessionDialog::resensitize);
     remote_widgets_ << ui_.authCheck;
 
+    ui_.httpsCheck->setChecked(prefs.get<bool>(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_HTTPS));
+    connect(ui_.httpsCheck, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &SessionDialog::resensitize);
+    remote_widgets_ << ui_.httpsCheck;
+
     ui_.usernameEdit->setText(prefs.get<QString>(Prefs::SESSION_REMOTE_USERNAME));
     auth_widgets_ << ui_.usernameLabel << ui_.usernameEdit;
 
diff -Naur a/qt/SessionDialog.ui b/qt/SessionDialog.ui
--- a/qt/SessionDialog.ui	2023-10-29 17:02:03.698960896 +0100
+++ b/qt/SessionDialog.ui	2023-10-29 17:10:30.632215950 +0100
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="httpsCheck">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Use &amp;SSL</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>