diff --git a/kombu/transport/__init__.py b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
index 9455275e..5d247798 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/__init__.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def supports_librabbitmq():
 
 TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
     'amqp': 'kombu.transport.pyamqp:Transport',
+    'amqps': 'kombu.transport.pyamqp:SSLTransport',
     'pyamqp': 'kombu.transport.pyamqp:Transport',
     'librabbitmq': 'kombu.transport.librabbitmq:Transport',
     'memory': 'kombu.transport.memory:Transport',
diff --git a/kombu/transport/pyamqp.py b/kombu/transport/pyamqp.py
index f62a1e74..9790eee4 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/pyamqp.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/pyamqp.py
@@ -156,3 +156,14 @@ class Transport(base.Transport):
 
     def get_manager(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return get_manager(self.client, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class SSLTransport(Transport):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SSLTransport, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # ugh, not exactly pure, but hey, it's python.
+        self.client.ssl = True
+
+
diff --git a/t/unit/transport/test_pyamqp.py b/t/unit/transport/test_pyamqp.py
index 1c8812b8..82929916 100644
--- a/t/unit/transport/test_pyamqp.py
+++ b/t/unit/transport/test_pyamqp.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ from kombu.five import nextfun
 from kombu.transport import pyamqp
 
 
+def test_amqps_connection():
+    conn = Connection('amqps://')
+    assert conn.transport  # evaluate transport, don't connect
+    assert conn.ssl
+
+
 class MockConnection(dict):
 
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):