diff --git a/weed/command/master.go b/weed/command/master.go
index 1d236d532..a9109bdb8 100644
--- a/weed/command/master.go
+++ b/weed/command/master.go
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"github.com/chrislusf/raft/protobuf"
-	stats_collect "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/stats"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/reflection"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/chrislusf/raft/protobuf"
+	stats_collect "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/stats"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/reflection"
+
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util/grace"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/security"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/server"
+	weed_server "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/server"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ func startMaster(masterOption MasterOptions, masterWhiteList []string) {
 	if e != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Master startup error: %v", e)
 	}
+
 	// start raftServer
 	raftServerOption := &weed_server.RaftServerOption{
 		GrpcDialOption:    security.LoadClientTLS(util.GetViper(), "grpc.master"),
@@ -183,11 +186,39 @@ func startMaster(masterOption MasterOptions, masterWhiteList []string) {
 	go ms.MasterClient.KeepConnectedToMaster()
 
 	// start http server
+	var (
+		clientCertFile,
+		certFile,
+		keyFile string
+	)
+	useTLS := false
+	useMTLS := false
+
+	if viper.GetString("https.master.key") != "" {
+		useTLS = true
+		certFile = viper.GetString("https.master.cert")
+		keyFile = viper.GetString("https.master.key")
+	}
+
+	if viper.GetString("https.master.ca") != "" {
+		useMTLS = true
+		clientCertFile = viper.GetString("https.master.ca")
+	}
+
 	httpS := &http.Server{Handler: r}
 	if masterLocalListner != nil {
 		go httpS.Serve(masterLocalListner)
 	}
-	go httpS.Serve(masterListener)
+
+	if useMTLS {
+		httpS.TLSConfig = security.LoadClientTLSHTTP(clientCertFile)
+	}
+
+	if useTLS {
+		go httpS.ServeTLS(masterListener, certFile, keyFile)
+	} else {
+		go httpS.Serve(masterListener)
+	}
 
 	select {}
 }
diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml b/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
index 090f4f664..38a803dd6 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ key = ""
 #     this does not work with other clients, e.g., "weed filer|mount" etc, yet.
 [https.client]
 enabled = true
+
 [https.volume]
 cert = ""
 key = ""
+ca = ""
 
+[https.master]
+cert = ""
+key = ""
+ca = ""
diff --git a/weed/command/volume.go b/weed/command/volume.go
index f3b36fcda..645c698b1 100644
--- a/weed/command/volume.go
+++ b/weed/command/volume.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"net/http"
 	httppprof "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/server"
+	weed_server "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/server"
 	stats_collect "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/stats"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
@@ -371,7 +372,14 @@ func (v VolumeServerOptions) startClusterHttpService(handler http.Handler) httpd
 		StopTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
 		CertFile:    certFile,
 		KeyFile:     keyFile}
-	clusterHttpServer := httpDown.Serve(&http.Server{Handler: handler}, listener)
+	httpS := &http.Server{Handler: handler}
+
+	if viper.GetString("https.volume.ca") != "" {
+		clientCertFile := viper.GetString("https.volume.ca")
+		httpS.TLSConfig = security.LoadClientTLSHTTP(clientCertFile)
+	}
+
+	clusterHttpServer := httpDown.Serve(httpS, listener)
 	go func() {
 		if e := clusterHttpServer.Wait(); e != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("Volume server fail to serve: %v", e)
diff --git a/weed/security/tls.go b/weed/security/tls.go
index 2f01af1e7..79552c026 100644
--- a/weed/security/tls.go
+++ b/weed/security/tls.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -98,6 +99,23 @@ func LoadClientTLS(config *util.ViperProxy, component string) grpc.DialOption {
 	return grpc.WithTransportCredentials(ta)
 }
 
+func LoadClientTLSHTTP(clientCertFile string) *tls.Config {
+	clientCerts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(clientCertFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	ok := certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(clientCerts)
+	if !ok {
+		glog.Fatalf("Error processing client certificate in %s\n", clientCertFile)
+	}
+
+	return &tls.Config{
+		ClientCAs:  certPool,
+		ClientAuth: tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert,
+	}
+}
+
 func (a Authenticator) Authenticate(ctx context.Context) (newCtx context.Context, err error) {
 	p, ok := peer.FromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {