diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServerInitializer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServerInitializer.java
index a1c6bbeaa3..d77a72aabe 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServerInitializer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/helloworld/HttpHelloWorldServerInitializer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ public class HttpHelloWorldServerInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<SocketCh
     public void initChannel(SocketChannel ch) throws Exception {
         ChannelPipeline p = ch.pipeline();
 
+        // Uncomment the following line if you want HTTPS
+        //SSLEngine engine = SecureChatSslContextFactory.getServerContext().createSSLEngine();
+        //engine.setUseClientMode(false);
+        //p.addLast("ssl", new SslHandler(engine));
+
         p.addLast("codec", new HttpServerCodec());
         p.addLast("handler", new HttpHelloWorldServerHandler());
     }