diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index d0548110fd..d357188ed7 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
         "NoNodesViewPath":{
             "longName": "no-nodes-view-path",
             "shortName": ""
+        },
+        "UseHttpsRedirect": {
+            "longName": "use-https-redirect",
+            "shortName": ""
         }
     },
     "usageExamples": [
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/ide.host.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/ide.host.json
index 8b8d2608cd..1ee7a492aa 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/ide.host.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/ide.host.json
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
                 "text": "Optional: Path to a custom view presented with the Umbraco installation contains no published content"
             },
             "isVisible": "true"
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "UseHttpsRedirect",
+            "name": {
+                "text": "Optional: Adds code to Startup.cs to redirect HTTP to HTTPS and enables the UseHttps setting."
+            },
+            "isVisible": "true"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
index 3d4f197164..3cf7485ab2 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@
         "UsingUnattenedInstall":{
             "type": "computed",
             "value": "(FriendlyName != \"\" && Email != \"\" && Password != \"\" && ConnectionString != \"\")"
+        },
+        "UseHttpsRedirect":{
+            "type": "parameter",
+            "datatype":"bool",
+            "defaultValue": "false",
+            "description": "Adds code to Startup.cs to redirect HTTP to HTTPS and enables the UseHttps setting (Default: false)"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/appsettings.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/appsettings.json
index 915671ce4b..feb6b07d95 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/appsettings.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/appsettings.json
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@
   },
   "Umbraco": {
     "CMS": {
-      //#if (HasNoNodesViewPath)
+      //#if (HasNoNodesViewPath || UseHttpsRedirect)
       "Global": {
+        //#if (!HasNoNodesViewPath && UseHttpsRedirect)
+        "UseHttps": true
+        //#elseif (UseHttpsRedirect)
+        "UseHttps": true,
+        //#endif
+        //#if (HasNoNodesViewPath)
         "NoNodesViewPath": "NO_NODES_VIEW_PATH_FROM_TEMPLATE"
+        //#endif
       },
       //#endif
       "Hosting": {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Startup.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Startup.cs
index 0d263c7b6b..71c3dd008c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Startup.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.UI
         private readonly IConfiguration _config;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Startup"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Startup" /> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="webHostEnvironment">The Web Host Environment</param>
-        /// <param name="config">The Configuration</param>
+        /// <param name="webHostEnvironment">The web hosting environment.</param>
+        /// <param name="config">The configuration.</param>
         /// <remarks>
         /// Only a few services are possible to be injected here https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/9337
         /// </remarks>
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.UI
             _config = config ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(config));
         }
 
-
-
         /// <summary>
-        /// Configures the services
+        /// Configures the services.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="services">The services.</param>
         /// <remarks>
         /// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
         /// For more information on how to configure your application, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398940
@@ -50,8 +49,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.UI
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Configures the application
+        /// Configures the application.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="app">The application builder.</param>
+        /// <param name="env">The web hosting environment.</param>
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
         {
             if (env.IsDevelopment())
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.UI
                 app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
             }
 
+#if (UseHttpsRedirect)
+            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+
+#endif
             app.UseUmbraco()
                 .WithMiddleware(u =>
                 {