diff --git a/vlib/db/redis/redis.v b/vlib/db/redis/redis.v
index ba664416ee..32802c1ba2 100644
--- a/vlib/db/redis/redis.v
+++ b/vlib/db/redis/redis.v
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 module redis
 
 import net
+import net.ssl
 import strings
 
 // RedisValue represents all possible RESP (Redis Serialization Protocol) data types
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ pub struct DB {
 pub mut:
 	version int // RESP protocol version
 mut:
-	conn &net.TcpConn = unsafe { nil } // TCP connection to Redis
+	conn     &net.TcpConn = unsafe { nil } // TCP connection to Redis
+	ssl_conn &ssl.SSLConn = unsafe { nil } // SSL connection to Redis
+	tls      bool
 
 	// Pre-allocated buffers to reduce memory allocations
 	cmd_buf            []u8 // Buffer for building commands
@@ -36,18 +39,27 @@ pub mut:
 	host     string = '127.0.0.1' // Redis server host
 	port     u16    = 6379        // Redis server port
 	password string // Redis server password (optional)
+	tls      bool   // Enable TLS/SSL connection
 	version  int = 2 // RESP protocol version (default: v2)
 }
 
 // connect establishes a connection to a Redis server
 pub fn connect(config Config) !DB {
 	mut db := DB{
-		conn:     net.dial_tcp('${config.host}:${config.port}')!
 		version:  config.version
+		tls:      config.tls
 		cmd_buf:  []u8{cap: cmd_buf_pre_allocate_len}
 		resp_buf: []u8{cap: resp_buf_pre_allocate_len}
 	}
 
+	if config.tls {
+		mut ssl_conn := ssl.new_ssl_conn(ssl.SSLConnectConfig{ validate: false })!
+		ssl_conn.dial(config.host, int(config.port))!
+		db.ssl_conn = ssl_conn
+	} else {
+		db.conn = net.dial_tcp('${config.host}:${config.port}')!
+	}
+
 	// Authenticate if password is provided
 	if config.password.len > 0 {
 		db.auth(config.password)!
@@ -58,7 +70,36 @@ pub fn connect(config Config) !DB {
 
 // close terminates the connection to Redis server
 pub fn (mut db DB) close() ! {
-	db.conn.close()!
+	if db.tls {
+		db.ssl_conn.close()!
+	} else {
+		db.conn.close()!
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper methods for TLS abstraction
+fn (mut db DB) write_data(data []u8) ! {
+	if db.tls {
+		db.ssl_conn.write(data)!
+	} else {
+		db.conn.write(data)!
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut db DB) read_data(mut buf []u8) !int {
+	if db.tls {
+		return db.ssl_conn.read(mut buf)
+	} else {
+		return db.conn.read(mut buf)
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut db DB) read_ptr_data(ptr &u8, len int) !int {
+	if db.tls {
+		return db.ssl_conn.socket_read_into_ptr(ptr, len)!
+	} else {
+		return db.conn.read_ptr(ptr, len)!
+	}
 }
 
 // auth sends an AUTH command to the server with the given password.
@@ -78,8 +119,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) auth(password string) ! {
 
 // ping sends a PING command to verify server responsiveness
 pub fn (mut db DB) ping() !string {
-	db.conn.write_string('*1\r\n$4\r\nPING\r\n')!
-	return db.read_response()! as string
+	return db.cmd('PING')! as string
 }
 
 // del deletes a `key`
@@ -92,7 +132,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) del(key string) !i64 {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 
 		// read resp
 		return db.read_response()! as i64
@@ -121,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) set[T](key string, value T) !string {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 		return db.read_response()! as string
 	}
 	return ''
@@ -137,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) get[T](key string) !T {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 		resp := db.read_response()!
 		match resp {
 			[]u8 {
@@ -171,7 +211,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) incr(key string) !i64 {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 
 		// read resp
 		return db.read_response()! as i64
@@ -189,7 +229,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) decr(key string) !i64 {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 
 		// read resp
 		return db.read_response()! as i64
@@ -222,7 +262,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) hset[T](key string, m map[string]T) !int {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 		return int(db.read_response()! as i64)
 	}
 	return 0
@@ -239,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) hget[T](key string, m_key string) !T {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 		resp := db.read_response()! as []u8
 		$if T is string {
 			return resp.bytestr()
@@ -266,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) hgetall[T](key string) !map[string]T {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 		resp := db.read_response()!
 		match resp {
 			[]RedisValue {
@@ -315,7 +355,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) expire(key string, seconds int) !bool {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << db.cmd_buf
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		db.conn.write(db.cmd_buf)!
+		db.write_data(db.cmd_buf)!
 
 		// read resp
 		resp := db.read_response()! as i64
@@ -331,7 +371,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_bulk_string() !RedisValue {
 
 	db.resp_buf.clear()
 	for {
-		bytes_read := db.conn.read(mut chunk) or {
+		bytes_read := db.read_data(mut chunk) or {
 			return error('`read_response_bulk_string()`: connection error ${err}')
 		}
 		if bytes_read == 0 {
@@ -355,7 +395,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_bulk_string() !RedisValue {
 
 	if data_length == 0 {
 		mut terminator := []u8{len: 2}
-		db.conn.read(mut terminator)!
+		db.read_data(mut terminator)!
 		if terminator[0] != `\r` || terminator[1] != `\n` {
 			return error('invalid terminator for empty string')
 		}
@@ -373,7 +413,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_bulk_string() !RedisValue {
 		chunk_size := if remaining > 1 { 1 } else { remaining }
 		mut chunk_ptr := unsafe { &data_buf[total_read] }
 
-		bytes_read := db.conn.read_ptr(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
+		bytes_read := db.read_ptr_data(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
 		total_read += bytes_read
 
 		if bytes_read == 0 && total_read < data_buf.len {
@@ -400,7 +440,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_i64() !i64 {
 		chunk_size := if remaining > 1 { 1 } else { remaining }
 		mut chunk_ptr := unsafe { &db.resp_buf[total_read] }
 
-		bytes_read := db.conn.read_ptr(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
+		bytes_read := db.read_ptr_data(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
 		total_read += bytes_read
 
 		if total_read > 2 {
@@ -427,7 +467,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_simple_string() !string {
 		chunk_size := if remaining > 1 { 1 } else { remaining }
 		mut chunk_ptr := unsafe { &db.resp_buf[total_read] }
 
-		bytes_read := db.conn.read_ptr(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
+		bytes_read := db.read_ptr_data(chunk_ptr, chunk_size)!
 		total_read += bytes_read
 
 		if total_read > 2 {
@@ -449,7 +489,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_array() !RedisValue {
 
 	db.resp_buf.clear()
 	for {
-		bytes_read := db.conn.read(mut chunk) or {
+		bytes_read := db.read_data(mut chunk) or {
 			return error('`read_response_array()`: connection error: ${err}')
 		}
 		if bytes_read == 0 {
@@ -492,7 +532,7 @@ fn (mut db DB) read_response_array() !RedisValue {
 fn (mut db DB) read_response() !RedisValue {
 	db.resp_buf.clear()
 	unsafe { db.resp_buf.grow_len(1) }
-	read_len := db.conn.read(mut db.resp_buf)!
+	read_len := db.read_data(mut db.resp_buf)!
 	if read_len != 1 {
 		return error('`read_response()`: empty response from server')
 	}
@@ -532,7 +572,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) cmd(cmd ...string) !RedisValue {
 		db.pipeline_buffer << unsafe { sb.reuse_as_plain_u8_array() }
 		db.pipeline_cmd_count++
 	} else {
-		unsafe { db.conn.write(sb.reuse_as_plain_u8_array())! }
+		db.write_data(unsafe { sb.reuse_as_plain_u8_array() })!
 		return db.read_response()!
 	}
 	return RedisNull{}
@@ -557,7 +597,7 @@ pub fn (mut db DB) pipeline_execute() ![]RedisValue {
 		return []RedisValue{}
 	}
 
-	db.conn.write(db.pipeline_buffer)!
+	db.write_data(db.pipeline_buffer)!
 
 	mut results := []RedisValue{cap: db.pipeline_cmd_count}
 	for _ in 0 .. db.pipeline_cmd_count {