diff --git a/integrations/utils/src/lib.rs b/integrations/utils/src/lib.rs
index f3e0c9b2f..1050c8091 100644
--- a/integrations/utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/integrations/utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ fn autoreload(nonce_str: &str, options: &LeptosOptions) -> String {
         Some(val) => val,
         None => options.reload_port,
     };
+    let protocol = match options.reload_ws_protocol {
+        leptos_config::ReloadWSProtocol::WS => "'ws://'",
+        leptos_config::ReloadWSProtocol::WSS => "'wss://'",
+    };
     match std::env::var("LEPTOS_WATCH").is_ok() {
         true => format!(
             r#"
                 <script crossorigin=""{nonce_str}>(function () {{
                     {}
-                    let protocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss://' : 'ws://';
                     let host = window.location.hostname;
-                    let ws = new WebSocket(protocol + host + ':{reload_port}/live_reload');
+                    let ws = new WebSocket({protocol} + host + ':{reload_port}/live_reload');
                     ws.onmessage = (ev) => {{
                         let msg = JSON.parse(ev.data);
                         if (msg.all) window.location.reload();
diff --git a/leptos_config/src/lib.rs b/leptos_config/src/lib.rs
index a645e192b..1a983756f 100644
--- a/leptos_config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/leptos_config/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ pub struct LeptosOptions {
     #[builder(default)]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub reload_external_port: Option<u32>,
+    /// The protocol the Websocket watcher uses on the client: `ws` in most cases, `wss` when behind a reverse https proxy.
+    /// Defaults to `ws`
+    #[builder(default)]
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reload_ws_protocol: ReloadWSProtocol,
 }
 
 impl LeptosOptions {
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ impl LeptosOptions {
             output_name,
             site_root: env_w_default("LEPTOS_SITE_ROOT", "target/site")?,
             site_pkg_dir: env_w_default("LEPTOS_SITE_PKG_DIR", "pkg")?,
-            env: Env::default(),
+            env: env_from_str(env_w_default("LEPTOS_ENV", "DEV")?.as_str())?,
             site_addr: env_w_default("LEPTOS_SITE_ADDR", "127.0.0.1:3000")?
                 .parse()?,
             reload_port: env_w_default("LEPTOS_RELOAD_PORT", "3001")?
@@ -95,6 +100,9 @@ impl LeptosOptions {
                 Some(val) => Some(val.parse()?),
                 None => None,
             },
+            reload_ws_protocol: ws_from_str(
+                env_w_default("LEPTOS_RELOAD_WS_PROTOCOL", "ws")?.as_str(),
+            )?,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -151,45 +159,103 @@ impl Default for Env {
     }
 }
 
-fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Env, String> {
+fn env_from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Env, LeptosConfigError> {
     let sanitized = input.to_lowercase();
     match sanitized.as_ref() {
         "dev" | "development" => Ok(Env::DEV),
         "prod" | "production" => Ok(Env::PROD),
-        _ => Err(format!(
+        _ => Err(LeptosConfigError::EnvVarError(format!(
             "{input} is not a supported environment. Use either `dev` or \
              `production`.",
-        )),
+        ))),
     }
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Env {
     type Err = ();
     fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        from_str(input).or_else(|_| Ok(Self::default()))
+        env_from_str(input).or_else(|_| Ok(Self::default()))
     }
 }
 
 impl From<&str> for Env {
     fn from(str: &str) -> Self {
-        from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err))
+        env_from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err))
     }
 }
 
 impl From<&Result<String, VarError>> for Env {
     fn from(input: &Result<String, VarError>) -> Self {
         match input {
-            Ok(str) => from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err)),
+            Ok(str) => {
+                env_from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err))
+            }
             Err(_) => Self::default(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<String> for Env {
-    type Error = String;
+    type Error = LeptosConfigError;
 
     fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        from_str(s.as_str())
+        env_from_str(s.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+/// An enum that can be used to define the websocket protocol Leptos uses for hotreloading
+/// Defaults to `ws`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ReloadWSProtocol {
+    WS,
+    WSS,
+}
+
+impl Default for ReloadWSProtocol {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::WS
+    }
+}
+
+fn ws_from_str(input: &str) -> Result<ReloadWSProtocol, LeptosConfigError> {
+    let sanitized = input.to_lowercase();
+    match sanitized.as_ref() {
+        "ws" | "WS" => Ok(ReloadWSProtocol::WS),
+        "wss" | "WSS" => Ok(ReloadWSProtocol::WSS),
+        _ => Err(LeptosConfigError::EnvVarError(format!(
+            "{input} is not a supported websocket protocol. Use only `ws` or \
+             `wss`.",
+        ))),
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for ReloadWSProtocol {
+    type Err = ();
+    fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        ws_from_str(input).or_else(|_| Ok(Self::default()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for ReloadWSProtocol {
+    fn from(str: &str) -> Self {
+        ws_from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&Result<String, VarError>> for ReloadWSProtocol {
+    fn from(input: &Result<String, VarError>) -> Self {
+        match input {
+            Ok(str) => ws_from_str(str).unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{}", err)),
+            Err(_) => Self::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<String> for ReloadWSProtocol {
+    type Error = LeptosConfigError;
+
+    fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        ws_from_str(s.as_str())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/leptos_config/src/tests.rs b/leptos_config/src/tests.rs
index bc33a5d8f..152089273 100644
--- a/leptos_config/src/tests.rs
+++ b/leptos_config/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
-use crate::{env_w_default, env_wo_default, from_str, Env, LeptosOptions};
+use crate::{
+    env_from_str, env_w_default, env_wo_default, ws_from_str, Env,
+    LeptosOptions, ReloadWSProtocol,
+};
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, str::FromStr};
 
 #[test]
-fn from_str_env() {
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("dev").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("development").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("DEV").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("DEVELOPMENT").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("prod").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("production").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("PROD").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
-    assert!(matches!(from_str("PRODUCTION").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
-    assert!(from_str("TEST").is_err());
-    assert!(from_str("?").is_err());
+fn env_from_str_test() {
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("dev").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("development").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("DEV").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("DEVELOPMENT").unwrap(), Env::DEV));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("prod").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("production").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("PROD").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
+    assert!(matches!(env_from_str("PRODUCTION").unwrap(), Env::PROD));
+    assert!(env_from_str("TEST").is_err());
+    assert!(env_from_str("?").is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ws_from_str_test() {
+    assert!(matches!(ws_from_str("ws").unwrap(), ReloadWSProtocol::WS));
+    assert!(matches!(ws_from_str("WS").unwrap(), ReloadWSProtocol::WS));
+    assert!(matches!(ws_from_str("wss").unwrap(), ReloadWSProtocol::WSS));
+    assert!(matches!(ws_from_str("WSS").unwrap(), ReloadWSProtocol::WSS));
+    assert!(ws_from_str("TEST").is_err());
+    assert!(ws_from_str("?").is_err());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -49,6 +62,8 @@ fn try_from_env_test() {
     std::env::set_var("LEPTOS_SITE_ADDR", "0.0.0.0:80");
     std::env::set_var("LEPTOS_RELOAD_PORT", "8080");
     std::env::set_var("LEPTOS_RELOAD_EXTERNAL_PORT", "8080");
+    std::env::set_var("LEPTOS_ENV", "PROD");
+    std::env::set_var("LEPTOS_RELOAD_WS_PROTOCOL", "WSS");
 
     let config = LeptosOptions::try_from_env().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(config.output_name, "app_test");
@@ -61,4 +76,6 @@ fn try_from_env_test() {
     );
     assert_eq!(config.reload_port, 8080);
     assert_eq!(config.reload_external_port, Some(8080));
+    assert_eq!(config.env, Env::PROD);
+    assert_eq!(config.reload_ws_protocol, ReloadWSProtocol::WSS)
 }