diff --git a/extensions/requester/api/hook.rb b/extensions/requester/api/hook.rb
index c6ef2f38f..a4e497fc0 100644
--- a/extensions/requester/api/hook.rb
+++ b/extensions/requester/api/hook.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ module BeEF
             allow_cross_domain = http_db_object.allow_cross_domain.to_s
             req_parts = http_db_object.request.split(/ |\n/)
             verb = req_parts[0]
+            proto = http_db_object.proto
             uri = req_parts[1]
             headers = {}
 
@@ -102,11 +103,14 @@ module BeEF
               end
             end
 
+            # set default port if nil
             if @port.nil?
-              if uri.match(/^https:/)
-                 @port = 443
+              if uri.to_s =~ /^https?/
+                # absolute
+                (uri.match(/^https:/)) ? @port = 443 : @port = 80
               else
-                 @port = 80
+                # relative
+                (proto == 'https') ? @port = 443 : @port = 80
               end
             end
 
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ module BeEF
               http_request_object = {
                   'id' => http_db_object.id,
                   'method' => verb,
+                  'proto' => proto,
                   'host' => @host,
                   'port' => @port,
                   'data' => @post_data,
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ module BeEF
               http_request_object = {
                   'id' => http_db_object.id,
                   'method' => verb,
+                  'proto' => proto,
                   'host' => @host,
                   'port' => @port,
                   'uri' => uri,
diff --git a/extensions/requester/controllers/requester.rb b/extensions/requester/controllers/requester.rb
index 44ea44d74..dfbe6f3b0 100644
--- a/extensions/requester/controllers/requester.rb
+++ b/extensions/requester/controllers/requester.rb
@@ -75,10 +75,16 @@ class Requester < BeEF::Extension::AdminUI::HttpController
         (self.err_msg 'Invalid HTTP HostPort';return @body = '{success : false}') if not BeEF::Filters.nums_only?(hostport) #check the target hostport
     end
 
+    proto = @params['proto'] || 'http'
+    if proto !~ /\Ahttps?\z/
+        (self.err_msg 'Invalid request protocol';return @body = '{success : false}')
+    end
+
     # Saves the new HTTP request.
     http = H.new(
       :request => raw_request,
       :method => verb,
+      :proto => proto,
       :domain => hostname,
       :port => hostport,
       :path => uri,
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ class Requester < BeEF::Extension::AdminUI::HttpController
     H.all(:hooked_browser_id => zombie.id).each{|http|
       history << {
         'id'      => http.id,
+        'proto' => http.proto,
         'domain'  => http.domain,
 	      'port'    => http.port,
         'path'    => http.path,
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ class Requester < BeEF::Extension::AdminUI::HttpController
       'request'   => http_db.request,
       'response'  => response_data,
       'response_headers' => http_db.response_headers,
+      'proto'     => http_db.proto,
       'domain'    => http_db.domain,
       'port'      => http_db.port,
       'path'      => http_db.path,
diff --git a/extensions/requester/models/http.rb b/extensions/requester/models/http.rb
index 4c6854c3e..9977b0b59 100644
--- a/extensions/requester/models/http.rb
+++ b/extensions/requester/models/http.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ module Models
     # The content length for the request.
     property :content_length, Text, :lazy => false, :default => 0
 
+    # The request protocol/scheme (http/https)
+    property :proto, Text, :lazy => false
+
     # The domain on which perform the request.
     property :domain, Text, :lazy => false