diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d40160a4..3899da04 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ end
 group :local_development do
   gem "pry-byebug"
 end
+
+group :test do
+  gem 'faraday', '~>2.0'
+  gem 'faraday-retry', '~>2.0'
+end
diff --git a/documentation/configuration.md b/documentation/configuration.md
index a8964304..f6b0517e 100644
--- a/documentation/configuration.md
+++ b/documentation/configuration.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * [log_dir](#log_dir)
 * [logger](#logger)
 * [logger.level](#loggerlevel)
+* [SSL certificate](#SSL-Certificate)
 
 #### Consumer only configuration options
 * [pact_dir](#pact_dir)
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ end
 
 Default value: `Logger::DEBUG`
 
+### SSL Certificate
+
+To connect to a Pact Broker that uses custom SSL certificates, set the environment variable `$SSL_CERT_FILE` or `$SSL_CERT_DIR` to a path that contains the appropriate certificate.
+
+#### Using x509 Certificates
+
+To connect to a Pact Broker that uses x509 certificates for client authentication, set the environment variable `$X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE` to the path of the client's x509 certificate and `$X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE` to the path of the client's private key.
+
 ### diff_formatter
 
 ```ruby
@@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ To make modules available in the provider state set_up and tear_down blocks, inc
 Default value: `:recorded`
 Options: `:recorded`, `:random`
 
-Replays interactions in a specific order. In combination with pactfile_write_order will allow you to have a consistent pact contract replayed in random order.  
+Replays interactions in a specific order. In combination with pactfile_write_order will allow you to have a consistent pact contract replayed in random order.
 
 ```ruby
 Pact.configure do | config |
diff --git a/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb b/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
index 1e78b22d..fb0b1415 100644
--- a/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/hal/http_client.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ def perform_request request, uri
           http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == 'https')
           http.ca_file = ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] if ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] && ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] != ''
           http.ca_path = ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] if ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] && ENV['SSL_CERT_DIR'] != ''
+
+          if x509_certificate?
+            http.cert = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(x509_client_cert_file)
+            http.key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(x509_client_key_file)
+          end
+
           if disable_ssl_verification?
             if verbose?
               Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts("SSL verification is disabled")
@@ -74,6 +80,19 @@ def verbose?
         verbose || ENV['VERBOSE'] == 'true'
       end
 
+      def x509_certificate?
+        ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'] && ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'] != '' &&
+          ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'] && ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'] != ''
+      end
+
+      def x509_client_cert_file
+        File.read(ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'])
+      end
+
+      def x509_client_key_file
+        File.read(ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'])
+      end
+
       def disable_ssl_verification?
         ENV['PACT_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFICATION'] == 'true' || ENV['PACT_BROKER_DISABLE_SSL_VERIFICATION'] == 'true'
       end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad49d99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.srl b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.srl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a951072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.srl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+494F82D5FE5055D2C9C64941C421085B59521071
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_key.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c29f42ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
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+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/client_cert.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/client_cert.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c97f425f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/client_cert.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/key.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0879e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/server.csr b/spec/fixtures/certificates/server.csr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8020bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/server.csr
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_cert.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_cert.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea787127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_cert.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_key.pem b/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7fab0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
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+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/hal/http_client_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/hal/http_client_spec.rb
index f79f03cb..bf39d7ba 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/hal/http_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/hal/http_client_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require 'pact/hal/http_client'
+require "faraday"
+require "faraday/retry"
 
 module Pact
   module Hal
@@ -129,6 +131,80 @@ module Hal
           end
         end
       end
+
+      describe "x509 certificate" do
+        FAKE_SERVER_URL = 'https://localhost:4444'
+        X509_CERT_FILE_PATH = './spec/fixtures/certificates/client_cert.pem'
+        X509_KEY_FILE_PATH = './spec/fixtures/certificates/key.pem'
+        UNSIGNED_X509_CERT_FILE_PATH = './spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_cert.pem'
+        UNSIGNED_X509_KEY_FILE_PATH = './spec/fixtures/certificates/unsigned_key.pem'
+
+        def wait_for_server_to_start
+          Faraday.new(
+            url: FAKE_SERVER_URL,
+            ssl: {
+              verify: false,
+              client_cert: OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.read(X509_CERT_FILE_PATH)),
+              client_key: OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.read(X509_KEY_FILE_PATH))
+            }
+          ) do |builder|
+            builder.request :retry, max: 20, interval: 0.5, exceptions: [StandardError]
+            builder.adapter :net_http
+          end.get
+        end
+
+        let(:do_get) { subject.get(FAKE_SERVER_URL) }
+
+        before(:all) do
+          @pipe = IO.popen("bundle exec ruby ./spec/support/ssl_server.rb")
+          ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'] = "./spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.pem"
+
+          wait_for_server_to_start()
+        end
+
+        context "with valid x509 client certificates" do
+          before do
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'] = X509_CERT_FILE_PATH
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'] = X509_KEY_FILE_PATH
+          end
+
+          it "succeeds" do
+            expect(do_get.status).to eq 200
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when invalid x509 certificates are set" do
+          before do
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'] = UNSIGNED_X509_CERT_FILE_PATH
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'] = UNSIGNED_X509_KEY_FILE_PATH
+          end
+
+          it "fails raising SSL error" do
+            expect { do_get }
+              .to raise_error { |error|
+                expect([OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError, Errno::ECONNRESET]).to include(error.class)
+              }
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when no x509 certificates are set" do
+          before do
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_CERT_FILE'] = nil
+            ENV['X509_CLIENT_KEY_FILE'] = nil
+          end
+
+          it "fails raising SSL error" do
+            expect { do_get }
+              .to raise_error { |error|
+                expect([OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError, Errno::ECONNRESET]).to include(error.class)
+              }
+          end
+        end
+
+        after(:all) do
+          Process.kill "KILL", @pipe.pid
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/ssl_server.rb b/spec/support/ssl_server.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5322985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/ssl_server.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+if __FILE__ == $0
+
+  SSL_KEY = "spec/fixtures/certificates/key.pem"
+  SSL_CERT = "spec/fixtures/certificates/client_cert.pem"
+  SSL_CA_CERT = "spec/fixtures/certificates/ca_cert.pem"
+
+  trap(:INT) do
+    @server.shutdown
+    exit
+  end
+
+  def webrick_opts port
+    certificate = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.read(SSL_CERT))
+    cert_name = certificate.subject.to_a.collect{|a| a[0..1] }
+    logger_stream = ENV["DEBUG"] ? $stderr : StringIO.new
+    {
+      Port: port,
+      Host: "0.0.0.0",
+      AccessLog: [],
+      Logger: WEBrick::Log.new(logger_stream,WEBrick::Log::INFO),
+      SSLVerifyClient: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT | OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER,
+      SSLCACertificateFile: SSL_CA_CERT,
+      SSLCertificate: certificate,
+      SSLPrivateKey: OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.read(SSL_KEY)),
+      SSLEnable: true,
+      SSLCertName: cert_name,
+    }
+  end
+
+  app = ->(_env) { puts "hello"; [200, {}, ["Hello world" + "\n"]] }
+
+  require "webrick"
+  require "webrick/https"
+  require "rack"
+  require "rack/handler/webrick"
+
+  opts = webrick_opts(4444)
+
+  Rack::Handler::WEBrick.run(app, **opts) do |server|
+    @server = server
+  end
+end