diff --git a/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/discourse-env.sh b/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/discourse-env.sh
index 25d71e6bc9da..9c1d87d46776 100644
--- a/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/discourse-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/discourse-env.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ discourse_env_vars=(
     DISCOURSE_REDIS_HOST
     DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER
     DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD
+    DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL
     DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME
     DISCOURSE_SKIP_INSTALL
     SMTP_HOST
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ discourse_env_vars=(
     REDIS_HOST
     REDIS_PORT_NUMBER
     REDIS_PASSWORD
+    REDIS_USE_SSL
 )
 for env_var in "${discourse_env_vars[@]}"; do
     file_env_var="${env_var}_FILE"
@@ -159,5 +161,7 @@ DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER:-"${REDIS_PORT_NUMBER
 export DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER:-6379}"
 DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD:-"${REDIS_PASSWORD:-}"}"
 export DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD:-}"
+DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL:-"${REDIS_USE_SSL:-}"}"
+export DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL="${DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL:-no}"
 
 # Custom environment variables may be defined below
diff --git a/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libdiscourse.sh b/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libdiscourse.sh
index 7d29545f5a5d..9e12dee8a368 100644
--- a/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libdiscourse.sh
+++ b/bitnami/discourse/2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libdiscourse.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ discourse_validate() {
     ! is_empty_value "$DISCOURSE_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER" && check_valid_port "DISCOURSE_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER"
     ! is_empty_value "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_HOST" && check_resolved_hostname "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_HOST"
     ! is_empty_value "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER" && check_valid_port "DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER"
+    ! is_empty_value "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL" && check_yes_no_value "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL"
     if ! is_file_writable "$DISCOURSE_CONF_FILE"; then
         warn "The Discourse configuration file ${DISCOURSE_CONF_FILE} is not writable. Configurations specified via environment variables will not be applied to this file."
         is_boolean_yes "$DISCOURSE_ENABLE_CONF_PERSISTENCE" && warn "The DISCOURSE_ENABLE_CONF_PERSISTENCE configuration is enabled but the ${DISCOURSE_CONF_FILE} file is not writable. The file will not be persisted."
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ discourse_create_conf_file() {
     discourse_conf_set "redis_host" "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_HOST"
     discourse_conf_set "redis_port" "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER"
     discourse_conf_set "redis_password" "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD"
+    is_boolean_yes "$DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL" && discourse_conf_set "redis_use_ssl" true
     # SMTP credentials
     if ! is_empty_value "$DISCOURSE_SMTP_HOST"; then
         info "Enabling SMTP"
diff --git a/bitnami/discourse/README.md b/bitnami/discourse/README.md
index bf59e5895228..c6e11c96c552 100644
--- a/bitnami/discourse/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/discourse/README.md
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ Available environment variables:
 - `DISCOURSE_REDIS_HOST`: Hostname for Redis(R). Default: **redis**
 - `DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT_NUMBER`: Port used by Redis(R). Default: **6379**
 - `DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD`: Password for Redis(R).
+- `DISCOURSE_REDIS_USE_SSL`: Whether to enable SSL for Redis(R). Default: **no**
 
 ##### Create a database for Discourse using postgresql-client