diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index 84aab91..bf9857f 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -40,9 +40,21 @@
 | 				 Sites using Latin-1 or UTF-8 database character set and collation are unaffected.
 |	['swap_pre'] A default table prefix that should be swapped with the dbprefix
 |	['encrypt']  Whether or not to use an encrypted connection.
+|
+|			'mysql' (deprecated), 'sqlsrv' and 'pdo/sqlsrv' drivers accept TRUE/FALSE
+|			'mysqli' and 'pdo/mysql' drivers accept an array with the following options:
+|
+|				'ssl_key'    - Path to the private key file
+|				'ssl_cert'   - Path to the public key certificate file
+|				'ssl_ca'     - Path to the certificate authority file
+|				'ssl_capath' - Path to a directory containing trusted CA certificats in PEM format
+|				'ssl_cipher' - List of *allowed* ciphers to be used for the encryption, separated by colons (':')
+|				'ssl_verify' - TRUE/FALSE; Whether verify the server certificate or not ('mysqli' only)
+|
 |	['compress'] Whether or not to use client compression (MySQL only)
 |	['stricton'] TRUE/FALSE - forces 'Strict Mode' connections
 |							- good for ensuring strict SQL while developing
+|	['ssl_options']	Used to set various SSL options that can be used when making SSL connections.
 |	['failover'] array - A array with 0 or more data for connections if the main should fail.
 |	['save_queries'] TRUE/FALSE - Whether to "save" all executed queries.
 | 				NOTE: Disabling this will also effectively disable both
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index e953db0..dd3cc77 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * @param	bool	$persistent
 	 * @return	object
-	 * @todo	SSL support
 	 */
 	public function db_connect($persistent = FALSE)
 	{
@@ -132,8 +131,52 @@
 			$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET SESSION sql_mode="STRICT_ALL_TABLES"');
 		}
 
-		return $mysqli->real_connect($hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, $socket, $client_flags)
-			? $mysqli : FALSE;
+		if (is_array($this->encrypt))
+		{
+			$ssl = array();
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_key'])    OR $ssl['key']    = $this->encrypt['ssl_key'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_cert'])   OR $ssl['cert']   = $this->encrypt['ssl_cert'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_ca'])     OR $ssl['ca']     = $this->encrypt['ssl_ca'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_capath']) OR $ssl['capath'] = $this->encrypt['ssl_capath'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_cipher']) OR $ssl['cipher'] = $this->encrypt['ssl_cipher'];
+
+			if ( ! empty($ssl))
+			{
+				if ( ! empty($this->encrypt['ssl_verify']) && defined('MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT'))
+				{
+					$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, TRUE);
+				}
+
+				$client_flags |= MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL;
+				$mysqli->ssl_set(
+					isset($ssl['key'])    ? $ssl['key']    : NULL,
+					isset($ssl['cert'])   ? $ssl['cert']   : NULL,
+					isset($ssl['ca'])     ? $ssl['ca']     : NULL,
+					isset($ssl['capath']) ? $ssl['capath'] : NULL,
+					isset($ssl['cipher']) ? $ssl['cipher'] : NULL
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ($mysqli->real_connect($hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, $socket, $client_flags))
+		{
+			// Prior to version 5.7.3, MySQL silently downgrades to an unencrypted connection if SSL setup fails
+			if (
+				($client_flags & MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL)
+				&& version_compare($mysqli->client_info, '5.7.3', '<=')
+				&& empty($mysqli->query("SHOW STATUS LIKE 'ssl_cipher'")->fetch_object()->Value)
+			)
+			{
+				$mysqli->close();
+				$message = 'MySQLi was configured for an SSL connection, but got an unencrypted connection instead!';
+				log_message('error', $message);
+				return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error($message, '', TRUE) : FALSE;
+			}
+
+			return $mysqli;
+		}
+
+		return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_mysql_driver.php
index 206d835..e9d25ce 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_mysql_driver.php
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * @param	bool	$persistent
 	 * @return	object
-	 * @todo	SSL support
 	 */
 	public function db_connect($persistent = FALSE)
 	{
@@ -151,7 +150,35 @@
 			$this->options[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_COMPRESS] = TRUE;
 		}
 
-		return parent::db_connect($persistent);
+		// SSL support was added to PDO_MYSQL in PHP 5.3.7
+		if (is_array($this->encrypt) && is_php('5.3.7'))
+		{
+			$ssl = array();
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_key'])    OR $ssl[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_KEY]    = $this->encrypt['ssl_key'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_cert'])   OR $ssl[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CERT]   = $this->encrypt['ssl_cert'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_ca'])     OR $ssl[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA]     = $this->encrypt['ssl_ca'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_capath']) OR $ssl[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CAPATH] = $this->encrypt['ssl_capath'];
+			empty($this->encrypt['ssl_cipher']) OR $ssl[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CIPHER] = $this->encrypt['ssl_cipher'];
+
+			// DO NOT use array_merge() here!
+			// It re-indexes numeric keys and the PDO_MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_* constants are integers.
+			empty($ssl) OR $this->options += $ssl;
+		}
+
+		// Prior to version 5.7.3, MySQL silently downgrades to an unencrypted connection if SSL setup fails
+		if (
+			($pdo = parent::db_connect($persistent)) !== FALSE
+			&& ! empty($ssl)
+			&& version_compare($pdo->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION), '5.7.3', '<=')
+			&& empty($pdo->query("SHOW STATUS LIKE 'ssl_cipher'")->fetchObject()->Value)
+		)
+		{
+			$message = 'PDO_MYSQL was configured for an SSL connection, but got an unencrypted connection instead!';
+			log_message('error', $message);
+			return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error($message, '', TRUE) : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return $pdo;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index d175f4b..2cb5a6c 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 -  Database
 
    -  Added ``list_fields()`` support for SQLite ('sqlite3' and 'pdo_sqlite' drivers).
+   -  Added SSL connection support for the 'mysqli' and 'pdo_mysql' drivers.
 
 -  Libraries
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst
index d21c79e..8026be6 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@
 Explanation of Values:
 ----------------------
 
-======================  ==================================================================================================
+======================  ===========================================================================================================
  Name Config             Description
-======================  ==================================================================================================
+======================  ===========================================================================================================
 **dsn**			The DSN connect string (an all-in-one configuration sequence).
 **hostname** 		The hostname of your database server. Often this is 'localhost'.
 **username**		The username used to connect to the database.
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@
 			customizable by the end user.
 **schema**		The database schema, defaults to 'public'. Used by PostgreSQL and ODBC drivers.
 **encrypt**		Whether or not to use an encrypted connection.
+
+			  - 'mysql' (deprecated), 'sqlsrv' and 'pdo/sqlsrv' drivers accept TRUE/FALSE
+			  - 'mysqli' and 'pdo/mysql' drivers accept an array with the following options:
+			  
+			    - 'ssl_key'    - Path to the private key file
+			    - 'ssl_cert'   - Path to the public key certificate file
+			    - 'ssl_ca'     - Path to the certificate authority file
+			    - 'ssl_capath' - Path to a directory containing trusted CA certificats in PEM format
+			    - 'ssl_cipher' - List of *allowed* ciphers to be used for the encryption, separated by colons (':')
+			    - 'ssl_verify' - TRUE/FALSE; Whether to verify the server certificate or not ('mysqli' only)
+
 **compress**		Whether or not to use client compression (MySQL only).
 **stricton**		TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to force "Strict Mode" connections, good for ensuring strict SQL
 			while developing an application.
@@ -186,10 +197,11 @@
 			::
 
 				$db['default']['port'] = 5432;
-======================  ==================================================================================================
+
+======================  ===========================================================================================================
 
 .. note:: Depending on what database platform you are using (MySQL, PostgreSQL,
 	etc.) not all values will be needed. For example, when using SQLite you
 	will not need to supply a username or password, and the database name
 	will be the path to your database file. The information above assumes
-	you are using MySQL.
\ No newline at end of file
+	you are using MySQL.