diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h
index 67069adb4..858eb4268 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h
 //
-// $Id: //poco/1.4/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h#1 $
+// $Id: //poco/1.4/NetSSL_OpenSSL/include/Poco/Net/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.h#2 $
 //
 // Library: NetSSL_OpenSSL
 // Package: HTTPSClient
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 
 #include "Poco/Net/NetSSL.h"
+#include "Poco/Net/Context.h"
 #include "Poco/Net/Utility.h"
 #include "Poco/Net/HTTPSessionInstantiator.h"
 #include "Poco/URI.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 	HTTPSSessionInstantiator();
 		/// Creates the HTTPSSessionInstantiator.
 
+	HTTPSSessionInstantiator(Context::Ptr pContext);
+		/// Creates the HTTPSSessionInstantiator using the given SSL context.
+
 	~HTTPSSessionInstantiator();
 		/// Destroys the HTTPSSessionInstantiator.
 
@@ -66,8 +70,14 @@ public:
 	static void registerInstantiator();
 		/// Registers the instantiator with the global HTTPSessionFactory.
 
+	static void registerInstantiator(Context::Ptr pContext);
+		/// Registers the instantiator with the global HTTPSessionFactory using the given SSL context.
+
 	static void unregisterInstantiator();
 		/// Unregisters the factory with the global HTTPSessionFactory.
+
+private:
+	Context::Ptr _pContext;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp
index d19370703..7eef65202 100644
--- a/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp
+++ b/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp
 //
-// $Id: //poco/1.4/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp#1 $
+// $Id: //poco/1.4/NetSSL_OpenSSL/src/HTTPSSessionInstantiator.cpp#2 $
 //
 // Library: NetSSL_OpenSSL
 // Package: HTTPSClient
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ HTTPSSessionInstantiator::HTTPSSessionInstantiator()
 }
 
 
+HTTPSSessionInstantiator::HTTPSSessionInstantiator(Context::Ptr pContext) :
+	_pContext(pContext)
+{
+}
+
+
 HTTPSSessionInstantiator::~HTTPSSessionInstantiator()
 {
 }
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ HTTPSSessionInstantiator::~HTTPSSessionInstantiator()
 HTTPClientSession* HTTPSSessionInstantiator::createClientSession(const Poco::URI& uri)
 {
 	poco_assert (uri.getScheme() == "https");
-	HTTPSClientSession* pSession = new HTTPSClientSession(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort());
+	HTTPSClientSession* pSession = _pContext.isNull() ? new HTTPSClientSession(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort()) : new HTTPSClientSession(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), _pContext);
 	pSession->setProxy(proxyHost(), proxyPort());
 	pSession->setProxyCredentials(proxyUsername(), proxyPassword());
 	return pSession;
@@ -69,6 +75,12 @@ void HTTPSSessionInstantiator::registerInstantiator()
 }
 
 
+void HTTPSSessionInstantiator::registerInstantiator(Context::Ptr context)
+{
+	HTTPSessionFactory::defaultFactory().registerProtocol("https", new HTTPSSessionInstantiator(context));
+}
+
+
 void HTTPSSessionInstantiator::unregisterInstantiator()
 {
 	HTTPSessionFactory::defaultFactory().unregisterProtocol("https");