diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/server.ts b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/server.ts
index 4bd5f92bb4..93709ca07e 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/server.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/server.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import '#polyfill'
-import { Server } from 'http'
+import { Server as HttpServer } from 'http'
+import { Server as HttpsServer } from 'https'
 import destr from 'destr'
 import { handle } from '../server'
 
-const server = new Server(handle)
+const cert = process.env.NITRO_SSL_CERT
+const key = process.env.NITRO_SSL_KEY
+
+const server = cert && key ? new HttpsServer({ key, cert }, handle) : new HttpServer(handle)
 
 const port = (destr(process.env.NUXT_PORT || process.env.PORT) || 3000) as number
 const hostname = process.env.NUXT_HOST || process.env.HOST || 'localhost'
@@ -14,7 +18,8 @@ server.listen(port, hostname, (err) => {
     console.error(err)
     process.exit(1)
   }
-  console.log(`Listening on http://${hostname}:${port}`)
+  const protocol = cert && key ? 'https' : 'http'
+  console.log(`Listening on ${protocol}://${hostname}:${port}`)
 })
 
 export default {}