diff --git a/.config/example.yml b/.config/example.yml
index 0f2eecf90c..3b35778fae 100644
--- a/.config/example.yml
+++ b/.config/example.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ redis:
 #meilisearch:
 #  host: meilisearch
 #  port: 7700
+#  ssl: false
 #  apiKey:
 
 #   ┌───────────────┐
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/types.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/types.ts
index b6a449f549..e61ef85ae9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/types.ts
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ export type Source = {
 		collection?: string;
 		bucket?: string;
 	};
-
 	meilisearch: {
 		host: string;
 		port: number;
 		apiKey?: string;
+		ssl: boolean
 	};
 
 	proxy?: string;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
index 75d584f8ad..a58425c548 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ const hasConfig =
 const host = hasConfig ? config.meilisearch.host ?? "localhost" : "";
 const port = hasConfig ? config.meilisearch.port ?? 7700 : 0;
 const auth = hasConfig ? config.meilisearch.apiKey ?? "" : "";
+const ssl = hasConfig ? config.meilisearch.ssl ?? false : false;
 
 const client: MeiliSearch = new MeiliSearch({
-	host: `http://${host}:${port}`,
+	host: `${ssl ? "https" : "http"}://${host}:${port}`,
 	apiKey: auth,
 });