diff --git a/changelog.d/20250910_165903_sorlanczyk_release.md b/changelog.d/20250910_165903_sorlanczyk_release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bf7fa7b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20250910_165903_sorlanczyk_release.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Feature] Added a variable `REDIS_TRANSPORT` (defaults to `redis`) that allows to change the redis transport protocol to secure redis (i.e `rediss`). (by @so-jd) 
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diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 0d4d9ac296..0daa621deb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ Redis
 - ``REDIS_PORT`` (default: ``6379``)
 - ``REDIS_USERNAME`` (default: ``""``)
 - ``REDIS_PASSWORD`` (default: ``""``)
+- ``REDIS_TRANSPORT`` (default: ``redis``)
+
 
 Note that Redis has replaced Rabbitmq as the Celery message broker since Tutor v11.0.0.
 
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/cms.env.yml b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/cms.env.yml
index 8eb7b462d8..ef8e65ca16 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/cms.env.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/cms.env.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CMS_ROOT_URL: "{{ "https" if ENABLE_HTTPS else "http" }}://{{ CMS_HOST }}"
 CMS_BASE: "{{ CMS_HOST }}"
 LMS_BASE: "{{ LMS_HOST }}"
 CONTACT_EMAIL: "{{ CONTACT_EMAIL }}"
-CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT: "redis"
+CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT: "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_HOSTNAME: "{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_VHOST: "{{ OPENEDX_CELERY_REDIS_DB }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_USER: "{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}"
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/lms.env.yml b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/lms.env.yml
index bc9927f23c..0c71f0b18d 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/lms.env.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/lms.env.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CMS_ROOT_URL: "{{ "https" if ENABLE_HTTPS else "http" }}://{{ CMS_HOST }}"
 CMS_BASE: "{{ CMS_HOST }}"
 LMS_BASE: "{{ LMS_HOST }}"
 CONTACT_EMAIL: "{{ CONTACT_EMAIL }}"
-CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT: "redis"
+CELERY_BROKER_TRANSPORT: "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_HOSTNAME: "{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_VHOST: "{{ OPENEDX_CELERY_REDIS_DB }}"
 CELERY_BROKER_USER: "{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}"
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
index 495861c1ab..19d8049521 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/settings/partials/common_all.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 MEILISEARCH_API_KEY = "{{ MEILISEARCH_API_KEY }}"
 MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY = "{{ MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY }}"
 SEARCH_ENGINE = "search.meilisearch.MeilisearchEngine"
+REDIS_TRANSPORT = "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}"
 
 # Common cache config
 CACHES = {
@@ -49,40 +50,40 @@
         "KEY_PREFIX": "default",
         "VERSION": "1",
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "general": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "general",
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "mongo_metadata_inheritance": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "mongo_metadata_inheritance",
         "TIMEOUT": 300,
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "configuration": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "configuration",
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "celery": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "celery",
         "TIMEOUT": 7200,
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "course_structure_cache": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "course_structure",
         "TIMEOUT": 604800, # 1 week
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     },
     "ora2-storage": {
         "KEY_PREFIX": "ora2-storage",
         "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": "redis://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
+        "LOCATION": "{{ REDIS_TRANSPORT }}://{% if REDIS_USERNAME and REDIS_PASSWORD %}{{ REDIS_USERNAME }}:{{ REDIS_PASSWORD }}{% endif %}@{{ REDIS_HOST }}:{{ REDIS_PORT }}/{{ OPENEDX_CACHE_REDIS_DB }}",
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tutor/templates/config/defaults.yml b/tutor/templates/config/defaults.yml
index 6ad300e717..354736354a 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/config/defaults.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/config/defaults.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ NPM_REGISTRY: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
 PLATFORM_NAME: "My Open edX"
 PREVIEW_LMS_HOST: "preview.{{ LMS_HOST }}"
 REDIS_HOST: "redis"
+REDIS_TRANSPORT: "redis"
 REDIS_PORT: 6379
 REDIS_USERNAME: ""
 REDIS_PASSWORD: ""