diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b449e32..a13d56f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ Usage of k8s-image-availability-exporter:
     	namespace label for checks
   -skip-registry-cert-verification
     	whether to skip registries' certificate verification
+  -mirror-scheme value
+      Add a mirror scheme (format: mirror=scheme). Beware allow-plain-http is a overriding option.
 ```
 
 ## Metrics
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1c55640..d13577c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	cp := newCaPaths()
 	mirrors := newMirrorMap()
+	mirrorSchemes := newMirrorSchemeMap()
 	forceCheckDisabledControllerKindsParser := cli.NewForceCheckDisabledControllerKindsParser()
 
 	imageCheckInterval := flag.Duration("check-interval", time.Minute, "image re-check interval")
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	defaultRegistry := flag.String("default-registry", "", fmt.Sprintf("default registry to use in absence of a fully qualified image name, defaults to %q", name.DefaultRegistry))
 	flag.Var(&cp, "capath", "path to a file that contains CA certificates in the PEM format") // named after the curl cli flag
 	flag.Var(&mirrors, "image-mirror", "Add a mirror repository (format: original=mirror)")
+	flag.Var(&mirrorSchemes, "mirror-scheme", "Add a mirror scheme (format: mirror=scheme). Beware: allow-plain-http is a overriding option.")
 	flag.Func("force-check-disabled-controllers", `comma-separated list of controller kinds for which image is forcibly checked, even when workloads are disabled or suspended. Acceptable values include "Deployment", "StatefulSet", "DaemonSet", "Cronjob" or "*" for all kinds (this option is case-insensitive)`, forceCheckDisabledControllerKindsParser.Parse)
 
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ func main() {
 		*defaultRegistry,
 		*namespaceLabels,
 		mirrors,
+		mirrorSchemes,
 	)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(registryChecker)
 
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ func main() {
 var (
 	_ flag.Value = (*caPaths)(nil)
 	_ flag.Value = (*mirrorMap)(nil)
+	_ flag.Value = (*mirrorSchemeMap)(nil)
 )
 
 // caPaths is a custom flag type for a list of paths to CA certificates
@@ -162,3 +166,29 @@ func (m *mirrorMap) Set(value string) error {
 	(*m)[result[0]] = result[1]
 	return nil
 }
+
+type mirrorSchemeMap map[string]string
+
+func newMirrorSchemeMap() mirrorSchemeMap {
+	return make(mirrorSchemeMap)
+}
+
+func (m *mirrorSchemeMap) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", *m)
+}
+
+func (m *mirrorSchemeMap) Set(value string) error {
+	parts := strings.Split(value, "=")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return errors.New("invalid format for mirror scheme, must be mirror=scheme")
+	}
+
+	mirror := parts[0]
+	scheme := strings.ToUpper(parts[1])
+	if scheme != "HTTP" && scheme != "HTTPS" {
+		return errors.New("invalid scheme, must be HTTP or HTTPS")
+	}
+
+	(*m)[mirror] = scheme
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/checker.go b/pkg/registry/checker.go
index 84b0fd0..53f428f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/checker.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/checker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/flant/k8s-image-availability-exporter/pkg/providers"
 	"github.com/flant/k8s-image-availability-exporter/pkg/providers/amazon"
 	"github.com/flant/k8s-image-availability-exporter/pkg/providers/k8s"
@@ -14,11 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote/transport"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 type registryCheckerConfig struct {
-	defaultRegistry string
-	plainHTTP       bool
-	mirrorsMap      map[string]string
+	defaultRegistry  string
+	plainHTTP        bool
+	mirrorsMap       map[string]string
+	mirrorsSchemeMap map[string]string
 }
 
 type Checker struct {
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ func NewChecker(
 	defaultRegistry string,
 	namespaceLabel string,
 	mirrorsMap map[string]string,
+	mirrorsSchemeMap map[string]string,
 ) *Checker {
 	informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(kubeClient, time.Hour)
 
@@ -129,9 +132,10 @@ func NewChecker(
 		kubeClient: kubeClient,
 
 		config: registryCheckerConfig{
-			defaultRegistry: defaultRegistry,
-			plainHTTP:       plainHTTP,
-			mirrorsMap:      mirrorsMap,
+			defaultRegistry:  defaultRegistry,
+			plainHTTP:        plainHTTP,
+			mirrorsMap:       mirrorsMap,
+			mirrorsSchemeMap: mirrorsSchemeMap,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -317,22 +321,35 @@ func (rc *Checker) Check(imageName string) store.AvailabilityMode {
 	return rc.checkImageAvailability(log, imageName, keyChain)
 }
 
-func getImageWithMirror(originalImage string, mirrors map[string]string) string {
+func getImageWithMirror(originalImage string, mirrors map[string]string, mirrorsSchemes map[string]string) (image string, allowPlainHTTP bool) {
 	for originalRepo, mirrorRepo := range mirrors {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(originalImage, originalRepo) {
-			return strings.Replace(originalImage, originalRepo, mirrorRepo, 1)
+			mirroredImage := strings.Replace(originalImage, originalRepo, mirrorRepo, 1)
+
+			if scheme, ok := mirrorsSchemes[mirrorRepo]; ok && scheme != "" {
+				allowPlainHTTP = (scheme == "HTTP")
+			}
+
+			return mirroredImage, allowPlainHTTP
 		}
 	}
 
-	return originalImage
+	return originalImage, false
 }
 
 func (rc *Checker) checkImageAvailability(log *logrus.Entry, imageName string, kc authn.Keychain) (availMode store.AvailabilityMode) {
+	allowPlainHTTP := rc.config.plainHTTP
+
 	if len(rc.config.mirrorsMap) > 0 {
-		imageName = getImageWithMirror(imageName, rc.config.mirrorsMap)
+		var mirrorAllowsPlainHTTP bool
+		imageName, mirrorAllowsPlainHTTP = getImageWithMirror(imageName, rc.config.mirrorsMap, rc.config.mirrorsSchemeMap)
+
+		if !rc.config.plainHTTP && mirrorAllowsPlainHTTP {
+			allowPlainHTTP = true
+		}
 	}
 
-	ref, err := parseImageName(imageName, rc.config.defaultRegistry, rc.config.plainHTTP)
+	ref, err := parseImageName(imageName, rc.config.defaultRegistry, allowPlainHTTP)
 	if err != nil {
 		return checkImageNameParseErr(log, err)
 	}