diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 376fa6bf..77ffbce3 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package redis
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
 	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/redis.v5/internal/pool"
@@ -58,6 +63,9 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// Enables read only queries on slave nodes.
 	ReadOnly bool
+
+	// TLS Config to use. When set TLS will be negotiated.
+	TLSConfig *tls.Config
 }
 
 func (opt *Options) init() {
@@ -66,7 +74,12 @@ func (opt *Options) init() {
 	}
 	if opt.Dialer == nil {
 		opt.Dialer = func() (net.Conn, error) {
-			return net.DialTimeout(opt.Network, opt.Addr, opt.DialTimeout)
+			conn, err := net.DialTimeout(opt.Network, opt.Addr, opt.DialTimeout)
+			if opt.TLSConfig == nil || err != nil {
+				return conn, err
+			}
+			t := tls.Client(conn, opt.TLSConfig)
+			return t, t.Handshake()
 		}
 	}
 	if opt.PoolSize == 0 {
@@ -92,6 +105,60 @@ func (opt *Options) init() {
 	}
 }
 
+// ParseURL parses a redis URL into options that can be used to connect to redis
+func ParseURL(redisURL string) (*Options, error) {
+	o := &Options{Network: "tcp"}
+	u, err := url.Parse(redisURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if u.Scheme != "redis" && u.Scheme != "rediss" {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid redis URL scheme: " + u.Scheme)
+	}
+
+	if u.User != nil {
+		if p, ok := u.User.Password(); ok {
+			o.Password = p
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(u.Query()) > 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no options supported")
+	}
+
+	h, p, err := net.SplitHostPort(u.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		h = u.Host
+	}
+	if h == "" {
+		h = "localhost"
+	}
+	if p == "" {
+		p = "6379"
+	}
+	o.Addr = net.JoinHostPort(h, p)
+
+	f := strings.FieldsFunc(u.Path, func(r rune) bool {
+		return r == '/'
+	})
+	switch len(f) {
+	case 0:
+		o.DB = 0
+	case 1:
+		if o.DB, err = strconv.Atoi(f[0]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("invalid redis database number: " + err.Error())
+		}
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid redis URL path: " + u.Path)
+	}
+
+	if u.Scheme == "rediss" {
+		o.TLSConfig = &tls.Config{ServerName: h}
+	}
+	return o, nil
+}
+
 func newConnPool(opt *Options) *pool.ConnPool {
 	return pool.NewConnPool(
 		opt.Dialer,
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..effebd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// +build go1.7
+
+package redis
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		u    string
+		addr string
+		db   int
+		tls  bool
+		err  error
+	}{
+		{
+			"redis://localhost:123/1",
+			"localhost:123",
+			1, false, nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://localhost:123",
+			"localhost:123",
+			0, false, nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://localhost/1",
+			"localhost:6379",
+			1, false, nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://12345",
+			"12345:6379",
+			0, false, nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"rediss://localhost:123",
+			"localhost:123",
+			0, true, nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://localhost/?abc=123",
+			"",
+			0, false, errors.New("no options supported"),
+		},
+		{
+			"http://google.com",
+			"",
+			0, false, errors.New("invalid redis URL scheme: http"),
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://localhost/1/2/3/4",
+			"",
+			0, false, errors.New("invalid redis URL path: /1/2/3/4"),
+		},
+		{
+			"12345",
+			"",
+			0, false, errors.New("invalid redis URL scheme: "),
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://localhost/iamadatabase",
+			"",
+			0, false, errors.New("invalid redis database number: strconv.ParseInt: parsing \"iamadatabase\": invalid syntax"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.u, func(t *testing.T) {
+			o, err := ParseURL(c.u)
+			if c.err == nil && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: '%q'", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if c.err != nil && err != nil {
+				if c.err.Error() != err.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("got %q, expected %q", err, c.err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if o.Addr != c.addr {
+				t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", o.Addr, c.addr)
+			}
+			if o.DB != c.db {
+				t.Errorf("got %q, expected %q", o.DB, c.db)
+			}
+			if c.tls && o.TLSConfig == nil {
+				t.Errorf("got nil TLSConfig, expected a TLSConfig")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}