diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e2738d..7d37ecd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.25.5
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.17.0
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6
+	github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.11.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/swaggo/files v1.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 291c9da..45c3b7d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6 h1:3gQ8GMzs1Ylpf70y8bMw4fVpycXIeX1ZemuSQIsnQQ
 github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6/go.mod h1:Ulcl+xN4jel9t1Ry8vqph23a60FwH9xVLd+3ykmTjOk=
 github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v0.0.6 h1:NjcunTcGAj5CO1gn4N8jHOSIeRFHIbn51z6K+xaN4d4=
 github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v0.0.6/go.mod h1:QOJlmV2xmayAjkNS2Y8NQsMneuRShOU/kjovCXNuzzk=
+github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2 h1:6G8/NCOTSywWY7TeaH/0Yfaa6bfkE5ukkqtIm7lK11U=
+github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:xI3jI5/BpOYMCBtjgmIVrMA3kI7y9LwCFxs+eLf5S3w=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0 h1:n0w2GMuUpWDVp7qSpvze6fAu9iRxJY4Hmj6AmBOU05w=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0/go.mod h1:hxRZ5gVpWMT7Z0B0gSNYqqsSCNIJMjzvm6fqCz9vjwM=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.11.0 h1:OW/6PLjyusp2PPXtyxKHU0RbX6I/l28FTdDlae5ueWk=
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index c3111f6..780bf4d 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/cors"
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/secure"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
@@ -97,3 +98,21 @@ func WithSwagger(title, description, version string) Option {
 		e.swaggerEnabled = true
 	}
 }
+
+// WithSecure adds security headers middleware via gin-contrib/secure.
+// Default policy sets HSTS (1 year, includeSubDomains), X-Frame-Options DENY,
+// X-Content-Type-Options nosniff, and Referrer-Policy strict-origin-when-cross-origin.
+// SSL redirect is disabled (IsDevelopment=true) so the middleware works behind
+// a reverse proxy that terminates TLS.
+func WithSecure() Option {
+	return func(e *Engine) {
+		e.middlewares = append(e.middlewares, secure.New(secure.Config{
+			STSSeconds:            31536000,
+			STSIncludeSubdomains:  true,
+			FrameDeny:             true,
+			ContentTypeNosniff:    true,
+			ReferrerPolicy:        "strict-origin-when-cross-origin",
+			IsDevelopment:         false,
+		}))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/secure_test.go b/secure_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b18a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secure_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+package api_test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+	api "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-api"
+)
+
+// ── WithSecure ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_SetsHSTSHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	sts := w.Header().Get("Strict-Transport-Security")
+	if sts == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected Strict-Transport-Security header to be set")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(sts, "max-age=31536000") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected max-age=31536000 in STS header, got %q", sts)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(sts), "includesubdomains") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected includeSubdomains in STS header, got %q", sts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_SetsFrameOptionsDeny(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	xfo := w.Header().Get("X-Frame-Options")
+	if xfo != "DENY" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected X-Frame-Options=%q, got %q", "DENY", xfo)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_SetsContentTypeNosniff(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	cto := w.Header().Get("X-Content-Type-Options")
+	if cto != "nosniff" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected X-Content-Type-Options=%q, got %q", "nosniff", cto)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_SetsReferrerPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	rp := w.Header().Get("Referrer-Policy")
+	if rp != "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Referrer-Policy=%q, got %q", "strict-origin-when-cross-origin", rp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_AllHeadersPresent(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Verify all security headers are present on a regular route.
+	checks := map[string]string{
+		"X-Frame-Options":           "DENY",
+		"X-Content-Type-Options":    "nosniff",
+		"Referrer-Policy":           "strict-origin-when-cross-origin",
+	}
+
+	for header, want := range checks {
+		got := w.Header().Get(header)
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("header %s: expected %q, got %q", header, want, got)
+		}
+	}
+
+	sts := w.Header().Get("Strict-Transport-Security")
+	if sts == "" {
+		t.Error("expected Strict-Transport-Security header to be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Good_CombinesWithOtherMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(
+		api.WithSecure(),
+		api.WithRequestID(),
+	)
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Both secure headers and request ID should be present.
+	if w.Header().Get("X-Frame-Options") != "DENY" {
+		t.Fatal("expected X-Frame-Options header from WithSecure")
+	}
+	if w.Header().Get("X-Request-ID") == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected X-Request-ID header from WithRequestID")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Bad_NoSSLRedirectInDevMode(t *testing.T) {
+	// The default WithSecure() uses IsDevelopment=true to avoid SSL redirects
+	// in test/dev environments. Verify plain HTTP requests are not redirected.
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithSecure())
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	// Should get 200, not a 301/302 redirect.
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 (no SSL redirect in dev mode), got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithSecure_Ugly_DoubleSecureDoesNotPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	// Applying WithSecure twice should not panic or cause issues.
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(
+		api.WithSecure(),
+		api.WithSecure(),
+	)
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health", nil)
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Headers should still be correctly set.
+	if w.Header().Get("X-Frame-Options") != "DENY" {
+		t.Fatal("expected X-Frame-Options=DENY after double WithSecure")
+	}
+}