diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
index 3fa0ab3aae..c499f8bb53 100644
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=uhttpd
-PKG_VERSION:=2015-05-30
+PKG_VERSION:=2015-05-31
 PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://nbd.name/uhttpd2.git
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=618493e378e2239f0d30902e47adfa134e649fdc
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=a91aac9419f535f067ac17c16475912062d947ea
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=ISC
diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.config b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.config
index 83734af5a9..9df6e24527 100644
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.config
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.config
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ config uhttpd main
 	list listen_https	0.0.0.0:443
 	list listen_https	[::]:443
 
+	# Redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS if possible
+	option redirect_https	1
+
 	# Server document root
 	option home		/www
 
diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
index c493aafe42..1ebe38e8d3 100755
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ start_instance()
 				procd_append_param command -s "$listen"
 			done
 		}
+
+		append_bool "$cfg" redirect_https "-q" 0
 	}
 
 	procd_close_instance