diff --git a/vcr/patch.py b/vcr/patch.py
index 2194df6..f5b82cb 100644
--- a/vcr/patch.py
+++ b/vcr/patch.py
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
+try:
+    import urllib3
+    _VerifiedHTTPSConnection = urllib3.connectionpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection 
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 
 def install(cassette_path):
     httplib.HTTPConnection = httplib.HTTP._connection_class = VCRHTTPConnection
     httplib.HTTPSConnection = httplib.HTTPS._connection_class = VCRHTTPSConnection
     httplib.HTTPConnection._vcr_cassette_path = cassette_path
     httplib.HTTPSConnection._vcr_cassette_path = cassette_path
+
+    #patch requests
     try:
         import requests.packages.urllib3.connectionpool
         from .requests_stubs import VCRVerifiedHTTPSConnection
@@ -26,6 +34,17 @@ def install(cassette_path):
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
+    #patch urllib3
+    try:
+        import urllib3.connectionpool
+        from .urllib3_stubs import VCRVerifiedHTTPSConnection
+        urllib3.connectionpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection = VCRVerifiedHTTPSConnection
+        urllib3.connectionpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection._vcr_cassette_path = cassette_path
+        urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPConnection = VCRHTTPConnection
+        urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPConnection._vcr_cassette_path = cassette_path
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+
 
 def reset():
     httplib.HTTPConnection = httplib.HTTP._connection_class = _HTTPConnection
@@ -37,6 +56,13 @@ def reset():
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
+    try:
+        import urllib3.connectionpool
+        urllib3.connectionpool.VerifiedHTTPSConnection = _VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+        urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPConnection = _HTTPConnection
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+
 
 @contextmanager
 def use_cassette(cassette_path):
diff --git a/vcr/urllib3_stubs.py b/vcr/urllib3_stubs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8f5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcr/urllib3_stubs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from urllib3.connectionpool import VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+from .stubs import VCRHTTPSConnection
+
+class VCRVerifiedHTTPSConnection(VCRHTTPSConnection, VerifiedHTTPSConnection):
+
+    _baseclass = VerifiedHTTPSConnection
+