diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-news-cry.md b/.changeset/friendly-news-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d66a2ec83ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-news-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+fix: pass localProtocol to miniflare for https server
+
+Closes #1247
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
index a9f62b321f9f..c54875a3955c 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ function DevSession(props: DevSessionProps) {
       bundle={props.bundle}
       format={props.entry.format}
       compatibilityDate={props.compatibilityDate}
+      localProtocol={props.localProtocol}
       compatibilityFlags={props.compatibilityFlags}
       bindings={props.bindings}
       assetPaths={props.assetPaths}
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
index 7f86792795c7..55be1501630d 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ interface LocalProps {
   compatibilityDate: string;
   compatibilityFlags: string[] | undefined;
   bindings: CfWorkerInit["bindings"];
+  localProtocol: "http" | "https";
   assetPaths: AssetPaths | undefined;
   public: string | undefined;
   port: number;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ function useLocalWorker({
   rules,
   enableLocalPersistence,
   ip,
+  localProtocol,
   crons,
 }: LocalProps) {
   // TODO: pass vars via command line
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ function useLocalWorker({
         name: workerName,
         port,
         scriptPath,
+        https: localProtocol === "https",
         host: ip,
         modules: format === "modules",
         modulesRules: (rules || [])
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ function useLocalWorker({
     workerName,
     format,
     port,
+    localProtocol,
     ip,
     bindings.durable_objects?.bindings,
     bindings.kv_namespaces,