diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b97168..0a11c6b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -39,11 +39,29 @@ endif
 deps = [dependency('threads')]
 args = []
 
-openssl_dep = dependency('openssl', version: '>=3.0.0', required: get_option('openssl'))
-if openssl_dep.found()
-  deps += openssl_dep
-  args += '-DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT'
-  if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
+if get_option('tls').allowed()
+  tls_found = false
+  if get_option('tls_backend') == 'openssl'
+    openssl_dep = dependency('openssl', version: '>=3.0.0', required: get_option('tls'))
+    if openssl_dep.found()
+      deps += openssl_dep
+      args += '-DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT'
+      tls_found = true
+    endif
+  else
+    mbedtls_dep = dependency('mbedtls', required: get_option('tls'))
+    mbedtlsx509_dep = dependency('mbedx509', required: get_option('tls'))
+    mbedtlscrypto_dep = dependency('mbedcrypto', required: get_option('tls'))
+    if mbedtls_dep.found() and mbedtlsx509_dep.found() and mbedtlscrypto_dep.found()
+      deps += mbedtls_dep
+      deps += mbedtlsx509_dep
+      deps += mbedtlscrypto_dep
+      args += '-DCPPHTTPLIB_MBEDTLS_SUPPORT'
+      tls_found = true
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  if tls_found and host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     macosx_keychain_dep = dependency('appleframeworks', modules: ['CFNetwork', 'CoreFoundation', 'Security'], required: get_option('macosx_keychain'))
     if macosx_keychain_dep.found()
         deps += macosx_keychain_dep
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 7447d8d..05c4e19 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-option('openssl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable OpenSSL support')
+option('tls',     type: 'feature', description: 'Enable TLS support')
+option('tls_backend', type: 'combo', choices: ['openssl', 'mbedtls'], value: 'openssl', description: 'Which TLS library to use')
 option('zlib',    type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable zlib support')
 option('brotli',  type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable Brotli support')
 option('zstd',    type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable zstd support')
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ option('compile', type: 'boolean', value: false,  description: 'Split the header
 option('test',    type: 'boolean', value: false,  description: 'Build tests')
 
 # Old option names
+option('openssl', type: 'feature', deprecated: 'tls')
 option('cpp-httplib_openssl', type: 'feature', deprecated: 'openssl')
 option('cpp-httplib_zlib',    type: 'feature', deprecated: 'zlib')
 option('cpp-httplib_brotli',  type: 'feature', deprecated: 'brotli')