diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea96419..b723245 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # This file is released under the BSD license, see the COPYING file
 
 OBJ=net.o hiredis.o sds.o async.o read.o sslio.o
-EXAMPLES=hiredis-example hiredis-example-libevent hiredis-example-libev hiredis-example-glib hiredis-example-ssl
+EXAMPLES=hiredis-example hiredis-example-libevent hiredis-example-libev hiredis-example-glib \
+		 hiredis-example-ssl hiredis-example-libevent-ssl
 TESTS=hiredis-test
 LIBNAME=libhiredis
 PKGCONFNAME=hiredis.pc
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ static: $(STLIBNAME)
 hiredis-example-libevent: examples/example-libevent.c adapters/libevent.h $(STLIBNAME)
 	$(CC) -o examples/$@ $(REAL_CFLAGS) $(REAL_LDFLAGS) -I. $< -levent $(STLIBNAME)
 
+hiredis-example-libevent-ssl: examples/example-libevent-ssl.c adapters/libevent.h $(STLIBNAME)
+	$(CC) -o examples/$@ $(REAL_CFLAGS) $(REAL_LDFLAGS) -I. $< -levent $(STLIBNAME)
+
 hiredis-example-libev: examples/example-libev.c adapters/libev.h $(STLIBNAME)
 	$(CC) -o examples/$@ $(REAL_CFLAGS) $(REAL_LDFLAGS) -I. $< -lev $(STLIBNAME)
 
diff --git a/async.c b/async.c
index 0cecd30..5a14d45 100644
--- a/async.c
+++ b/async.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "dict.c"
 #include "sds.h"
+#include "sslio.h"
 
 #define _EL_ADD_READ(ctx) do { \
         if ((ctx)->ev.addRead) (ctx)->ev.addRead((ctx)->ev.data); \
@@ -524,6 +525,87 @@ static int __redisAsyncHandleConnect(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef HIREDIS_NOSSL
+/**
+ * Handle SSL when socket becomes available for reading. This also handles
+ * read-while-write and write-while-read
+ */
+static void asyncSslRead(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
+    int rv;
+    redisSsl *ssl = ac->c.ssl;
+    redisContext *c = &ac->c;
+
+    ssl->wantRead = 0;
+
+    if (ssl->pendingWrite) {
+        int done;
+
+        /* This is probably just a write event */
+        ssl->pendingWrite = 0;
+        rv = redisBufferWrite(c, &done);
+        if (rv == REDIS_ERR) {
+            __redisAsyncDisconnect(ac);
+            return;
+        } else if (!done) {
+            _EL_ADD_WRITE(ac);
+        }
+    }
+
+    rv = redisBufferRead(c);
+    if (rv == REDIS_ERR) {
+        __redisAsyncDisconnect(ac);
+    } else {
+        _EL_ADD_READ(ac);
+        redisProcessCallbacks(ac);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handle SSL when socket becomes available for writing
+ */
+static void asyncSslWrite(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
+    int rv, done = 0;
+    redisSsl *ssl = ac->c.ssl;
+    redisContext *c = &ac->c;
+
+    ssl->pendingWrite = 0;
+    rv = redisBufferWrite(c, &done);
+    if (rv == REDIS_ERR) {
+        __redisAsyncDisconnect(ac);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!done) {
+        if (ssl->wantRead) {
+            /* Need to read-before-write */
+            ssl->pendingWrite = 1;
+            _EL_DEL_WRITE(ac);
+        } else {
+            /* No extra reads needed, just need to write more */
+            _EL_ADD_WRITE(ac);
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* Already done! */
+        _EL_DEL_WRITE(ac);
+    }
+
+    /* Always reschedule a read */
+    _EL_ADD_READ(ac);
+}
+#else
+
+/* Just so we're able to compile */
+static void asyncSslRead(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
+    abort();
+    (void)ac;
+}
+static void asyncSslWrite(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
+    abort();
+    (void)ac;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /* This function should be called when the socket is readable.
  * It processes all replies that can be read and executes their callbacks.
  */
@@ -539,6 +621,11 @@ void redisAsyncHandleRead(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
             return;
     }
 
+    if (c->flags & REDIS_SSL) {
+        asyncSslRead(ac);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (redisBufferRead(c) == REDIS_ERR) {
         __redisAsyncDisconnect(ac);
     } else {
@@ -561,6 +648,11 @@ void redisAsyncHandleWrite(redisAsyncContext *ac) {
             return;
     }
 
+    if (c->flags & REDIS_SSL) {
+        asyncSslWrite(ac);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (redisBufferWrite(c,&done) == REDIS_ERR) {
         __redisAsyncDisconnect(ac);
     } else {
diff --git a/examples/example-libevent-ssl.c b/examples/example-libevent-ssl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f780e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example-libevent-ssl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <hiredis.h>
+#include <async.h>
+#include <adapters/libevent.h>
+
+void getCallback(redisAsyncContext *c, void *r, void *privdata) {
+    redisReply *reply = r;
+    if (reply == NULL) return;
+    printf("argv[%s]: %s\n", (char*)privdata, reply->str);
+
+    /* Disconnect after receiving the reply to GET */
+    redisAsyncDisconnect(c);
+}
+
+void connectCallback(const redisAsyncContext *c, int status) {
+    if (status != REDIS_OK) {
+        printf("Error: %s\n", c->errstr);
+        return;
+    }
+    printf("Connected...\n");
+}
+
+void disconnectCallback(const redisAsyncContext *c, int status) {
+    if (status != REDIS_OK) {
+        printf("Error: %s\n", c->errstr);
+        return;
+    }
+    printf("Disconnected...\n");
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv) {
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    struct event_base *base = event_base_new();
+    if (argc < 5) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "Usage: %s <key> <host> <port> <cert> <certKey> [ca]\n", argv[0]);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const char *value = argv[1];
+    size_t nvalue = strlen(value);
+
+    const char *hostname = argv[2];
+    int port = atoi(argv[3]);
+
+    const char *cert = argv[4];
+    const char *certKey = argv[5];
+    const char *caCert = argc > 5 ? argv[6] : NULL;
+
+    redisAsyncContext *c = redisAsyncConnect(hostname, port);
+    if (c->err) {
+        /* Let *c leak for now... */
+        printf("Error: %s\n", c->errstr);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (redisSecureConnection(&c->c, caCert, cert, certKey) != REDIS_OK) {
+        printf("SSL Error!\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    redisLibeventAttach(c,base);
+    redisAsyncSetConnectCallback(c,connectCallback);
+    redisAsyncSetDisconnectCallback(c,disconnectCallback);
+    redisAsyncCommand(c, NULL, NULL, "SET key %b", value, nvalue);
+    redisAsyncCommand(c, getCallback, (char*)"end-1", "GET key");
+    event_base_dispatch(base);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sslio.c b/sslio.c
index 6958d37..3b08140 100644
--- a/sslio.c
+++ b/sslio.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int redisSslCreate(redisContext *c, const char *capath, const char *certpath,
 
     redisSsl *s = c->ssl;
     s->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv23_client_method());
-    /* SSL_CTX_set_info_callback(s->ctx, sslLogCallback); */
+    SSL_CTX_set_info_callback(s->ctx, sslLogCallback);
     SSL_CTX_set_mode(s->ctx, SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER);
     SSL_CTX_set_options(s->ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3);
     SSL_CTX_set_verify(s->ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, NULL);
@@ -153,6 +153,22 @@ int redisSslCreate(redisContext *c, const char *capath, const char *certpath,
     return REDIS_ERR;
 }
 
+static int maybeCheckWant(redisSsl *rssl, int rv) {
+    /**
+     * If the error is WANT_READ or WANT_WRITE, the appropriate flags are set
+     * and true is returned. False is returned otherwise
+     */
+    if (rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
+        rssl->wantRead = 1;
+        return 1;
+    } else if (rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+        rssl->pendingWrite = 1;
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 int redisSslRead(redisContext *c, char *buf, size_t bufcap) {
     int nread = SSL_read(c->ssl->ssl, buf, bufcap);
     if (nread > 0) {
@@ -162,7 +178,7 @@ int redisSslRead(redisContext *c, char *buf, size_t bufcap) {
         return -1;
     } else {
         int err = SSL_get_error(c->ssl->ssl, nread);
-        if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+        if (maybeCheckWant(c->ssl, err)) {
             return 0;
         } else {
             __redisSetError(c, REDIS_ERR_IO, NULL);
@@ -181,7 +197,7 @@ int redisSslWrite(redisContext *c) {
         c->ssl->lastLen = len;
 
         int err = SSL_get_error(c->ssl->ssl, rv);
-        if (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+        if (maybeCheckWant(c->ssl, err)) {
             return 0;
         } else {
             __redisSetError(c, REDIS_ERR_IO, NULL);
diff --git a/sslio.h b/sslio.h
index a410cb3..1f46b03 100644
--- a/sslio.h
+++ b/sslio.h
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ typedef struct redisSsl {
      * previously called with in the event of an SSL_read/SSL_write situation
      */
     size_t lastLen;
+
+    /** Whether the SSL layer requires read (possibly before a write) */
+    int wantRead;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether a write was requested prior to a read. If set, the write()
+     * should resume whenever a read takes place, if possible
+     */
+    int pendingWrite;
 } redisSsl;
 
 struct redisContext;