diff --git a/README b/README
index f290ef4244..c27182395c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1588,6 +1588,7 @@ sslserver: Server to find static files for a plugin when the page is HTTPS. Defa
 path: Path to the plugin files. defaults to site/path + '/plugins/'. Expects that
       each plugin will have a subdirectory at plugins/NameOfPlugin. Change this
       if you're using a CDN.
+sslpath: Path to use on the SSL server. Same as plugins/path.
 
 Plugins
 =======
diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index 7d8b1fec7a..124c90c998 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ $default =
               'server' => null,
               'sslserver' => null,
               'path' => null,
+              'sslpath' => null,
               ),
         'admin' =>
         array('panels' => array('design', 'site', 'user', 'paths', 'access', 'sessions', 'sitenotice', 'license')),
diff --git a/lib/plugin.php b/lib/plugin.php
index 115bb10e01..1ccf23a095 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.php
+++ b/lib/plugin.php
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ class Plugin
             }
         }
 
-        $path = common_config('plugins', 'path');
+        if ($isHTTPS) {
+            $path = common_config('plugins', 'sslpath');
+        } else {
+            $path = common_config('plugins', 'path');
+        }
 
         if (empty($path)) {
             $path = common_config('site', 'path') . '/plugins/';