diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index ee59e0133..f4e5c29a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Added
   the URL should be affected by `:navigate increment/decrement`.
 - New `--target` argument to specify how URLs should be opened in an existing
   instance.
+- New setting `statusbar.url.fg.success.https` to set the foreground color for
+  the URL when a page was loaded via HTTPS.
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 59363c9c5..4385ad1fb 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Zach-Button
 * rikn00
 * Patric Schmitz
+* Nathan Isom
 * Martin Zimmermann
 * Error 800
 * Brian Jackson
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index b0e757957..2a8502bdd 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 |<<colors-completion.item.selected.border.bottom,completion.item.selected.border.bottom>>|Bottom border color of the selected completion item.
 |<<colors-completion.match.fg,completion.match.fg>>|Foreground color of the matched text in the completion.
 |<<colors-statusbar.fg,statusbar.fg>>|Foreground color of the statusbar.
-|<<colors-statusbar.bg,statusbar.bg>>|Foreground color of the statusbar.
+|<<colors-statusbar.bg,statusbar.bg>>|Background color of the statusbar.
 |<<colors-statusbar.fg.error,statusbar.fg.error>>|Foreground color of the statusbar if there was an error.
 |<<colors-statusbar.bg.error,statusbar.bg.error>>|Background color of the statusbar if there was an error.
 |<<colors-statusbar.fg.warning,statusbar.fg.warning>>|Foreground color of the statusbar if there is a warning.
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@
 |<<colors-statusbar.bg.caret-selection,statusbar.bg.caret-selection>>|Background color of the statusbar in caret mode with a selection
 |<<colors-statusbar.progress.bg,statusbar.progress.bg>>|Background color of the progress bar.
 |<<colors-statusbar.url.fg,statusbar.url.fg>>|Default foreground color of the URL in the statusbar.
-|<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.success,statusbar.url.fg.success>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load.
+|<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.success,statusbar.url.fg.success>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load (http).
+|<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.success.https,statusbar.url.fg.success.https>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load (https).
 |<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.error,statusbar.url.fg.error>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on error.
 |<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.warn,statusbar.url.fg.warn>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar when there's a warning.
 |<<colors-statusbar.url.fg.hover,statusbar.url.fg.hover>>|Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar for hovered links.
@@ -1662,7 +1663,7 @@ Default: +pass:[white]+
 
 [[colors-statusbar.bg]]
 === statusbar.bg
-Foreground color of the statusbar.
+Background color of the statusbar.
 
 Default: +pass:[black]+
 
@@ -1764,7 +1765,13 @@ Default: +pass:[${statusbar.fg}]+
 
 [[colors-statusbar.url.fg.success]]
 === statusbar.url.fg.success
-Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load.
+Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load (http).
+
+Default: +pass:[white]+
+
+[[colors-statusbar.url.fg.success.https]]
+=== statusbar.url.fg.success.https
+Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful load (https).
 
 Default: +pass:[lime]+
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webview.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webview.py
index 4c50a0212..49661294f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webview.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import message, log, usertypes, utils, qtutils, objreg
 from qutebrowser.browser import webpage, hints, webelem
 
 
-LoadStatus = usertypes.enum('LoadStatus', ['none', 'success', 'error', 'warn',
-                                           'loading'])
+LoadStatus = usertypes.enum('LoadStatus', ['none', 'success', 'success_https',
+                                           'error', 'warn', 'loading'])
 
 
 tab_id_gen = itertools.count(0)
@@ -423,7 +423,11 @@ class WebView(QWebView):
         """
         ok = not self.page().error_occurred
         if ok and not self._has_ssl_errors:
-            self._set_load_status(LoadStatus.success)
+            if self.cur_url.scheme() == 'https':
+                self._set_load_status(LoadStatus.success_https)
+            else:
+                self._set_load_status(LoadStatus.success)
+
         elif ok:
             self._set_load_status(LoadStatus.warn)
         else:
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 1517280a8..ec4b051ba 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ def data(readonly=False):
 
             ('statusbar.bg',
              SettingValue(typ.QssColor(), 'black'),
-             "Foreground color of the statusbar."),
+             "Background color of the statusbar."),
 
             ('statusbar.fg.error',
              SettingValue(typ.QssColor(), '${statusbar.fg}'),
@@ -947,9 +947,14 @@ def data(readonly=False):
              "Default foreground color of the URL in the statusbar."),
 
             ('statusbar.url.fg.success',
+             SettingValue(typ.QssColor(), 'white'),
+             "Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful "
+             "load (http)."),
+
+            ('statusbar.url.fg.success.https',
              SettingValue(typ.QssColor(), 'lime'),
              "Foreground color of the URL in the statusbar on successful "
-             "load."),
+             "load (https)."),
 
             ('statusbar.url.fg.error',
              SettingValue(typ.QssColor(), 'orange'),
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
index d18816b00..f903a15aa 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes
 
 
 # Note this has entries for success/error/warn from widgets.webview:LoadStatus
-UrlType = usertypes.enum('UrlType', ['success', 'error', 'warn', 'hover',
-                                     'normal'])
+UrlType = usertypes.enum('UrlType', ['success', 'success_https', ' error',
+                                     'warn', 'hover', 'normal'])
 
 
 class UrlText(textbase.TextBase):
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class UrlText(textbase.TextBase):
             {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success'] }}
         }
 
+        QLabel#UrlText[urltype="success_https"] {
+            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success.https'] }}
+        }
+
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="error"] {
             {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.error'] }}
         }
@@ -116,7 +120,9 @@ class UrlText(textbase.TextBase):
             status_str: The LoadStatus as string.
         """
         status = webview.LoadStatus[status_str]
-        if status in (webview.LoadStatus.success, webview.LoadStatus.error,
+        if status in (webview.LoadStatus.success,
+                      webview.LoadStatus.success_https,
+                      webview.LoadStatus.error,
                       webview.LoadStatus.warn):
             self._normal_url_type = UrlType[status_str]
         else: