diff --git a/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt b/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
index ff812f1bf..70d77e735 100644
--- a/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
+++ b/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ interface IPactBrokerClient {
 data class PactBrokerClientConfig @JvmOverloads constructor(
   val retryCountWhileUnknown: Int = 0,
   val retryWhileUnknownInterval: Int = 10,
-  val insecureTLS: Boolean = false
+  var insecureTLS: Boolean = false
 )
 
 /**
diff --git a/provider/gradle/README.md b/provider/gradle/README.md
index 1df9b7582..1da9578bd 100644
--- a/provider/gradle/README.md
+++ b/provider/gradle/README.md
@@ -913,6 +913,8 @@ pact {
 }
 ```
 
+If your broker uses self-signed certificates, set the property `pactBrokerInsecureTLS` to `true`. 
+
 ## Excluding pacts from being published
 
 You can exclude some of the pact files from being published by providing a list of regular expressions that match
diff --git a/provider/gradle/src/main/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTask.groovy b/provider/gradle/src/main/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTask.groovy
index e84cbf0da..d78d1c24b 100644
--- a/provider/gradle/src/main/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTask.groovy
+++ b/provider/gradle/src/main/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTask.groovy
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ abstract class PactPublishTask extends DefaultTask {
 
         def publishConfig = new PublishConfiguration(version.toString(), pactPublish.tags, pactPublish.consumerBranch,
           pactPublish.consumerBuildUrl)
-        def brokerClient = new PactBrokerClient(brokerConfig.pactBrokerUrl, options, new PactBrokerClientConfig())
+
+        PactBrokerClientConfig brokerClientConfig = configureBrokerClient(pactPublish, broker)
+        def brokerClient = new PactBrokerClient(brokerConfig.pactBrokerUrl, options, brokerClientConfig)
 
         File pactDirectory = pactPublish.pactDirectory as File
         boolean anyFailed = false
@@ -102,6 +104,16 @@ abstract class PactPublishTask extends DefaultTask {
         }
     }
 
+  private static PactBrokerClientConfig configureBrokerClient(PactPublish pactPublish, Broker broker) {
+    def brokerClientConfig = new PactBrokerClientConfig()
+    if (pactPublish.pactBrokerInsecureTLS != null) {
+      brokerClientConfig.insecureTLS = pactPublish.pactBrokerInsecureTLS
+    } else if (broker?.pactBrokerInsecureTLS != null) {
+      brokerClientConfig.insecureTLS = broker.pactBrokerInsecureTLS
+    }
+    brokerClientConfig
+  }
+
   static boolean pactFileIsExcluded(PactPublish pactPublish, File pactFile) {
     pactPublish.excludes.any {
       FilenameUtils.getBaseName(pactFile.name) ==~ it
diff --git a/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/Broker.kt b/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/Broker.kt
index 7d11e24e6..e6308ef67 100644
--- a/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/Broker.kt
+++ b/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/Broker.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ data class Broker(
   var pactBrokerAuthenticationScheme: String? = null,
   var pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader: String = Auth.DEFAULT_AUTH_HEADER,
   var retryCountWhileUnknown: Int? = null,
-  var retryWhileUnknownInterval: Int? = null
+  var retryWhileUnknownInterval: Int? = null,
+  var pactBrokerInsecureTLS: Boolean? = null
 ) {
   override fun toString(): String {
     val password = if (pactBrokerPassword != null) "".padEnd(pactBrokerPassword!!.length, '*') else null
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ data class Broker(
       "pactBrokerUsername=$pactBrokerUsername, pactBrokerPassword=$password, " +
       "pactBrokerAuthenticationScheme=$pactBrokerAuthenticationScheme, " +
       "pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader=$pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader, " +
-      "retryCountWhileUnknown=$retryCountWhileUnknown, retryWhileUnknownInterval=$retryWhileUnknownInterval)"
+      "pactBrokerInsecureTLS=$pactBrokerInsecureTLS, " +
+      "retryCountWhileUnknown=$retryCountWhileUnknown, " +
+      "retryWhileUnknownInterval=$retryWhileUnknownInterval)"
   }
 }
diff --git a/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublish.kt b/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublish.kt
index dc1da902a..bca639d62 100644
--- a/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublish.kt
+++ b/provider/gradle/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublish.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ data class PactPublish @JvmOverloads constructor(
   var tags: List<String> = listOf(),
   var excludes: List<String> = listOf(),
   var consumerBranch: String? = null,
-  var consumerBuildUrl: String? = null
+  var consumerBuildUrl: String? = null,
+  var pactBrokerInsecureTLS: Boolean? = null
 ) {
   override fun toString(): String {
     val password = if (pactBrokerPassword != null) "".padEnd(pactBrokerPassword!!.length, '*') else null
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ data class PactPublish @JvmOverloads constructor(
       "consumerVersion=$consumerVersion, pactBrokerToken=$pactBrokerToken, " +
       "pactBrokerUsername=$pactBrokerUsername, pactBrokerPassword=$password, " +
       "pactBrokerAuthenticationScheme=$pactBrokerAuthenticationScheme, " +
-      "pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader=$pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader, tags=$tags, excludes=$excludes, " +
+      "pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader=$pactBrokerAuthenticationHeader, " +
+      "pactBrokerInsecureTLS=$pactBrokerInsecureTLS, " +
+      "tags=$tags, " +
+      "excludes=$excludes, " +
       "consumerBranch=$consumerBranch, consumerBuildUrl=$consumerBuildUrl)"
   }
 }
diff --git a/provider/gradle/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTaskSpec.groovy b/provider/gradle/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTaskSpec.groovy
index 8cb93ae13..a4c07c222 100644
--- a/provider/gradle/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTaskSpec.groovy
+++ b/provider/gradle/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/gradle/PactPublishTaskSpec.groovy
@@ -191,4 +191,44 @@ class PactPublishTaskSpec extends Specification {
     then:
     1 * brokerClient.uploadPactFile(_, new PublishConfiguration('1.2.3')) >> new Result.Ok(null)
   }
+
+  def 'allows insecure TLS to be set'() {
+    given:
+    project.pact {
+      publish {
+        pactBrokerToken = 'token1234'
+        pactBrokerUrl = 'pactBrokerUrl'
+        pactBrokerInsecureTLS = true
+      }
+    }
+    project.evaluate()
+
+    when:
+    project.tasks.pactPublish.publishPacts()
+
+    then:
+    1 * new PactBrokerClient(_, _, { it.insecureTLS == true }) >> brokerClient
+    1 * brokerClient.uploadPactFile(_, _) >> new Result.Ok(null)
+  }
+
+  def 'allows insecure TLS to be set on the broker block'() {
+    given:
+    project.pact {
+      broker {
+        pactBrokerInsecureTLS = true
+      }
+      publish {
+        pactBrokerToken = 'token1234'
+        pactBrokerUrl = 'pactBrokerUrl'
+      }
+    }
+    project.evaluate()
+
+    when:
+    project.tasks.pactPublish.publishPacts()
+
+    then:
+    1 * new PactBrokerClient(_, _, { it.insecureTLS == true }) >> brokerClient
+    1 * brokerClient.uploadPactFile(_, _) >> new Result.Ok(null)
+  }
 }