diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilter.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilter.java
index 3f6c6840..90d9495e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import com.netflix.zuul.constants.ZuulHeaders;
 import lombok.extern.apachecommons.CommonsLog;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.ProxyRouteLocator;
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ public class PreDecorationFilter extends ZuulFilter {
 							"X-Forwarded-Host",
 							ctx.getRequest().getServerName() + ":"
 									+ String.valueOf(ctx.getRequest().getServerPort()));
+					ctx.addZuulRequestHeader(
+							ZuulHeaders.X_FORWARDED_PROTO,
+							ctx.getRequest().getScheme());
 					if (StringUtils.hasText(route.getPrefix())) {
 						ctx.addZuulRequestHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", route.getPrefix());
 					}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilterTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilterTests.java
index 5e6ea699..7ea2a8f9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/pre/PreDecorationFilterTests.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class PreDecorationFilterTests {
 		RequestContext ctx = RequestContext.getCurrentContext();
 		assertEquals("/foo/1", ctx.get("requestURI"));
 		assertEquals("localhost:80", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-host"));
+		assertEquals("http", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-proto"));
 		assertEquals("/api", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-prefix"));
 		assertEquals("foo", getHeader(ctx.getOriginResponseHeaders(), "x-zuul-serviceid"));
 	}
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public class PreDecorationFilterTests {
 		RequestContext ctx = RequestContext.getCurrentContext();
 		assertEquals("/1", ctx.get("requestURI"));
 		assertEquals("localhost:80", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-host"));
+		assertEquals("http", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-proto"));
 		assertEquals("/api/foo", ctx.getZuulRequestHeaders().get("x-forwarded-prefix"));
 		assertEquals("foo", getHeader(ctx.getOriginResponseHeaders(), "x-zuul-serviceid"));
 	}