diff --git a/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextCustomizer.java
index 93e78c17e0..1bc409e762 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextCustomizer.java
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AbstractConfigurableEmbeddedServletContainer;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.Ssl;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.LocalHostUriTemplateHandler;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate.HttpClientOption;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
@@ -89,12 +92,32 @@ class SpringBootTestContextCustomizer implements ContextCustomizer {
 		public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)
 				throws BeansException {
 			RestTemplateBuilder builder = getRestTemplateBuilder(applicationContext);
-			TestRestTemplate template = new TestRestTemplate(builder.build());
-			template.setUriTemplateHandler(
-					new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(applicationContext.getEnvironment()));
+			boolean sslEnabled = isSslEnabled(applicationContext);
+			TestRestTemplate template;
+			if (sslEnabled) {
+				template = new TestRestTemplate(builder.build(), null, null,
+						HttpClientOption.SSL);
+			}
+			else {
+				template = new TestRestTemplate(builder.build());
+			}
+			template.setUriTemplateHandler(new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(
+					applicationContext.getEnvironment(), sslEnabled ? "https" : "http"));
 			this.object = template;
 		}
 
+		private boolean isSslEnabled(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+			try {
+				Ssl ssl = applicationContext
+						.getBean(AbstractConfigurableEmbeddedServletContainer.class)
+						.getSsl();
+				return ssl != null && ssl.isEnabled();
+			}
+			catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 		private RestTemplateBuilder getRestTemplateBuilder(
 				ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
 			try {
diff --git a/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandler.java b/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandler.java
index 84a4061050..dfb6fafa0b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandler.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandler.java
@@ -23,26 +23,49 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.DefaultUriTemplateHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplateHandler;
 
 /**
- * {@link UriTemplateHandler} will automatically prefix relative URLs with
+ * {@link UriTemplateHandler} will automatically prefix relative URIs with
  * <code>localhost:$&#123;local.server.port&#125;</code>.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @since 1.4.0
  */
 public class LocalHostUriTemplateHandler extends RootUriTemplateHandler {
 
 	private final Environment environment;
 
+	private final String scheme;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code LocalHostUriTemplateHandler} that will generate {@code http}
+	 * URIs using the given {@code environment} to determine the port.
+	 *
+	 * @param environment the environment used to determine the port
+	 */
 	public LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(Environment environment) {
+		this(environment, "http");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code LocalHostUriTemplateHandler} the will generate URIs with the
+	 * given {@code scheme} and use the given {@code environment} to determine the port.
+	 *
+	 * @param environment the environment used to determine the port
+	 * @param scheme the scheme of the root uri
+	 * @since 1.4.1
+	 */
+	public LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(Environment environment, String scheme) {
 		super(new DefaultUriTemplateHandler());
 		Assert.notNull(environment, "Environment must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(scheme, "Scheme must not be null");
 		this.environment = environment;
+		this.scheme = scheme;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String getRootUri() {
 		String port = this.environment.getProperty("local.server.port", "8080");
-		return "http://localhost:" + port;
+		return this.scheme + "://localhost:" + port;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests.java b/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests.java
index 7b9c5cf9ad..60425672fa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link LocalHostUriTemplateHandler}.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests {
 
@@ -42,7 +43,14 @@ public class LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getBaseUrlShouldUseLocalServerPort() throws Exception {
+	public void createWhenSchemeIsNullShouldThrowException() {
+		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		this.thrown.expectMessage("Scheme must not be null");
+		new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(new MockEnvironment(), null);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getRootUriShouldUseLocalServerPort() throws Exception {
 		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
 		environment.setProperty("local.server.port", "1234");
 		LocalHostUriTemplateHandler handler = new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(
@@ -51,11 +59,19 @@ public class LocalHostUriTemplateHandlerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void getBaseUrlWhenLocalServerPortMissingShouldUsePort8080() throws Exception {
+	public void getRootUriWhenLocalServerPortMissingShouldUsePort8080() throws Exception {
 		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
 		LocalHostUriTemplateHandler handler = new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(
 				environment);
 		assertThat(handler.getRootUri()).isEqualTo("http://localhost:8080");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getRootUriUsesCustomScheme() {
+		MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment();
+		LocalHostUriTemplateHandler handler = new LocalHostUriTemplateHandler(environment,
+				"https");
+		assertThat(handler.getRootUri()).isEqualTo("https://localhost:8080");
+	}
+
 }