diff --git a/kazoo.go b/kazoo.go
index 4465b45..18c18e8 100644
--- a/kazoo.go
+++ b/kazoo.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// The chroot the Kafka installation is registerde under. Defaults to "".
 	Chroot string
 
+	// The protocol (PLAINTEXT, EXTERNAL, ...). Defaults to "".
+	Protocol string
+
 	// The amount of time the Zookeeper client can be disconnected from the Zookeeper cluster
 	// before the cluster will get rid of watches and ephemeral nodes. Defaults to 1 second.
 	Timeout time.Duration
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // NewConfig instantiates a new Config struct with sane defaults.
 func NewConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
+		Protocol: "",
 		Timeout: 1 * time.Second,
 		Logger:  zk.DefaultLogger,
 	}
@@ -108,11 +112,17 @@ func (kz *Kazoo) Brokers() (map[int32]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	type brokerEntry struct {
-		Host string `json:"host"`
-		Port int    `json:"port"`
+		ListenerSecurityProtocolMap map[string]string `json:"listener_security_protocol_map"`
+		Endpoints                   []string          `json:"endpoints"`
+		JmxPort                     int               `json:"jmx_port"`
+		Host                        string            `json:"host"`
+		Timestamp                   string            `json:"timestamp"`
+		Port                        int               `json:"port"`
+		Version                     int               `json:"version"`
 	}
 
 	result := make(map[int32]string)
+	children:
 	for _, child := range children {
 		brokerID, err := strconv.ParseInt(child, 10, 32)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -129,6 +139,16 @@ func (kz *Kazoo) Brokers() (map[int32]string, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		if kz.conf.Protocol != "" {
+			protocol := strings.ToUpper(kz.conf.Protocol)
+			for _, endpoint := range brokerNode.Endpoints {
+				if strings.Index(endpoint, protocol) == 0 {
+					result[int32(brokerID)] = strings.Replace(endpoint, protocol+"://", "", 1)
+					continue children
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		result[int32(brokerID)] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", brokerNode.Host, brokerNode.Port)
 	}