diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d422946..cc5ef59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ In your Package Manager settings add the following package source for developmen
           cappedCollectionSize="Long"
           cappedCollectionMaxItems="Long"
           databaseName="String"
-          includeDefaults="Boolean">
+          includeDefaults="Boolean"
+          useTls="Boolean"
+          clientCertificate="String"
+          clientCertificatePassword="String">
     
     <!-- repeated --> 
     <field name="String" layout="Layout" bsonType="Boolean|DateTime|Double|Int32|Int64|String"  />
@@ -65,6 +68,12 @@ _connectionString_ - Connection string. When provided, it overrides the values s
 
 _databaseName_ - The name of the database, overrides connection string database.
 
+_useTls_ - If a Tls connection should be established.
+
+_clientCertificate_ - The certificate to use when establishing a Tls connection.
+
+_clientCertificatePassword- - The certificate's password.
+
 ### Collection Options
 _collectionName_ - The name of the MongoDB collection to write logs to.  
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573dc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: '3.1'
+
+services:
+
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - ./tls/:/etc/tls
+    ports:
+      - "27017" 
+    command: --tlsMode requireTLS --tlsCertificateKeyFile /etc/tls/mongodb.pem  
diff --git a/src/NLog.Mongo/MongoTarget.cs b/src/NLog.Mongo/MongoTarget.cs
index 554fe50..46f192e 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Mongo/MongoTarget.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Mongo/MongoTarget.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using MongoDB.Bson;
@@ -161,6 +163,26 @@ public string CollectionName
         /// </summary>
         public bool IncludeEventProperties { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets if TLS should be used when connecting to MongoDB
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool UseTls { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the client certificate to use when connecting to MongoDB
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ClientCertificate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the client certificate password to use when connecting to MongoDB
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ClientCertificatePassword { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Check Certificate Revocation when connecting to MongoDB
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? CheckCertificateRevocation { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the target. Can be used by inheriting classes
         /// to initialize logging.
@@ -404,8 +426,26 @@ private IMongoCollection<BsonDocument> GetCollection()
                 databaseName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(databaseName) ? databaseName : (mongoUrl.DatabaseName ?? "NLog");
                 collectionName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(collectionName) ? collectionName : "Log";
                 InternalLogger.Info("Connecting to MongoDB collection {0} in database {1}", collectionName, databaseName);
+                
+                var settings = MongoClientSettings.FromUrl(mongoUrl);
+
+                if (UseTls)
+                {
+                    var cert = new X509Certificate2(ClientCertificate, ClientCertificatePassword);
+
+                    if (cert == null)
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to load certificate");
+                    }
+
+                    settings.SslSettings = new SslSettings
+                    {
+                        ClientCertificates = new[] { cert },
+                    };
+                    UseTls = true;                    
+                }
 
-                var client = new MongoClient(mongoUrl);
+                var client = new MongoClient(settings);
 
                 // Database name overrides connection string
                 var database = client.GetDatabase(databaseName);
diff --git a/test/NLog.Mongo.ConsoleTest/NLog.config b/test/NLog.Mongo.ConsoleTest/NLog.config
index e9abc6c..8ab66a5 100644
--- a/test/NLog.Mongo.ConsoleTest/NLog.config
+++ b/test/NLog.Mongo.ConsoleTest/NLog.config
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
       <target xsi:type="Mongo"
               connectionString="mongodb://localhost/Logging"
               collectionName="DefaultLog"
-              cappedCollectionSize="26214400">
+              cappedCollectionSize="26214400"
+              useTls="true"
+              clientCertificate="/home/administrator/src/github/NLog.Mongo/src/tls/mongodb.pem"
+              clientCertificatePassword="mongo">
         <property name="ThreadID" layout="${threadid}" bsonType="Int32" />
         <property name="ThreadName" layout="${threadname}" />
         <property name="ProcessID" layout="${processid}" bsonType="Int32"  />
@@ -27,21 +30,27 @@
               connectionString="mongodb://localhost"
               databaseName="CustomLogging"
               collectionName="DefaultLog"
-              cappedCollectionSize="26214400">
+              cappedCollectionSize="26214400"
+              useTls="true"
+              clientCertificate="/home/administrator/src/github/NLog.Mongo/src/tls/mongodb.pem"
+              clientCertificatePassword="mongo">
         <property name="ThreadID" layout="${threadid}" bsonType="Int32" />
         <property name="ThreadName" layout="${threadname}" />
         <property name="ProcessID" layout="${processid}" bsonType="Int32"  />
         <property name="ProcessName" layout="${processname:fullName=true}" />
         <property name="UserName" layout="${windows-identity}" />
       </target>
-    </target>
+    </target>  
 
     <target xsi:type="Mongo"
             name="mongoCustom"
             includeDefaults="false"
             connectionString="mongodb://localhost/Logging"
             collectionName="CustomLog"
-            cappedCollectionSize="26214400">
+            cappedCollectionSize="26214400"
+            useTls="true"
+            clientCertificate="/home/administrator/src/github/NLog.Mongo/src/tls/mongodb.pem"
+            clientCertificatePassword="mongo">
 
       <field name="Date" layout="${date}" bsonType="DateTime" />
       <field name="Level" layout="${level}"/>
diff --git a/tls/create-cert.md b/tls/create-cert.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc912f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tls/create-cert.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# https://medium.com/@rajanmaharjan/secure-your-mongodb-connections-ssl-tls-92e2addb3c89
+
+# root ca
+openssl genrsa -out rootCA.key 2048
+openssl genrsa -des3 -out rootCA.key 2048 # password is mongo
+openssl req -x509 -new -nodes -key rootCA.key -sha256 -days 1024 -out rootCA.pem
+
+# per device
+openssl genrsa -out mongodb.key 2048
+# Whatever you see in the address field in your browser when you go to your device 
+# must be what you put under common name, even if it’s an IP address. 
+openssl req -new -key mongodb.key -out mongodb.csr # answer Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []: localhost
+
+openssl x509 -req -in mongodb.csr -CA rootCA.pem -CAkey rootCA.key -CAcreateserial -out mongodb.crt -days 500 -sha256
+cat mongodb.key mongodb.crt > mongodb.pem
+
+# run mongo using docker-compose or the following command: mongod --tlsMode requireTLS --tlsCertificateKeyFile tls/mongodb.pem  
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