diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index 4fd203d24..845d6efd4 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PERL = @CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PERL@
 CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PYTHON = @CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PYTHON@
 CONFIG_SCRIPTING_RUBY = @CONFIG_SCRIPTING_RUBY@
 CONFIG_SCRIPTING_SPIDERMONKEY = @CONFIG_SCRIPTING_SPIDERMONKEY@
+CONFIG_SFTP = @CONFIG_SFTP@
 CONFIG_SMALL = @CONFIG_SMALL@
 CONFIG_SMB = @CONFIG_SMB@
 CONFIG_SPIDERMONKEY = @CONFIG_SPIDERMONKEY@
diff --git a/config2.h.in b/config2.h.in
index b2d846339..9fbd0f69b 100644
--- a/config2.h.in
+++ b/config2.h.in
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@
 /* Define if you want: SpiderMonkey support */
 #mesondefine CONFIG_SCRIPTING_SPIDERMONKEY
 
+/* Define if you want: SFTP protocol support. Requires libcurl */
+#mesondefine CONFIG_SFTP
+
 /* Define if you want: Small binary support */
 #mesondefine CONFIG_SMALL
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a514391b7..cf1642916 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1691,6 +1691,9 @@ fi
 EL_ARG_ENABLE(CONFIG_FTP, ftp, [FTP protocol],
 	      [  --disable-ftp           disable ftp protocol support])
 
+EL_ARG_ENABLE(CONFIG_SFTP, sftp, [SFTP protocol],
+	      [  --disable-sftp           disable sftp protocol support])
+
 EL_ARG_ENABLE(CONFIG_GEMINI, gemini, [Gemini protocol],
 	      [  --enable-gemini         enable gemini protocol support])
 
diff --git a/features.conf b/features.conf
index e809c016f..7c0665854 100644
--- a/features.conf
+++ b/features.conf
@@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ CONFIG_FSP=no
 
 CONFIG_FTP=yes
 
+# SFTP
+# See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol .
+# Requires libcurl.
+#
+# Default: enabled
+
+CONFIG_SFTP=yes
 
 ### Gopher Protocol Support
 #
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e42727e1d..076106bb2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ conf_data.set('CONFIG_FINGER', get_option('finger'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_FSP', get_option('fsp'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_FSP2', get_option('fsp2'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_FTP', get_option('ftp'))
+conf_data.set('CONFIG_SFTP', get_option('sftp'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_GOPHER', get_option('gopher'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_NNTP', get_option('nntp'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_SMB', get_option('smb'))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index b5f178e68..d4c77d3ae 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@ option('pdfdoc', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to build ma
 option('libcss', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to compile libcss support, requires libdom. This option is automatically enabled with js support')
 option('libsixel', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'whether to compile libsixel support to show images directly on sixel compatible terminals')
 option('libcurl', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to compile libcurl support. This option is automatically enabled with js support')
+option('sftp', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to compile SFTP protocol support. Requires libcurl')
 
 option('msys2', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'whether to build for msys2')
diff --git a/src/protocol/Makefile b/src/protocol/Makefile
index e563d765b..378ee793e 100644
--- a/src/protocol/Makefile
+++ b/src/protocol/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ SUBDIRS = auth file http test
 
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_DATA)		+= data.o
 
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_FTP)		+= ftpparse.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_SFTP)		+= ftpparse.o
+
 OBJS = about.o common.o date.o header.o protocol.o proxy.o uri.o user.o
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c b/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
index a7136913b..0e7e4bfbd 100644
--- a/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
+++ b/src/protocol/curl/ftp.c
@@ -48,15 +48,16 @@
 #include "protocol/curl/ftpes.h"
 #include "protocol/curl/http.h"
 #include "protocol/curl/sftp.h"
-#include "protocol/ftp/parse.h"
+#include "protocol/ftpparse.h"
 #include "protocol/uri.h"
 #include "util/conv.h"
 #include "util/error.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FTP
+#if defined(CONFIG_FTP) || defined(CONFIG_SFTP)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTP
 static char el_curlversion[256];
 
 static void
@@ -75,7 +76,9 @@ struct module ftpes_protocol_module = struct_module(
 	/* init: */		init_ftpes,
 	/* done: */		NULL
 );
+#endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SFTP
 struct module sftp_protocol_module = struct_module(
 	/* name: */		N_("SFTP"),
 	/* options: */		NULL,
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ struct module sftp_protocol_module = struct_module(
 	/* init: */		NULL,
 	/* done: */		NULL
 );
-
+#endif
 
 #define FTP_BUF_SIZE	16384
 
@@ -643,6 +646,7 @@ ftp_curl_handle_error(struct connection *conn, CURLcode res)
 	abort_connection(conn, connection_state(S_CURL_ERROR - res));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTP
 void
 ftpes_protocol_handler(struct connection *conn)
 {
@@ -650,7 +654,9 @@ ftpes_protocol_handler(struct connection *conn)
 		do_ftpes(conn);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SFTP
 void
 sftp_protocol_handler(struct connection *conn)
 {
@@ -658,4 +664,6 @@ sftp_protocol_handler(struct connection *conn)
 		do_ftpes(conn);
 	}
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/protocol/curl/sftp.h b/src/protocol/curl/sftp.h
index cdcafd572..2ec5a0542 100644
--- a/src/protocol/curl/sftp.h
+++ b/src/protocol/curl/sftp.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 extern struct module sftp_protocol_module;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_FTP) && defined(CONFIG_LIBCURL)
+#if defined(CONFIG_SFTP) && defined(CONFIG_LIBCURL)
 extern protocol_handler_T sftp_protocol_handler;
 #else
 #define sftp_protocol_handler NULL
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/Makefile b/src/protocol/ftp/Makefile
index bcd0019df..9dd44de90 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/Makefile
+++ b/src/protocol/ftp/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 top_builddir=../../..
 include $(top_builddir)/Makefile.config
 
-OBJS = ftp.o parse.o
+OBJS = ftp.o
 
 TEST_PROGS = \
  ftp-parser$(EXEEXT)
 
 TESTDEPS = \
  $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/date.o \
- $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/ftp/parse.o
+ $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/ftpparse.o
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/ftp-parser.c b/src/protocol/ftp/ftp-parser.c
index aed7ce1c2..ea152a921 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/ftp-parser.c
+++ b/src/protocol/ftp/ftp-parser.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "elinks.h"
 
 #include "osdep/stat.h"
-#include "protocol/ftp/parse.h"
+#include "protocol/ftpparse.h"
 #include "util/test.h"
 
 /* fake tty get function, needed for charsets.c */
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/ftp.c b/src/protocol/ftp/ftp.c
index 8afe2b34b..c96bd28f2 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/src/protocol/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "protocol/common.h"
 #include "protocol/curl/ftpes.h"
 #include "protocol/ftp/ftp.h"
-#include "protocol/ftp/parse.h"
+#include "protocol/ftpparse.h"
 #include "protocol/uri.h"
 #include "util/conv.h"
 #include "util/error.h"
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/meson.build b/src/protocol/ftp/meson.build
index 8445a4b40..a273c6db6 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/meson.build
+++ b/src/protocol/ftp/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-srcs += files('ftp.c', 'parse.c')
+srcs += files('ftp.c')
 
 if get_option('test')
-    exe = executable('ftp-parser', 'ftp-parser.c', 'parse.c', meson.source_root()+'/src/protocol/date.c', testdeps, dependencies:[iconvdeps],
+    exe = executable('ftp-parser', 'ftp-parser.c', meson.source_root()+'/src/protocol/date.c', meson.source_root()+'/src/protocol/ftpparse.c', testdeps, dependencies:[iconvdeps],
     c_args:['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H'], cpp_args:['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H'], include_directories:['.','../..','../../..'],
     build_by_default:false)
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/parse.c b/src/protocol/ftpparse.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/protocol/ftp/parse.c
rename to src/protocol/ftpparse.c
index a532fb3a5..4e8e207d2 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/parse.c
+++ b/src/protocol/ftpparse.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "osdep/ascii.h"
 #include "osdep/stat.h"
 #include "protocol/date.h"
-#include "protocol/ftp/parse.h"
+#include "protocol/ftpparse.h"
 #include "util/conv.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 #include "util/time.h"
diff --git a/src/protocol/ftp/parse.h b/src/protocol/ftpparse.h
similarity index 95%
rename from src/protocol/ftp/parse.h
rename to src/protocol/ftpparse.h
index 80315ebab..8d385c51c 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ftp/parse.h
+++ b/src/protocol/ftpparse.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* FTP directory parsing */
 
-#ifndef EL__PROTOCOL_FTP_PARSE_H
-#define EL__PROTOCOL_FTP_PARSE_H
+#ifndef EL__PROTOCOL_FTPPARSE_H
+#define EL__PROTOCOL_FTPPARSE_H
 
 #include "util/string.h"
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/meson.build b/src/protocol/meson.build
index f7da535db..aadadfc27 100644
--- a/src/protocol/meson.build
+++ b/src/protocol/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ subdir('http')
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_DATA')
 	srcs += files('data.c')
 endif
+
+if conf_data.get('CONFIG_FTP') or conf_data.get('CONFIG_SFTP')
+	srcs += files('ftpparse.c')
+endif
+
 srcs += files('about.c', 'common.c', 'date.c', 'header.c', 'protocol.c', 'proxy.c', 'uri.c', 'user.c')
 
 if get_option('test')
diff --git a/src/protocol/protocol.c b/src/protocol/protocol.c
index d3fae896c..b8e79a0e5 100644
--- a/src/protocol/protocol.c
+++ b/src/protocol/protocol.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static struct module *protocol_submodules[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NNTP
 	&nntp_protocol_module,
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_FTP) && defined(CONFIG_LIBCURL)
+#if defined(CONFIG_SFTP) && defined(CONFIG_LIBCURL)
 	&sftp_protocol_module,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMB
diff --git a/src/protocol/test/Makefile b/src/protocol/test/Makefile
index 706d0d243..964b1c771 100644
--- a/src/protocol/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/protocol/test/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TEST_PROGS = \
  uri-test$(EXEEXT)
 
 TESTDEPS = \
- $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/protocol.obj \
+ $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/protocol.o \
  $(top_builddir)/src/protocol/uri.o \
  stub.o
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/test/meson.build b/src/protocol/test/meson.build
index bdcf8ee08..6341f4a4b 100644
--- a/src/protocol/test/meson.build
+++ b/src/protocol/test/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 idna_dep = dependency('libidn2')
 
-uri_test_files = files('uri-test.c', 'stub.c', meson.current_source_dir()+'/../protocol.cpp', meson.current_source_dir()+'/../uri.c')
+uri_test_files = files('uri-test.c', 'stub.c', meson.current_source_dir()+'/../protocol.c', meson.current_source_dir()+'/../uri.c')
 
 exe = executable('uri-test', uri_test_files,
 testdeps, dependencies: [iconvdeps, idna_dep, mozjsdeps, wattdeps],