diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/clickhouse.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/clickhouse.py
index b6f23ee221..603215d889 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/clickhouse.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/clickhouse.py
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ class ClickHouseLoadJob(RunnableLoadJob, HasFollowupJobs):
     def __init__(
         self,
         file_path: str,
+        config: ClickHouseClientConfiguration,
         staging_credentials: Optional[CredentialsConfiguration] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(file_path)
         self._job_client: "ClickHouseClient" = None
         self._staging_credentials = staging_credentials
+        self._config = config
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         client = self._job_client.sql_client
@@ -138,7 +140,9 @@ def run(self) -> None:
                 )
 
             bucket_http_url = convert_storage_to_http_scheme(
-                bucket_url, endpoint=self._staging_credentials.endpoint_url
+                bucket_url,
+                endpoint=self._staging_credentials.endpoint_url,
+                use_https=self._config.staging_use_https,
             )
             access_key_id = self._staging_credentials.aws_access_key_id
             secret_access_key = self._staging_credentials.aws_secret_access_key
@@ -255,6 +259,7 @@ def create_load_job(
     ) -> LoadJob:
         return super().create_load_job(table, file_path, load_id, restore) or ClickHouseLoadJob(
             file_path,
+            config=self.config,
             staging_credentials=(
                 self.config.staging_config.credentials if self.config.staging_config else None
             ),
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/configuration.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/configuration.py
index cba909eb9a..7acfc08885 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/configuration.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/configuration.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class ClickHouseClientConfiguration(DestinationClientDwhWithStagingConfiguration
     """The default table engine to use. Defaults to 'merge_tree'. Other implemented options are 'shared_merge_tree' and 'replicated_merge_tree'."""
     dataset_sentinel_table_name: str = "dlt_sentinel_table"
     """Special table to mark dataset as existing"""
+    staging_use_https: bool = True
+    """Connect to the staging buckets via https"""
 
     __config_gen_annotations__: ClassVar[List[str]] = [
         "dataset_table_separator",