diff --git a/tests/test_web_functional.py b/tests/test_web_functional.py
index 4bdfbda2200..596587d587f 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_functional.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_functional.py
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
 import os.path
 import socket
 import unittest
-from aiohttp import log, web, request, FormData, ClientSession
+from aiohttp import log, web, request, FormData, ClientSession, TCPConnector
 from aiohttp.multidict import MultiDict
 from aiohttp.protocol import HttpVersion, HttpVersion10, HttpVersion11
 from aiohttp.streams import EOF_MARKER
 
+try:
+    import ssl
+except:
+    ssl = False
+
 
 class WebFunctionalSetupMixin:
 
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ def find_unused_port(self):
         return port
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def create_server(self, method, path, handler=None):
+    def create_server(self, method, path, handler=None, ssl_ctx=None):
         app = web.Application(loop=self.loop)
         if handler:
             app.router.add_route(method, path, handler)
@@ -44,8 +49,9 @@ def create_server(self, method, path, handler=None):
             debug=True, keep_alive_on=False,
             access_log=log.access_logger)
         srv = yield from self.loop.create_server(
-            self.handler, '127.0.0.1', port)
-        url = "http://127.0.0.1:{}".format(port) + path
+            self.handler, '127.0.0.1', port, ssl=ssl_ctx)
+        protocol = "https" if ssl_ctx else "http"
+        url = "{}://127.0.0.1:{}".format(protocol, port) + path
         self.addCleanup(srv.close)
         return app, srv, url
 
@@ -732,8 +738,10 @@ def go():
 class StaticFileMixin(WebFunctionalSetupMixin):
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def create_server(self, method, path):
-        app, srv, url = yield from super().create_server(method, path)
+    def create_server(self, method, path, ssl_ctx=None):
+        app, srv, url = yield from super().create_server(
+            method, path, ssl_ctx=ssl_ctx
+        )
         app.router.add_static = self.patch_sendfile(app.router.add_static)
 
         return app, srv, url
@@ -768,6 +776,45 @@ def go(dirname, filename):
         filename = 'data.unknown_mime_type'
         self.loop.run_until_complete(go(here, filename))
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(ssl, "ssl not supported")
+    def test_static_file_ssl(self):
+
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def go(dirname, filename):
+            ssl_ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+            ssl_ctx.load_cert_chain(
+                os.path.join(dirname, 'sample.crt'),
+                os.path.join(dirname, 'sample.key')
+            )
+            app, _, url = yield from self.create_server(
+                'GET', '/static/' + filename, ssl_ctx=ssl_ctx
+            )
+            app.router.add_static('/static', dirname)
+
+            conn = TCPConnector(verify_ssl=False, loop=self.loop)
+            session = ClientSession(connector=conn)
+
+            resp = yield from session.request('GET', url)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            txt = yield from resp.text()
+            self.assertEqual('file content', txt.rstrip())
+            ct = resp.headers['CONTENT-TYPE']
+            self.assertEqual('application/octet-stream', ct)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.headers.get('CONTENT-ENCODING'), None)
+            resp.close()
+
+            resp = yield from session.request('GET', url + 'fake')
+            self.assertEqual(404, resp.status)
+            resp.close()
+
+            resp = yield from session.request('GET', url + '/../../')
+            self.assertEqual(404, resp.status)
+            resp.close()
+
+        here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        filename = 'data.unknown_mime_type'
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(go(here, filename))
+
     def test_static_file_with_content_type(self):
 
         @asyncio.coroutine