diff --git a/tests/unit/test_matchers.py b/tests/unit/test_matchers.py
index e3c85fb..30ab5ff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_matchers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_matchers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from vcr import request
 REQUESTS = {
     'base': request.Request('GET', 'http://host.com:80/p?a=b', '', {}),
     'method': request.Request('POST', 'http://host.com:80/p?a=b', '', {}),
-    'protocol': request.Request('GET', 'https://host.com:80/p?a=b', '', {}),
+    'scheme': request.Request('GET', 'https://host.com:80/p?a=b', '', {}),
     'host': request.Request('GET', 'http://another-host.com:80/p?a=b', '', {}),
     'port': request.Request('GET', 'http://host.com:90/p?a=b', '', {}),
     'path': request.Request('GET', 'http://host.com:80/x?a=b', '', {}),
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def test_query_matcher():
 
 def test_metchers():
     assert_matcher('method')
+    assert_matcher('scheme')
     assert_matcher('host')
     assert_matcher('port')
     assert_matcher('path')
diff --git a/vcr/matchers.py b/vcr/matchers.py
index 4dde6a0..1918652 100644
--- a/vcr/matchers.py
+++ b/vcr/matchers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def host(r1, r2):
     return r1.host == r2.host
 
 
+def scheme(r1, r2):
+    return r1.scheme == r2.scheme
+
+
 def port(r1, r2):
     return r1.port == r2.port
 
diff --git a/vcr/request.py b/vcr/request.py
index ca6faee..9e76352 100644
--- a/vcr/request.py
+++ b/vcr/request.py
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class Request(object):
         tmp[key] = value
         self.headers = frozenset(tmp.iteritems())
 
+    @property
+    def scheme(self):
+        return urlparse(self.uri).scheme
+
     @property
     def host(self):
         return urlparse(self.uri).hostname