diff --git a/config/eescfg.go b/config/eescfg.go
index fde4d7212..272e4a745 100644
--- a/config/eescfg.go
+++ b/config/eescfg.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ type EventExporterOpts struct {
 	SQLDBName                *string
 	PgSSLMode                *string
 	KafkaTopic               *string
+	KafkaTLS                 *bool
 	KafkaCAPath              *string
 	KafkaSkipTLSVerify       *bool
 	AMQPRoutingKey           *string
@@ -291,6 +292,9 @@ func (eeOpts *EventExporterOpts) loadFromJSONCfg(jsnCfg *EventExporterOptsJson)
 	if jsnCfg.KafkaTopic != nil {
 		eeOpts.KafkaTopic = jsnCfg.KafkaTopic
 	}
+	if jsnCfg.KafkaTLS != nil {
+		eeOpts.KafkaTLS = jsnCfg.KafkaTLS
+	}
 	if jsnCfg.KafkaCAPath != nil {
 		eeOpts.KafkaCAPath = jsnCfg.KafkaCAPath
 	}
@@ -556,6 +560,9 @@ func (eeOpts *EventExporterOpts) Clone() *EventExporterOpts {
 	if eeOpts.KafkaTopic != nil {
 		cln.KafkaTopic = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.KafkaTopic)
 	}
+	if eeOpts.KafkaTLS != nil {
+		cln.KafkaTLS = utils.BoolPointer(*eeOpts.KafkaTLS)
+	}
 	if eeOpts.KafkaCAPath != nil {
 		cln.KafkaCAPath = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.KafkaCAPath)
 	}
@@ -792,6 +799,9 @@ func (optsEes *EventExporterOpts) AsMapInterface() map[string]interface{} {
 	if optsEes.KafkaTopic != nil {
 		opts[utils.KafkaTopic] = *optsEes.KafkaTopic
 	}
+	if optsEes.KafkaTLS != nil {
+		opts[utils.KafkaTLS] = *optsEes.KafkaTLS
+	}
 	if optsEes.KafkaCAPath != nil {
 		opts[utils.KafkaCAPath] = *optsEes.KafkaCAPath
 	}
@@ -908,6 +918,7 @@ type EventExporterOptsJson struct {
 	SQLDBName                *string                `json:"sqlDBName"`
 	PgSSLMode                *string                `json:"pgSSLMode"`
 	KafkaTopic               *string                `json:"kafkaTopic"`
+	KafkaTLS                 *bool                  `json:"kafkaTLS"`
 	KafkaCAPath              *string                `json:"kafkaCAPath"`
 	KafkaSkipTLSVerify       *bool                  `json:"kafkaSkipTLSVerify"`
 	AMQPQueueID              *string                `json:"amqpQueueID"`
@@ -1116,6 +1127,14 @@ func diffEventExporterOptsJsonCfg(d *EventExporterOptsJson, v1, v2 *EventExporte
 	} else {
 		d.KafkaTopic = nil
 	}
+	if v2.KafkaTLS != nil {
+		if v1.KafkaTLS == nil ||
+			*v1.KafkaTLS != *v2.KafkaTLS {
+			d.KafkaTLS = v2.KafkaTLS
+		}
+	} else {
+		d.KafkaTLS = nil
+	}
 	if v2.KafkaCAPath != nil {
 		if v1.KafkaCAPath == nil ||
 			*v1.KafkaCAPath != *v2.KafkaCAPath {
diff --git a/ees/kafka.go b/ees/kafka.go
index f096fd14d..84c8f194e 100644
--- a/ees/kafka.go
+++ b/ees/kafka.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ func NewKafkaEE(cfg *config.EventExporterCfg, dc *utils.SafeMapStorage) *KafkaEE
 	if cfg.Opts.KafkaTopic != nil {
 		kfkPstr.topic = *cfg.Opts.KafkaTopic
 	}
+	if cfg.Opts.KafkaTLS != nil && *cfg.Opts.KafkaTLS {
+		kfkPstr.TLS = true
+	}
 	if cfg.Opts.KafkaCAPath != nil {
 		kfkPstr.caPath = *cfg.Opts.KafkaCAPath
 	}
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ func NewKafkaEE(cfg *config.EventExporterCfg, dc *utils.SafeMapStorage) *KafkaEE
 // KafkaEE is a kafka poster
 type KafkaEE struct {
 	topic         string // identifier of the CDR queue where we publish
+	TLS           bool   // if true, it will attempt to authenticate the server
 	caPath        string // path to CA pem file
 	skipTLSVerify bool   // if true, it skips certificate validation
 	writer        *kafka.Writer
@@ -77,31 +81,33 @@ func (pstr *KafkaEE) Connect() (err error) {
 			MaxAttempts: pstr.Cfg().Attempts,
 		}
 	}
-	var rootCAs *x509.CertPool
-	if rootCAs, err = x509.SystemCertPool(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if rootCAs == nil {
-		rootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
-	}
-	if pstr.caPath != "" {
-		var ca []byte
-		if ca, err = os.ReadFile(pstr.caPath); err != nil {
+	if pstr.TLS {
+		var rootCAs *x509.CertPool
+		if rootCAs, err = x509.SystemCertPool(); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		if !rootCAs.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca) {
-			return
+		if rootCAs == nil {
+			rootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
+		}
+		if pstr.caPath != "" {
+			var ca []byte
+			if ca, err = os.ReadFile(pstr.caPath); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			if !rootCAs.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca) {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		pstr.writer.Transport = &kafka.Transport{
+			Dial: (&net.Dialer{
+				Timeout:   3 * time.Second,
+				DualStack: true,
+			}).DialContext,
+			TLS: &tls.Config{
+				RootCAs:            rootCAs,
+				InsecureSkipVerify: pstr.skipTLSVerify,
+			},
 		}
-	}
-	pstr.writer.Transport = &kafka.Transport{
-		Dial: (&net.Dialer{
-			Timeout:   3 * time.Second,
-			DualStack: true,
-		}).DialContext,
-		TLS: &tls.Config{
-			RootCAs:            rootCAs,
-			InsecureSkipVerify: pstr.skipTLSVerify,
-		},
 	}
 	pstr.Unlock()
 	return