diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index addd2c489..e36f733de 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -106,17 +106,18 @@ type File struct {
 }
 
 type Consul struct {
-	Addr          string
-	Scheme        string
-	Token         string
-	KVPath        string
-	TagPrefix     string
-	Register      bool
-	ServiceAddr   string
-	ServiceName   string
-	ServiceTags   []string
-	ServiceStatus []string
-	CheckInterval time.Duration
-	CheckTimeout  time.Duration
-	CheckScheme   string
+	Addr                 string
+	Scheme               string
+	Token                string
+	KVPath               string
+	TagPrefix            string
+	Register             bool
+	ServiceAddr          string
+	ServiceName          string
+	ServiceTLSSkipVerify bool
+	ServiceTags          []string
+	ServiceStatus        []string
+	CheckInterval        time.Duration
+	CheckTimeout         time.Duration
+	CheckScheme          string
 }
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
index 3e187d53a..d9282fab3 100644
--- a/config/default.go
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -43,17 +43,18 @@ var defaultConfig = &Config{
 	Registry: Registry{
 		Backend: "consul",
 		Consul: Consul{
-			Addr:          "localhost:8500",
-			Scheme:        "http",
-			KVPath:        "/fabio/config",
-			TagPrefix:     "urlprefix-",
-			Register:      true,
-			ServiceAddr:   ":9998",
-			ServiceName:   "fabio",
-			ServiceStatus: []string{"passing"},
-			CheckInterval: time.Second,
-			CheckTimeout:  3 * time.Second,
-			CheckScheme:   "http",
+			Addr:                 "localhost:8500",
+			Scheme:               "http",
+			KVPath:               "/fabio/config",
+			TagPrefix:            "urlprefix-",
+			Register:             true,
+			ServiceAddr:          ":9998",
+			ServiceName:          "fabio",
+			ServiceTLSSkipVerify: false,
+			ServiceStatus:        []string{"passing"},
+			CheckInterval:        time.Second,
+			CheckTimeout:         3 * time.Second,
+			CheckScheme:          "http",
 		},
 		Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		Retry:   500 * time.Millisecond,
diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index d91b8fdb9..94a0ada42 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.Register, "registry.consul.register.enabled", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.Register, "register fabio in consul")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "registry.consul.register.addr", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "service registration address")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "registry.consul.register.name", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "service registration name")
+	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceTLSSkipVerify, "registry.consul.register.tlsskipverify", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceTLSSkipVerify, "service tls verification")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "registry.consul.register.tags", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "service registration tags")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceStatus, "registry.consul.service.status", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceStatus, "valid service status values")
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.CheckInterval, "registry.consul.register.checkInterval", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.CheckInterval, "service check interval")
diff --git a/config/load_test.go b/config/load_test.go
index ed39b5b1d..b1b4fbfb3 100644
--- a/config/load_test.go
+++ b/config/load_test.go
@@ -425,6 +425,13 @@ func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
 				return cfg
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			args: []string{"-registry.consul.register.tlsskipverify=false"},
+			cfg: func(cfg *Config) *Config {
+				cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceTLSSkipVerify = false
+				return cfg
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			args: []string{"-registry.consul.register.tags", "a, b, c, "},
 			cfg: func(cfg *Config) *Config {
diff --git a/registry/consul/register.go b/registry/consul/register.go
index d184568b2..04b803065 100644
--- a/registry/consul/register.go
+++ b/registry/consul/register.go
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ func serviceRegistration(cfg *config.Consul) (*api.AgentServiceRegistration, err
 		Port:    port,
 		Tags:    cfg.ServiceTags,
 		Check: &api.AgentServiceCheck{
-			HTTP:     checkURL,
-			Interval: cfg.CheckInterval.String(),
-			Timeout:  cfg.CheckTimeout.String(),
+			HTTP:          checkURL,
+			Interval:      cfg.CheckInterval.String(),
+			Timeout:       cfg.CheckTimeout.String(),
+			TLSSkipVerify: cfg.ServiceTLSSkipVerify,
 		},
 	}