diff --git a/safeweb/http.go b/safeweb/http.go
index d04a84bb5..9130b42d3 100644
--- a/safeweb/http.go
+++ b/safeweb/http.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
 	`object-src 'self'`,       // disallow embedding of resources from other origins
 }, "; ")
 
+// The default Strict-Transport-Security header. This header tells the browser
+// to exclusively use HTTPS for all requests to the origin for the next year.
+var DefaultStrictTransportSecurityOptions = "max-age=31536000"
+
 // Config contains the configuration for a safeweb server.
 type Config struct {
 	// SecureContext specifies whether the Server is running in a secure (HTTPS) context.
@@ -134,6 +138,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	// CookiesSameSiteLax specifies whether to use SameSite=Lax in cookies. The
 	// default is to set SameSite=Strict.
 	CookiesSameSiteLax bool
+
+	// StrictTransportSecurityOptions specifies optional directives for the
+	// Strict-Transport-Security header sent in response to requests made to the
+	// BrowserMux when SecureContext is true.
+	// If empty, it defaults to max-age of 1 year.
+	StrictTransportSecurityOptions string
 }
 
 func (c *Config) setDefaults() error {
@@ -274,6 +284,9 @@ func (s *Server) serveBrowser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Security-Policy", s.csp)
 	w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
 	w.Header().Set("Referer-Policy", "same-origin")
+	if s.SecureContext {
+		w.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", cmp.Or(s.StrictTransportSecurityOptions, DefaultStrictTransportSecurityOptions))
+	}
 	s.csrfProtect(s.BrowserMux).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
 
diff --git a/safeweb/http_test.go b/safeweb/http_test.go
index f48aa64a7..843da08aa 100644
--- a/safeweb/http_test.go
+++ b/safeweb/http_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/gorilla/csrf"
 )
 
@@ -561,3 +562,50 @@ func TestGetMoreSpecificPattern(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStrictTransportSecurityOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		options       string
+		secureContext bool
+		expect        string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "off by default",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "default HSTS options in the secure context",
+			secureContext: true,
+			expect:        DefaultStrictTransportSecurityOptions,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "custom options sent in the secure context",
+			options:       DefaultStrictTransportSecurityOptions + "; includeSubDomains",
+			secureContext: true,
+			expect:        DefaultStrictTransportSecurityOptions + "; includeSubDomains",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h := &http.ServeMux{}
+			h.Handle("/", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				w.Write([]byte("ok"))
+			}))
+			s, err := NewServer(Config{BrowserMux: h, SecureContext: tt.secureContext, StrictTransportSecurityOptions: tt.options})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer s.Close()
+
+			req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			s.h.Handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+			resp := w.Result()
+
+			if cmp.Diff(tt.expect, resp.Header.Get("Strict-Transport-Security")) != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("HSTS want: %q; got: %q", tt.expect, resp.Header.Get("Strict-Transport-Security"))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}