diff --git a/libraries/joomla/uri/uri.php b/libraries/joomla/uri/uri.php
index 381f61e812b29..1bea2f0afb18e 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/uri/uri.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/uri/uri.php
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ public static function getInstance($uri = 'SERVER')
 				{
 					$https = 's://';
 				}
+				elseif ((isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) &&
+					!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) &&
+					(strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) !== 'http')))
+				{
+					$https = 's://';
+				}
 				else
 				{
 					$https = '://';