diff --git a/FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm b/FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm
index f1aa219..1967a60 100644
--- a/FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm
+++ b/FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #
 #   Special thanks goes to comitters:
 #       - Vitolinker / Commandref
+#       - ska- / SSL_startHandshake - SSL Port 3001 Support
 #
 #
 #  This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/controls_LGTV_WebOS.txt b/controls_LGTV_WebOS.txt
index 3e08321..438e3ff 100644
--- a/controls_LGTV_WebOS.txt
+++ b/controls_LGTV_WebOS.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-UPD 2023-05-16_04:16:05 18968 FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm
-UPD 2023-05-16_04:14:37 55512 lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
+UPD 2023-11-15_19:19:41 19028 FHEM/82_LGTV_WebOS.pm
+UPD 2023-11-15_19:19:45 55994 lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
diff --git a/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm b/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
index e8cd3c2..76d92b7 100644
--- a/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
+++ b/lib/FHEM/Devices/LGTV/LGTVWebOS.pm
@@ -643,14 +643,25 @@ sub Open {
     my $hash    = shift;
     my $name    = $hash->{NAME};
     my $host    = $hash->{HOST};
-    my $port    = 3000;
     my $timeout = 0.1;
 
     ::Log3( $name, 4, "LGTV_WebOS ($name) - Baue Socket Verbindung auf" );
 
-    my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(
+ #  create a connecting socket
+ #  SSL_startHandshake is dependent on the protocol: this lets us use one socket
+ #  to work with either SSL or non-SSL sockets.
+    my $socket = IO::Socket::SSL->new(
+        PeerHost           => $host,
+        PeerPort           => 3001,
+        Proto              => 'tcp',
+        SSL_startHandshake => 1,                 #( $proto eq 'wss' ? 1 : 0 ),
+        SSL_verify_mode    => SSL_VERIFY_NONE,
+        KeepAlive          => 1,
+        Timeout            => $timeout
+      )
+      || IO::Socket::INET->new(
         PeerHost  => $host,
-        PeerPort  => $port,
+        PeerPort  => 3000,
         Proto     => 'tcp',
         KeepAlive => 1,
         Timeout   => $timeout