diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
index af1837eea..b0823a920 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import com.lambdaworks.redis.resource.ClientResources;
  * @author Jennifer Hickey
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Balázs Németh
  */
 public class LettuceConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, RedisConnectionFactory {
 
@@ -143,7 +144,6 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBea
 	 */
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		this.client = createRedisClient();
-
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -311,11 +311,22 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBea
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets to use SSL connection
+	 *
+	 * @param useSsl {@literal true} to use SSL.
 	 */
-	public void setUseSsl(boolean useSsl){
+	public void setUseSsl(boolean useSsl) {
 		this.useSsl = useSsl;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether to use SSL.
+	 *
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean isUseSsl() {
+		return useSsl;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Indicates if validation of the native Lettuce connection is enabled
 	 *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
index 50c2dc85f..e488914fa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.redis.ConnectionFactoryTracker;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisClusterConfiguration;
 
 import com.lambdaworks.redis.AbstractRedisClient;
+import com.lambdaworks.redis.RedisClient;
 import com.lambdaworks.redis.RedisURI;
 import com.lambdaworks.redis.cluster.RedisClusterClient;
 
@@ -127,4 +128,26 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 		AbstractRedisClient client = (AbstractRedisClient) getField(connectionFactory, "client");
 		assertThat(client, instanceOf(RedisClusterClient.class));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREDIS-476
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void sslShouldBeSetCorrectlyOnClient() {
+
+		LettuceConnectionFactory connectionFactory = new LettuceConnectionFactory();
+		connectionFactory.setClientResources(LettuceTestClientResources.getSharedClientResources());
+		connectionFactory.setUseSsl(true);
+		connectionFactory.afterPropertiesSet();
+		ConnectionFactoryTracker.add(connectionFactory);
+
+		AbstractRedisClient client = (AbstractRedisClient) getField(connectionFactory, "client");
+		assertThat(client, instanceOf(RedisClient.class));
+
+		RedisURI redisUri = (RedisURI) getField(client, "redisURI");
+
+		assertThat(redisUri.isSsl(), is(true));
+		assertThat(connectionFactory.isUseSsl(), is(true));
+	}
+
 }