diff --git a/components/brave_shields/browser/ad_block_service_browsertest.cc b/components/brave_shields/browser/ad_block_service_browsertest.cc
index 25d3604f3602..13f03c9ba784 100644
--- a/components/brave_shields/browser/ad_block_service_browsertest.cc
+++ b/components/brave_shields/browser/ad_block_service_browsertest.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
 #include "base/path_service.h"
 #include "base/test/thread_test_helper.h"
 #include "brave/common/brave_paths.h"
diff --git a/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.cc b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.cc
index c10c9dc76ab7..362f5a9b2216 100644
--- a/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.cc
+++ b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.cc
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace brave_shields {
 
+GURL HTTPSEverywhereService::g_https_everywhere_url(DAT_FILE_URL);
+
 HTTPSEverywhereService::HTTPSEverywhereService() :
-    BaseBraveShieldsService(DAT_FILE, GURL(DAT_FILE_URL)) {
+    BaseBraveShieldsService(DAT_FILE, g_https_everywhere_url) {
 }
 
 HTTPSEverywhereService::~HTTPSEverywhereService() {
@@ -330,11 +332,15 @@ std::string HTTPSEverywhereService::CorrecttoRuleToRE2Engine(
   return correctedto;
 }
 
+// static
+void HTTPSEverywhereService::SetHttpsEveryWhereURLForTest(const GURL& url) {
+  g_https_everywhere_url = url;
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // The brave shields factory. Using the Brave Shields as a singleton
 // is the job of the browser process.
-// TODO(bbondy): consider making this a singleton.
 std::unique_ptr<HTTPSEverywhereService> HTTPSEverywhereServiceFactory() {
   return base::MakeUnique<HTTPSEverywhereService>();
 }
diff --git a/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.h b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.h
index 3e534c488b0f..d8537ea18eb4 100644
--- a/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.h
+++ b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace leveldb {
 class DB;
 }
 
+class HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest;
+
 namespace brave_shields {
 
 struct HTTPSE_REDIRECTS_COUNT_ST {
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ class HTTPSEverywhereService : public BaseBraveShieldsService {
   std::string CorrecttoRuleToRE2Engine(const std::string& to);
 
  private:
+  friend class ::HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest;
+  static GURL g_https_everywhere_url;
+  static void SetHttpsEveryWhereURLForTest(const GURL& url);
+
   std::mutex httpse_get_urls_redirects_count_mutex_;
   std::vector<HTTPSE_REDIRECTS_COUNT_ST> httpse_urls_redirects_count_;
   HTTPSERecentlyUsedCache<std::string> recently_used_cache_;
diff --git a/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service_browsertest.cc b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service_browsertest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5020e15c2353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service_browsertest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "base/path_service.h"
+#include "base/test/thread_test_helper.h"
+#include "brave/browser/brave_browser_process_impl.h"
+#include "brave/common/brave_paths.h"
+#include "brave/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/net/url_request_mock_util.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/ui/browser.h"
+#include "chrome/test/base/in_process_browser_test.h"
+#include "chrome/test/base/ui_test_utils.h"
+#include "content/public/test/browser_test_utils.h"
+#include "net/dns/mock_host_resolver.h"
+
+class HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest : public InProcessBrowserTest {
+public:
+  HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest() {}
+
+  void SetUp() override {
+    InitEmbeddedTestServer();
+    InitService();
+    InProcessBrowserTest::SetUp();
+  }
+
+  void SetUpOnMainThread() override {
+    InProcessBrowserTest::SetUpOnMainThread();
+    content::BrowserThread::PostTask(
+        content::BrowserThread::IO, FROM_HERE,
+        base::BindOnce(&chrome_browser_net::SetUrlRequestMocksEnabled, true));
+    host_resolver()->AddRule("*", "127.0.0.1");
+  }
+
+  void PreRunTestOnMainThread() override {
+    InProcessBrowserTest::PreRunTestOnMainThread();
+    WaitForHTTPSEverywhereServiceThread();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(
+      g_brave_browser_process->https_everywhere_service()->IsInitialized());
+  }
+
+  void InitEmbeddedTestServer() {
+    brave::RegisterPathProvider();
+    base::FilePath test_data_dir;
+    PathService::Get(brave::DIR_TEST_DATA, &test_data_dir);
+    embedded_test_server()->ServeFilesFromDirectory(test_data_dir);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(embedded_test_server()->Start());
+  }
+
+  void InitService() {
+    brave_shields::HTTPSEverywhereService::SetHttpsEveryWhereURLForTest(
+        embedded_test_server()->GetURL("https-everywhere-data/5.2/httpse.leveldb.zip"));
+  }
+
+  void WaitForHTTPSEverywhereServiceThread() {
+    scoped_refptr<base::ThreadTestHelper> io_helper(
+        new base::ThreadTestHelper(
+            g_brave_browser_process->https_everywhere_service()->GetTaskRunner()));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(io_helper->Run());
+  }
+};
+
+// Load a URL which has an HTTPSE rule and verify we rewrote it.
+IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest, RedirectsKnownSite) {
+  GURL url = embedded_test_server()->GetURL("http://www.digg.com/");
+  ui_test_utils::NavigateToURL(browser(), url);
+  content::WebContents* contents = browser()->tab_strip_model()->GetActiveWebContents();
+  EXPECT_STREQ("https://www.digg.com/", contents->GetLastCommittedURL().spec().c_str());
+}
+
+// Load a URL which has no HTTPSE rule and verify we did not rewrite it.
+IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(HTTPSEverywhereServiceTest, NoRedirectsNotKnownSite) {
+  GURL url = embedded_test_server()->GetURL("http://www.brianbondy.com/");
+  ui_test_utils::NavigateToURL(browser(), url);
+  content::WebContents* contents = browser()->tab_strip_model()->GetActiveWebContents();
+  EXPECT_STREQ("http://www.brianbondy.com/", contents->GetLastCommittedURL().spec().c_str());
+}
diff --git a/test/BUILD.gn b/test/BUILD.gn
index b4fc429841ba..dd09c4ae3ee4 100644
--- a/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ group("brave_browser_tests_deps") {
 test("brave_browser_tests") {
   sources = [
     "//brave/components/brave_shields/browser/ad_block_service_browsertest.cc",
+    "//brave/components/brave_shields/browser/https_everywhere_service_browsertest.cc",
   ]
   defines = [ "HAS_OUT_OF_PROC_TEST_RUNNER" ]
   deps = [