diff --git a/dj_database_url.py b/dj_database_url.py
index 6dc1fbb..32a4f6c 100644
--- a/dj_database_url.py
+++ b/dj_database_url.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 }
 
 
-def config(env=DEFAULT_ENV, default=None, engine=None, conn_max_age=0):
+def config(env=DEFAULT_ENV, default=None, engine=None, conn_max_age=0, ssl_require=False):
     """Returns configured DATABASE dictionary from DATABASE_URL."""
 
     config = {}
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ def config(env=DEFAULT_ENV, default=None, engine=None, conn_max_age=0):
     s = os.environ.get(env, default)
 
     if s:
-        config = parse(s, engine, conn_max_age)
+        config = parse(s, engine, conn_max_age, ssl_require)
 
     return config
 
 
-def parse(url, engine=None, conn_max_age=0):
+def parse(url, engine=None, conn_max_age=0, ssl_require=False):
     """Parses a database URL."""
 
     if url == 'sqlite://:memory:':
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ def parse(url, engine=None, conn_max_age=0):
 
         options[key] = values[-1]
 
+    if ssl_require:
+        options['sslmode'] = 'require'
+
     # Support for Postgres Schema URLs
     if 'currentSchema' in options and engine in (
         'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis',
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6d47526..e51d01a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     import dj_database_url
 
-    DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=600)
+    DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=600, ssl_require=True)
 
 Provide a default::
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='dj-database-url',
-    version='0.4.1',
+    version='0.5.0',
     url='https://github.com/kennethreitz/dj-database-url',
     license='BSD',
     author='Kenneth Reitz',