diff --git a/src/widgets/sslui.h b/src/widgets/sslui.h
--- a/src/widgets/sslui.h
+++ b/src/widgets/sslui.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "kiowidgets_export.h"
 #include <ktcpsocket.h>
+#include <QSslSocket>
 
 namespace KIO
 {
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@
     RecallAndStoreRules = 3 ///< apply stored rules and store new rules
 };
 
+
 bool KIOWIDGETS_EXPORT askIgnoreSslErrors(const KTcpSocket *socket,
         RulesStorage storedRules = RecallAndStoreRules);
+bool KIOWIDGETS_EXPORT askIgnoreSslErrors(const QSslSocket *socket,
+        RulesStorage storedRules = RecallAndStoreRules);
 bool KIOWIDGETS_EXPORT askIgnoreSslErrors(const KSslErrorUiData &uiData,
         RulesStorage storedRules = RecallAndStoreRules);
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/sslui.cpp b/src/widgets/sslui.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/sslui.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/sslui.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
     return askIgnoreSslErrors(uiData, storedRules);
 }
 
+bool KIO::SslUi::askIgnoreSslErrors(const QSslSocket *socket, RulesStorage storedRules)
+{
+    KSslErrorUiData uiData(socket);
+    return askIgnoreSslErrors(uiData, storedRules);
+}
+
 bool KIO::SslUi::askIgnoreSslErrors(const KSslErrorUiData &uiData, RulesStorage storedRules)
 {
     const KSslErrorUiData::Private *ud = KSslErrorUiData::Private::get(&uiData);