diff --git a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Handlers/ImageDownloader.cs b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Handlers/ImageDownloader.cs
index 8ebdf009e..2f8b0f5e6 100644
--- a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Handlers/ImageDownloader.cs
+++ b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Handlers/ImageDownloader.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ internal sealed class ImageDownloader : IDisposable
///
private readonly Dictionary> _imageDownloadCallbacks = new Dictionary>();
+ public ImageDownloader()
+ {
+ ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = (SecurityProtocolType)3072;
+ }
+
///
/// Makes a request to download the image from the server and raises the when it's down.
///