diff --git a/library/Zend/Http/PhpEnvironment/Request.php b/library/Zend/Http/PhpEnvironment/Request.php
index 5d3955f17d6..4a6cf81c50a 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Http/PhpEnvironment/Request.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Http/PhpEnvironment/Request.php
@@ -251,8 +251,13 @@ public function setServer(ParametersInterface $server)
         $uri = new HttpUri();
 
         // URI scheme
-        $scheme = (!empty($this->serverParams['HTTPS'])
-                   && $this->serverParams['HTTPS'] !== 'off') ? 'https' : 'http';
+        if ((!empty($this->serverParams['HTTPS']) && $this->serverParams['HTTPS'] !== 'off')
+            || (!empty($this->serverParams['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $this->serverParams['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] == 'https')
+        ) {
+            $scheme = 'https';
+        } else {
+            $scheme = 'http';
+        }
         $uri->setScheme($scheme);
 
         // URI host & port
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Http/PhpEnvironment/RequestTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Http/PhpEnvironment/RequestTest.php
index ef307594b69..da4848df65b 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Http/PhpEnvironment/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Http/PhpEnvironment/RequestTest.php
@@ -387,6 +387,18 @@ public static function serverHostnameProvider()
                 '443',
                 '/news',
             ),
+            // Test for HTTPS requests which are forwarded over a reverse proxy/load balancer
+            array(
+                array(
+                    'SERVER_NAME' => 'test.example.com',
+                    'SERVER_PORT' => '443',
+                    'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO' => 'https',
+                    'REQUEST_URI' => 'https://test.example.com/news',
+                ),
+                'test.example.com',
+                '443',
+                '/news',
+            ),
 
             //Test when url quert contains a full http url
             array(
@@ -416,6 +428,12 @@ public function testServerHostnameProvider(array $server, $expectedHost, $expect
         $host = $request->getUri()->getHost();
         $this->assertEquals($expectedHost, $host);
 
+        $uriParts = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
+        if (isset($uriParts['scheme'])) {
+            $scheme = $request->getUri()->getScheme();
+            $this->assertEquals($uriParts['scheme'], $scheme);
+        }
+
         $port = $request->getUri()->getPort();
         $this->assertEquals($expectedPort, $port);