diff --git a/beos/fetch_rsrc.cpp b/beos/fetch_rsrc.cpp
index f7c99d7c4..6f78aafa5 100644
--- a/beos/fetch_rsrc.cpp
+++ b/beos/fetch_rsrc.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static bool fetch_rsrc_can_fetch(const nsurl *url)
 }
 
 static void *fetch_rsrc_setup(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
-		 bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
+		 bool only_2xx, bool downgrade_tls, const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
 {
diff --git a/content/fetch.c b/content/fetch.c
index 028fe9ee4..bfe4458cf 100644
--- a/content/fetch.c
+++ b/content/fetch.c
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(nsurl *url, nsurl *referer,
 			   fetch_callback callback,
 			   void *p, bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
 			   const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
-			   bool verifiable, const char *headers[])
+			   bool verifiable, bool downgrade_tls,
+			   const char *headers[])
 {
 	struct fetch *fetch;
 	scheme_fetcher *fetcher = fetchers;
@@ -321,8 +322,9 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(nsurl *url, nsurl *referer,
 
 	/* Got a scheme fetcher, try and set up the fetch */
 	fetch->fetcher_handle = fetch->ops->setup_fetch(fetch, url,
-					only_2xx, post_urlenc,
-					post_multipart, headers);
+					only_2xx, downgrade_tls,
+					post_urlenc, post_multipart,
+					headers);
 
 	if (fetch->fetcher_handle == NULL)
 		goto failed;
diff --git a/content/fetch.h b/content/fetch.h
index d7cdced1b..d23b3cd4b 100644
--- a/content/fetch.h
+++ b/content/fetch.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	FETCH_REDIRECT,
 	FETCH_NOTMODIFIED,
 	FETCH_AUTH,
-	FETCH_CERT_ERR
+	FETCH_CERT_ERR,
+	FETCH_SSL_ERR
 } fetch_msg_type;
 
 typedef struct fetch_msg {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ struct fetch * fetch_start(nsurl *url, nsurl *referer,
 		fetch_callback callback,
 		void *p, bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
 		const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
-		bool verifiable,
+		bool verifiable, bool downgrade_tls,
 		const char *headers[]);
 void fetch_abort(struct fetch *f);
 void fetch_poll(void);
@@ -123,17 +124,17 @@ struct fetch_multipart_data *fetch_multipart_data_clone(
 
 /* API for fetchers themselves */
 
-typedef bool (*fetcher_initialise)(lwc_string *);
-typedef bool (*fetcher_can_fetch)(const nsurl *);
-typedef void* (*fetcher_setup_fetch)(struct fetch *, nsurl *,
-                                     bool, const char *,
-                                     const struct fetch_multipart_data *,
-                                     const char **);
-typedef bool (*fetcher_start_fetch)(void *);
-typedef void (*fetcher_abort_fetch)(void *);
-typedef void (*fetcher_free_fetch)(void *);
-typedef void (*fetcher_poll_fetcher)(lwc_string *);
-typedef void (*fetcher_finalise)(lwc_string *);
+typedef bool (*fetcher_initialise)(lwc_string *scheme);
+typedef bool (*fetcher_can_fetch)(const nsurl *url);
+typedef void *(*fetcher_setup_fetch)(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
+		bool only_2xx, bool downgrade_tls, const char *post_urlenc,
+		const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
+		const char **headers);
+typedef bool (*fetcher_start_fetch)(void *fetch);
+typedef void (*fetcher_abort_fetch)(void *fetch);
+typedef void (*fetcher_free_fetch)(void *fetch);
+typedef void (*fetcher_poll_fetcher)(lwc_string *scheme);
+typedef void (*fetcher_finalise)(lwc_string *scheme);
 
 /** Register a fetcher for a scheme
  *
diff --git a/content/fetchers/about.c b/content/fetchers/about.c
index 78f22df01..387e32a98 100644
--- a/content/fetchers/about.c
+++ b/content/fetchers/about.c
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ static void *
 fetch_about_setup(struct fetch *fetchh,
 		 nsurl *url,
 		 bool only_2xx,
+		 bool downgrade_tls,
 		 const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
diff --git a/content/fetchers/curl.c b/content/fetchers/curl.c
index ff7ccbe30..668e05a46 100644
--- a/content/fetchers/curl.c
+++ b/content/fetchers/curl.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct curl_fetch_info {
 	bool abort;		/**< Abort requested. */
 	bool stopped;		/**< Download stopped on purpose. */
 	bool only_2xx;		/**< Only HTTP 2xx responses acceptable. */
+	bool downgrade_tls;	/**< Downgrade to TLS <= 1.0 */
 	nsurl *url;		/**< URL of this fetch. */
 	lwc_string *host;	/**< The hostname of this fetch. */
 	struct curl_slist *headers;	/**< List of request headers. */
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ static bool fetch_curl_initialise(lwc_string *scheme);
 static void fetch_curl_finalise(lwc_string *scheme);
 static bool fetch_curl_can_fetch(const nsurl *url);
 static void * fetch_curl_setup(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
-		 bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
+		 bool only_2xx, bool downgrade_tls, const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers);
 static bool fetch_curl_start(void *vfetch);
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ bool fetch_curl_can_fetch(const nsurl *url)
  */
 
 void * fetch_curl_setup(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
-		 bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
+		 bool only_2xx, bool downgrade_tls, const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
 {
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ void * fetch_curl_setup(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
 	fetch->abort = false;
 	fetch->stopped = false;
 	fetch->only_2xx = only_2xx;
+	fetch->downgrade_tls = downgrade_tls;
 	fetch->headers = NULL;
 	fetch->url = nsurl_ref(url);
 	fetch->host = nsurl_get_component(url, NSURL_HOST);
@@ -665,14 +667,28 @@ fetch_curl_set_options(struct curl_fetch_info *f)
 CURLcode
 fetch_curl_sslctxfun(CURL *curl_handle, void *_sslctx, void *parm)
 {
+	struct curl_fetch_info *f = (struct curl_fetch_info *) parm;
 	SSL_CTX *sslctx = _sslctx;
+	long options = SSL_OP_ALL;
+
 	SSL_CTX_set_verify(sslctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, fetch_curl_verify_callback);
 	SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback(sslctx, fetch_curl_cert_verify_callback,
 					 parm);
+
+	if (f->downgrade_tls) {
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1
+		/* Disable TLS1.1, if the server can't cope with it */
+		options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1;
+#endif
+	}
+
 #ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2
 	/* Disable TLS1.2, as it causes some servers to stall. */
-	SSL_CTX_set_options(sslctx, SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2);
+	options |= SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2;
 #endif
+
+	SSL_CTX_set_options(sslctx, options);
+
 	return CURLE_OK;
 }
 
@@ -851,17 +867,16 @@ void fetch_curl_done(CURL *curl_handle, CURLcode result)
 		else {
 			finished = true;
 		}
-	} else if (result == CURLE_WRITE_ERROR && f->stopped)
+	} else if (result == CURLE_WRITE_ERROR && f->stopped) {
 		/* CURLE_WRITE_ERROR occurs when fetch_curl_data
 		 * returns 0, which we use to abort intentionally */
 		;
-	else if (result == CURLE_SSL_PEER_CERTIFICATE ||
+	} else if (result == CURLE_SSL_PEER_CERTIFICATE ||
 			result == CURLE_SSL_CACERT) {
 		memcpy(certs, f->cert_data, sizeof(certs));
 		memset(f->cert_data, 0, sizeof(f->cert_data));
 		cert = true;
-	}
-	else {
+	} else {
 		LOG(("Unknown cURL response code %d", result));
 		error = true;
 	}
@@ -955,8 +970,12 @@ void fetch_curl_done(CURL *curl_handle, CURLcode result)
 		msg.data.cert_err.num_certs = i;
 		fetch_send_callback(&msg, f->fetch_handle);
 	} else if (error) {
-		msg.type = FETCH_ERROR;
-		msg.data.error = fetch_error_buffer;
+		if (result != CURLE_SSL_CONNECT_ERROR) {
+			msg.type = FETCH_ERROR;
+			msg.data.error = fetch_error_buffer;
+		} else {
+			msg.type = FETCH_SSL_ERR;
+		}
 
 		fetch_send_callback(&msg, f->fetch_handle);
 	}
diff --git a/content/fetchers/data.c b/content/fetchers/data.c
index 3f8989e8c..77d3c9f9c 100644
--- a/content/fetchers/data.c
+++ b/content/fetchers/data.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static bool fetch_data_can_fetch(const nsurl *url)
 }
 
 static void *fetch_data_setup(struct fetch *parent_fetch, nsurl *url,
-		 bool only_2xx, const char *post_urlenc,
+		 bool only_2xx, bool downgrade_tls, const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
 {
diff --git a/content/fetchers/file.c b/content/fetchers/file.c
index 4c02c0c60..b7b831d7b 100644
--- a/content/fetchers/file.c
+++ b/content/fetchers/file.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static void *
 fetch_file_setup(struct fetch *fetchh,
 		 nsurl *url,
 		 bool only_2xx,
+		 bool downgrade_tls,
 		 const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
diff --git a/content/fetchers/resource.c b/content/fetchers/resource.c
index 86d5498d5..1fc33f882 100644
--- a/content/fetchers/resource.c
+++ b/content/fetchers/resource.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static void *
 fetch_resource_setup(struct fetch *fetchh,
 		 nsurl *url,
 		 bool only_2xx,
+		 bool downgrade_tls,
 		 const char *post_urlenc,
 		 const struct fetch_multipart_data *post_multipart,
 		 const char **headers)
diff --git a/content/llcache.c b/content/llcache.c
index ed5cc6eda..4bdebdbc2 100644
--- a/content/llcache.c
+++ b/content/llcache.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	bool tried_with_auth;		/**< Whether we've tried with auth */
 
+	bool tried_with_tls_downgrade;	/**< Whether we've tried TLS <= 1.0 */
+
 	bool outstanding_query;		/**< Waiting for a query response */
 } llcache_fetch_ctx;
 
@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ static nserror llcache_object_refetch(llcache_object *object)
 			object->fetch.flags & LLCACHE_RETRIEVE_NO_ERROR_PAGES,
 			urlenc, multipart,
 			object->fetch.flags & LLCACHE_RETRIEVE_VERIFIABLE,
+			object->fetch.tried_with_tls_downgrade,
 			(const char **) headers);
 
 	/* Clean up cache-control headers */
@@ -1543,6 +1546,45 @@ static nserror llcache_fetch_cert_error(llcache_object *object,
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Handle a TLS connection setup failure
+ *
+ * \param object  Object being fetched
+ * \return NSERROR_OK on success, appropriate error otherwise
+ */
+static nserror llcache_fetch_ssl_error(llcache_object *object)
+{
+	nserror error = NSERROR_OK;
+
+	/* Fetch has been stopped, and destroyed. Invalidate object's pointer */
+	object->fetch.fetch = NULL;
+
+	/* Invalidate cache-control data */
+	llcache_invalidate_cache_control_data(object);
+
+	if (object->fetch.tried_with_tls_downgrade == true) {
+		/* Have already tried to downgrade, so give up */
+		llcache_event event;
+
+		/* Mark object complete */
+		object->fetch.state = LLCACHE_FETCH_COMPLETE;
+
+		/* Inform client(s) that object fetch failed */
+		event.type = LLCACHE_EVENT_ERROR;
+		/** \todo More appropriate error message */
+		event.data.msg = messages_get("FetchFailed");
+	
+		error = llcache_send_event_to_users(object, &event);
+	} else {
+		/* Flag that we've tried to downgrade, so that if the 
+		 * fetch fails again, we give up */
+		object->fetch.tried_with_tls_downgrade = true;
+		error = llcache_object_refetch(object);
+	}
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 /**
  * Handler for fetch events
  *
@@ -1705,6 +1747,17 @@ static void llcache_fetch_callback(const fetch_msg *msg, void *p)
 				msg->data.cert_err.certs, 
 				msg->data.cert_err.num_certs);
 		break;
+	case FETCH_SSL_ERR:
+		/* TLS connection setup failed */
+
+		/* Release candidate, if any */
+		if (object->candidate != NULL) {
+			object->candidate->candidate_count--;
+			object->candidate = NULL;
+		}
+
+		error = llcache_fetch_ssl_error(object);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	/* Deal with any errors reported by event handlers */