diff --git a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
index 9066a37..eca6362 100644
--- a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
    * @param string user Username for basic authentication (optional)
    * @param string password Password for basic authentication (optional)
    */
-  this.open = function(method, url, async, user, password) {
+  this.open = function(method, url, async, user, password, rejectUnauthorized) {
     this.abort();
     errorFlag = false;
 
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
       "url": url.toString(),
       "async": (typeof async !== "boolean" ? true : async),
       "user": user || null,
-      "password": password || null
+      "password": password || null,
+      "rejectUnauthorized": (typeof rejectUnauthorized !== "boolean" ? true : rejectUnauthorized)
     };
 
     setState(this.OPENED);
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
       method: settings.method,
       headers: headers,
       agent: false,
+      rejectUnauthorized: settings.rejectUnauthorized,
       withCredentials: self.withCredentials
     };
 
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
             path: url.path,
             method: response.statusCode === 303 ? "GET" : settings.method,
             headers: headers,
+            rejectUnauthorized: settings.rejectUnauthorized,
             withCredentials: self.withCredentials
           };
 
diff --git a/tests/test-request-methods-https-invalid.js b/tests/test-request-methods-https-invalid.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71bf0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-request-methods-https-invalid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+var sys = require("util")
+  , assert = require("assert")
+  , XMLHttpRequest = require("../lib/XMLHttpRequest").XMLHttpRequest
+  , https = require("https")
+  , fs = require('fs')
+  , xhr;
+
+var options = {
+    key: fs.readFileSync('key.pem'),
+    cert: fs.readFileSync('cert.pem')
+};
+
+// Test server
+var server = https.createServer(options, function (req, res) {
+  // Check request method and URL
+  assert.equal(methods[curMethod], req.method);
+  assert.equal("/" + methods[curMethod], req.url);
+
+  var body = (req.method != "HEAD" ? "Hello World" : "");
+
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    "Content-Type": "text/plain",
+    "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(body)
+  });
+  // HEAD has no body
+  if (req.method != "HEAD") {
+    res.write(body);
+  }
+  res.end();
+
+  if (curMethod == methods.length - 1) {
+    this.close();
+    console.log("done");
+  }
+}).listen(8000);
+
+// Test standard methods
+var methods = ["GET", "POST", "HEAD", "PUT", "DELETE"];
+var curMethod = 0;
+
+function start(method) {
+  // Reset each time
+  xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+
+  xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
+    if (this.readyState == 4) {
+      if (method == "HEAD") {
+        assert.equal("", this.responseText);
+      } else {
+        assert.equal("Hello World", this.responseText);
+      }
+
+      curMethod++;
+
+      if (curMethod < methods.length) {
+        console.log("Testing " + methods[curMethod]);
+        start(methods[curMethod]);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  var url = "https://localhost:8000/" + method;
+  xhr.open(method, url, true, 'foo', 'bar', false);
+  xhr.send();
+}
+
+console.log("Testing " + methods[curMethod]);
+start(methods[curMethod]);
diff --git a/tests/test-request-methods-https.js b/tests/test-request-methods-https.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c1421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-request-methods-https.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+var sys = require("util")
+  , assert = require("assert")
+  , XMLHttpRequest = require("../lib/XMLHttpRequest").XMLHttpRequest
+  , https = require("https")
+  , fs = require('fs')
+  , xhr;
+
+var options = {
+    key: fs.readFileSync('key.pem'),
+    cert: fs.readFileSync('cert.pem')
+};
+
+// Test server
+var server = https.createServer(options, function (req, res) {
+  // Check request method and URL
+  assert.equal(methods[curMethod], req.method);
+  assert.equal("/" + methods[curMethod], req.url);
+
+  var body = (req.method != "HEAD" ? "Hello World" : "");
+
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    "Content-Type": "text/plain",
+    "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(body)
+  });
+  // HEAD has no body
+  if (req.method != "HEAD") {
+    res.write(body);
+  }
+  res.end();
+}).listen(8000);
+
+// Test standard methods
+var methods = ["GET", "POST", "HEAD", "PUT", "DELETE"];
+var curMethod = 0;
+
+function start(method) {
+  // Reset each time
+  xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+
+  xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
+    if (this.readyState == 4) {
+      assert.equal(this.responseText.indexOf("Error: self") > -1, true);
+
+      curMethod++;
+
+      if (curMethod < methods.length) {
+        console.log("Testing " + methods[curMethod]);
+        start(methods[curMethod]);
+      } else {
+        server.close();
+        console.log('done');
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  var url = "https://localhost:8000/" + method;
+  xhr.open(method, url);
+  xhr.send();
+}
+
+console.log("Testing " + methods[curMethod]);
+start(methods[curMethod]);