diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index bf444d1..3e72d3c 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use url::{form_urlencoded, Url};
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 use std::fmt;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+use std::fmt;
+
 use crate::agent::{self, Agent, AgentState};
 use crate::body::{Payload, SizedReader};
 use crate::error::Error;
@@ -47,6 +50,8 @@ pub struct Request {
     pub(crate) proxy: Option<crate::proxy::Proxy>,
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub(crate) tls_config: Option<TLSClientConfig>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+    pub(crate) tls_connector: Option<TLSConnector>,
 }
 
 impl ::std::fmt::Debug for Request {
@@ -599,6 +604,20 @@ impl Request {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the TLS connector that will be used for the connection.
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    /// ```
+    /// let tls_connector = std::sync::Arc::new(native_tls::TlsConnector::new());
+    /// let req = ureq::post("https://cool.server")
+    ///     .set_tls_connector(tls_connector.clone());
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+    pub fn set_tls_connector(&mut self, tls_connector: Arc<native_tls::TlsConnector>) -> &mut Request {
+        self.tls_connector = Some(TLSConnector(tls_connector));
+        self
+    }
+
     // Returns true if this request, with the provided body, is retryable.
     pub(crate) fn is_retryable(&self, body: &SizedReader) -> bool {
         // Per https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-8.1.3
@@ -626,3 +645,14 @@ impl fmt::Debug for TLSClientConfig {
         f.debug_struct("TLSClientConfig").finish()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct TLSConnector(pub(crate) Arc<native_tls::TlsConnector>);
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+impl fmt::Debug for TLSConnector {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("TLSConnector").finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index fd3800c..042821e 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use rustls::StreamOwned;
 use socks::{TargetAddr, ToTargetAddr};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
-use native_tls::{HandshakeError, TlsConnector, TlsStream};
+use native_tls::{HandshakeError, TlsStream};
 
 use crate::proxy::Proto;
 use crate::proxy::Proxy;
@@ -311,15 +311,22 @@ pub(crate) fn connect_https(unit: &Unit) -> Result<Stream, Error> {
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
 pub(crate) fn connect_https(unit: &Unit) -> Result<Stream, Error> {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
     let hostname = unit.url.host_str().unwrap();
     let port = unit.url.port().unwrap_or(443);
     let sock = connect_host(unit, hostname, port)?;
 
-    let tls_connector = TlsConnector::new().map_err(|e| Error::TlsError(e))?;
-    let stream = tls_connector.connect(&hostname.trim_matches(|c| c == '[' || c == ']'), sock).map_err(|e| match e {
-        HandshakeError::Failure(err) => Error::TlsError(err),
-        _ => Error::BadStatusRead,
-    })?;
+    let tls_connector: Arc<native_tls::TlsConnector> = match &unit.tls_connector {
+        Some(connector) => connector.0.clone(),
+        None => Arc::new(native_tls::TlsConnector::new().map_err(|e| Error::TlsError(e))?),
+    };
+    let stream = tls_connector
+        .connect(&hostname.trim_matches(|c| c == '[' || c == ']'), sock)
+        .map_err(|e| match e {
+            HandshakeError::Failure(err) => Error::TlsError(err),
+            _ => Error::BadStatusRead,
+        })?;
 
     Ok(Stream::Https(stream))
 }
diff --git a/src/unit.rs b/src/unit.rs
index 794353a..964214c 100644
--- a/src/unit.rs
+++ b/src/unit.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ use crate::{Error, Header, Request, Response};
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 use crate::request::TLSClientConfig;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+use crate::request::TLSConnector;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "cookie")]
 use crate::pool::DEFAULT_HOST;
 
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Unit {
     pub proxy: Option<Proxy>,
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     pub tls_config: Option<TLSClientConfig>,
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+    pub tls_connector: Option<TLSConnector>,
 }
 
 impl Unit {
@@ -108,6 +113,8 @@ impl Unit {
             proxy: req.proxy.clone(),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
             tls_config: req.tls_config.clone(),
+            #[cfg(all(feature = "native-tls", not(feature = "tls")))]
+            tls_connector: req.tls_connector.clone(),
         }
     }