diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
index 761c000aa0..8945662fe1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      * {Object} Metadata for this layer, as returned by the callback script
      */
     metadata: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: protocolRegex
+     * {RegExp} Regular expression to match and replace http: in bing urls
+     */
+    protocolRegex: /^http:/i,
     
     /**
      * APIProperty: type
@@ -91,6 +97,19 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      */
     tileOptions: null,
 
+    /** APIProperty: protocol
+     *  {String} Protocol to use to fetch Imagery Metadata, tiles and bing logo
+     *  Can be 'http:' 'https:' or ''
+     *
+     *  Warning: tiles may not be available under both HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
+     *  Microsoft approved use of both HTTP and HTTPS urls for tiles. However
+     *  this is undocumented and the Imagery Metadata API always returns HTTP
+     *  urls.
+     *
+     *  Default is
+     */
+    protocol: '',
+
     /**
      * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer.Bing
      * Create a new Bing layer.
@@ -145,7 +164,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
             jsonp: this._callbackId,
             include: "ImageryProviders"
         }, this.metadataParams);
-        var url = "//dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Metadata/" +
+        var url = this.protocol + "//dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Metadata/" +
             this.type + "?" + OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(params);
         var script = document.createElement("script");
         script.type = "text/javascript";
@@ -163,6 +182,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
         var res = this.metadata.resourceSets[0].resources[0];
         var url = res.imageUrl.replace("{quadkey}", "${quadkey}");
         url = url.replace("{culture}", this.culture);
+        url = url.replace(this.protocolRegex, this.protocol);
         this.url = [];
         for (var i=0; i<res.imageUrlSubdomains.length; ++i) {
             this.url.push(url.replace("{subdomain}", res.imageUrlSubdomains[i]));
@@ -248,9 +268,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
                 }
             }
         }
+        var logo = metadata.brandLogoUri.replace(this.protocolRegex, this.protocol);
         this.attribution = OpenLayers.String.format(this.attributionTemplate, {
             type: this.type.toLowerCase(),
-            logo: metadata.brandLogoUri,
+            logo: logo,
             copyrights: copyrights
         });
         this.map && this.map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
diff --git a/tests/Layer/Bing.html b/tests/Layer/Bing.html
index 69525df7a5..d930e719b0 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/Bing.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/Bing.html
@@ -178,6 +178,37 @@
         t.ok(clone instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Bing, "clone is a Layer.Bing instance");
     }
 
+    function test_protocol(t)
+    {
+        t.plan(5);
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
+        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing(options);
+        map.addLayer(layer);
+        map.zoomToMaxExtent();
+        var tile = layer.tileQueue[0];
+        
+        t.delay_call(5, function() {
+            t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(layer.attribution, '<img src="//') != -1, "Attribution contains a logo with protocol //");
+            t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(layer.attribution, '<img src="http://') == -1, "Attribution logo does not have http:// protocol");
+            t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(tile.url, 'http:') == -1, "Tile url does not contain http:");
+
+            map.destroy();
+        });
+
+        var map2 = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
+        layer_https = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing(OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({protocol: 'https:'}, options));
+        map2.addLayer(layer_https);
+        map2.zoomToMaxExtent();
+        var tile = layer_https.tileQueue[0];
+
+        t.delay_call(5, function() {
+            t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(layer_https.attribution, '<img src="https://') != -1, "Attribution logo has https:// protocol");
+            t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(tile.url, 'https:') == 0, "Tile url contains https:");
+            map2.destroy();
+        });
+    }
+
   </script>
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