diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 350d19b..711e5ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     android:label="@string/app_name"
     android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
     android:supportsRtl="true"
-    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+    android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+    android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
 
     <!-- <meta-data
       android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.OPTIONS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/apognu/otter/activities/LoginActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/apognu/otter/activities/LoginActivity.kt
index 7a79260..7d9c5f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/apognu/otter/activities/LoginActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/apognu/otter/activities/LoginActivity.kt
@@ -50,11 +50,23 @@ class LoginActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         if (hostname.isEmpty()) throw Exception(getString(R.string.login_error_hostname))
 
         Uri.parse(hostname).apply {
-          if (scheme == "http") {
+          if (!cleartext.isChecked && scheme == "http") {
             throw Exception(getString(R.string.login_error_hostname_https))
           }
 
-          if (scheme == null) hostname = "https://$hostname"
+          if (scheme == null) {
+            hostname = when (cleartext.isChecked) {
+              true -> "http://$hostname"
+              false -> "https://$hostname"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        hostname_field.error = ""
+
+        when (anonymous.isChecked) {
+          false -> authedLogin(hostname, username, password)
+          true -> anonymousLogin(hostname)
         }
       } catch (e: Exception) {
         val message =
@@ -63,13 +75,6 @@ class LoginActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
         hostname_field.error = message
       }
-
-      hostname_field.error = ""
-
-      when (anonymous.isChecked) {
-        false -> authedLogin(hostname, username, password)
-        true -> anonymousLogin(hostname)
-      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
index ea603a4..8bf0a9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_login.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
 
     </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
 
+    <com.google.android.material.checkbox.MaterialCheckBox
+      android:id="@+id/cleartext"
+      android:layout_width="match_parent"
+      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+      android:buttonTint="@android:color/white"
+      android:text="@string/login_cleartext"
+      android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
+
     <com.google.android.material.checkbox.MaterialCheckBox
       android:id="@+id/anonymous"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index 052bbec..a97f192 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="login_welcome">Veuillez saisir les détails de votre instance Funkwhale pour accéder à son contenu</string>
     <string name="login_hostname">Nom d\'hôte</string>
+    <string name="login_cleartext">Autoriser les connexions non chiffrées (HTTP)</string>
     <string name="login_anonymous">Authentification anonyme</string>
     <string name="login_username">Nom d\'utilisateur</string>
     <string name="login_password">Mot de passe</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e298521..ca2cea3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <string name="app_name" translatable="false">Otter</string>
   <string name="login_welcome">Please enter the details of your Funkwhale instance to access its content</string>
   <string name="login_hostname">Host name</string>
+  <string name="login_cleartext">Allow cleartext traffic (HTTP)</string>
   <string name="login_anonymous">Anonymous authentication</string>
   <string name="login_username">Username</string>
   <string name="login_password">Password</string>