diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dda43a0..67964e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ATTENTION! To support multi-root workspaces some underlying fundamentals had to
   - Adds `Rebase Branch to Remote (via Terminal)` command (`gitlens.terminalRebaseBranchToRemote`) to branch node(s) of the `GitLens` custom view
   - Adds `Rebase Commit (via Terminal)` command (`gitlens.terminalRebaseCommit`) to commit node(s) of the `GitLens` custom view
   - Adds `Reset Commit (via Terminal)` command (`gitlens.terminalResetCommit`) to commit node(s) of the `GitLens` custom view
+- Adds ability to specify the url protocol used with user-defined remote services via `gitlens.remotes` setting -- thanks to [PR #192](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/pull/192) by Helmut Januschka ([@hjanuschka](https://github.com/hjanuschka))!
 
 ### Changed
 - `GitLens` custom view will no longer show if there is no Git repository -- closes [#159](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/159)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aac30ab..51d4b11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ GitLens is highly customizable and provides many configuration settings to allow
 
 |Name | Description
 |-----|------------
-|`gitlens.remotes`|Specifies user-defined remote (code-hosting) services or custom domains for built-in remote services<br /><br />Example:<br />```"gitlens.remotes": [{ "domain": "git.corporate-url.com", "type": "GitHub" }]```<br /><br />Example:<br />```"gitlens.remotes": [{ "domain": "git.corporate-url.com", "type": "Custom", "name": "My Company", "urls": { "repository": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}", "branches": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/branches", "branch": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/commits/${branch}", "commit": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/commit/${id}", "file": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}?path=${file}${line}", "fileInBranch": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/blob/${branch}/${file}${line}", "fileInCommit": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/blob/${id}/${file}${line}", "fileLine": "#L${line}", "fileRange": "#L${start}-L${end}" } }```
+|`gitlens.remotes`|Specifies user-defined remote (code-hosting) services or custom domains for built-in remote services<br /><br />Example:<br />```"gitlens.remotes": [{ "domain": "git.corporate-url.com", "type": "GitHub" }]```<br /><br />Example:<br />```"gitlens.remotes": [{ "domain": "git.corporate-url.com", "type": "Custom", "name": "My Company", "protocol": "https", "urls": { "repository": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}", "branches": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/branches", "branch": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/commits/${branch}", "commit": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/commit/${id}", "file": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}?path=${file}${line}", "fileInBranch": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/blob/${branch}/${file}${line}", "fileInCommit": "https://git.corporate-url.com/${repo}/blob/${id}/${file}${line}", "fileLine": "#L${line}", "fileRange": "#L${start}-L${end}" } }```
 
 ### Status Bar Settings
 
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ GitLens is highly customizable and provides many configuration settings to allow
 A big thanks to the people that have contributed to this project:
 
 - Amanda Cameron ([@AmandaCameron](https://github.com/AmandaCameron)) — [contributions](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=AmandaCameron))
+- Helmut Januschka ([@hjanuschka](https://github.com/hjanuschka)) — [contributions](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=hjanuschka))
 - Chris Kaczor ([@ckaczor](https://github.com/ckaczor)) — [contributions](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=ckaczor))
 - Peng Lyu ([@rebornix](https://github.com/rebornix)) — [contributions](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=rebornix))
 - Aurelio Ogliari ([@nobitagit](https://github.com/nobitagit)) — [contributions](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=nobitagit)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43d0003..d4bc700 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@
                                 "type": "string",
                                 "description": "Specifies an optional friendly name for the custom remote service"
                             },
+                            "protocol": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "default": "https",
+                                "description": "Specifies an optional url protocol for the custom remote service"
+                            },
                             "urls": {
                                 "type": "object",
                                 "required": [
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index f30ba71..59404cc 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export interface IRemotesConfig {
     type: CustomRemoteType;
     domain: string;
     name?: string;
+    protocol?: string;
     urls?: IRemotesUrlsConfig;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/bitbucket-server.ts b/src/git/remotes/bitbucket-server.ts
index 8fd8e82..3e09ad5 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/bitbucket-server.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/bitbucket-server.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ export class BitbucketServerService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
+        protocol?: string,
         name?: string,
         custom: boolean = false
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, name, custom);
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name, custom);
     }
 
     get name() {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/bitbucket.ts b/src/git/remotes/bitbucket.ts
index 0cc11dd..1e863b7 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/bitbucket.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/bitbucket.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ export class BitbucketService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
+        protocol?: string,
         name?: string,
         custom: boolean = false
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, name, custom);
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name, custom);
     }
 
     get name() {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/custom.ts b/src/git/remotes/custom.ts
index 662a7d1..59f0f11 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/custom.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/custom.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 import { Strings } from '../../system';
 import { Range } from 'vscode';
-import { IRemotesConfig, IRemotesUrlsConfig } from '../../configuration';
+import { IRemotesUrlsConfig } from '../../configuration';
 import { RemoteProvider } from './provider';
 
 export class CustomService extends RemoteProvider {
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ export class CustomService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
-        config: IRemotesConfig
+        urls: IRemotesUrlsConfig,
+        protocol?: string,
+        name?: string
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, config.name, true);
-        this.urls = config.urls!;
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name, true);
+        this.urls = urls;
     }
 
     get name() {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/factory.ts b/src/git/remotes/factory.ts
index 9595212..58e13a0 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/factory.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/factory.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export class RemoteProviderFactory {
 
     private static getCustomProvider(cfg: IRemotesConfig) {
         switch (cfg.type) {
-            case CustomRemoteType.Bitbucket: return (domain: string, path: string) => new BitbucketService(domain, path, cfg.name, true);
-            case CustomRemoteType.BitbucketServer: return (domain: string, path: string) => new BitbucketServerService(domain, path, cfg.name, true);
-            case CustomRemoteType.Custom: return (domain: string, path: string) => new CustomService(domain, path, cfg);
-            case CustomRemoteType.GitHub: return (domain: string, path: string) => new GitHubService(domain, path, cfg.name, true);
-            case CustomRemoteType.GitLab: return (domain: string, path: string) => new GitLabService(domain, path, cfg.name, true);
+            case CustomRemoteType.Bitbucket: return (domain: string, path: string) => new BitbucketService(domain, path, cfg.protocol, cfg.name, true);
+            case CustomRemoteType.BitbucketServer: return (domain: string, path: string) => new BitbucketServerService(domain, path, cfg.protocol, cfg.name, true);
+            case CustomRemoteType.Custom: return (domain: string, path: string) => new CustomService(domain, path, cfg.urls!, cfg.protocol, cfg.name);
+            case CustomRemoteType.GitHub: return (domain: string, path: string) => new GitHubService(domain, path, cfg.protocol, cfg.name, true);
+            case CustomRemoteType.GitLab: return (domain: string, path: string) => new GitLabService(domain, path, cfg.protocol, cfg.name, true);
         }
         return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/github.ts b/src/git/remotes/github.ts
index 6a855be..5624468 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/github.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/github.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ export class GitHubService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
+        protocol?: string,
         name?: string,
         custom: boolean = false
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, name, custom);
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name, custom);
     }
 
     get name() {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/gitlab.ts b/src/git/remotes/gitlab.ts
index 57f7b24..af4f187 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/gitlab.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/gitlab.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ export class GitLabService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
+        protocol?: string,
         name?: string,
         custom: boolean = false
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, name, custom);
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name, custom);
     }
 
     get name() {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
index e3fe116..1495a6d 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export abstract class RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         public readonly domain: string,
         public readonly path: string,
+        private readonly protocol: string = 'https',
         name?: string,
-        public readonly protocol: string = 'https'
         public readonly custom: boolean = false
     ) {
         this._name = name;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export abstract class RemoteProvider {
     abstract get name(): string;
 
     protected get baseUrl() {
-      return `${this.protocol}://${this.domain}/${this.path}`;
+        return `${this.protocol}://${this.domain}/${this.path}`;
     }
 
     protected formatName(name: string) {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/visualStudio.ts b/src/git/remotes/visualStudio.ts
index 6ae57d0..1f48ac9 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/visualStudio.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/visualStudio.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ export class VisualStudioService extends RemoteProvider {
     constructor(
         domain: string,
         path: string,
+        protocol?: string,
         name?: string
     ) {
-        super(domain, path, name);
+        super(domain, path, protocol, name);
     }
 
     get name() {