diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting/Https/HttpsTestConfiguration.cs b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting/Https/HttpsTestConfiguration.cs
index 7c98392949..9e385618bf 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting/Https/HttpsTestConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting/Https/HttpsTestConfiguration.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ public class HttpsTestConfiguration(ServiceControlInstanceType instanceType) : I
         readonly string envVarPrefix = EnvironmentVariablePrefixes.GetPrefix(instanceType);
         bool disposed;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configures Kestrel to serve HTTPS with the PKCS#12 certificate at the given path.
+        /// The file must exist when the settings are constructed, because they load it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="certificatePath">Path to a PFX file holding the certificate and its private key, with no password</param>
+        public HttpsTestConfiguration WithKestrelHttps(string certificatePath)
+        {
+            SetEnvironmentVariable("HTTPS_ENABLED", "true");
+            SetEnvironmentVariable("HTTPS_CERTIFICATEPATH", certificatePath);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Configures HTTPS redirect to be enabled.
         /// When enabled, HTTP requests will be redirected to HTTPS.
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/Recoverability/When_hosting_error_ingestion_only.cs b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/Recoverability/When_hosting_error_ingestion_only.cs
index c9472b6b94..51add4610e 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/Recoverability/When_hosting_error_ingestion_only.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/Recoverability/When_hosting_error_ingestion_only.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ namespace ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests.Recoverability
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
+    using System.Net.Http;
     using System.Runtime.Loader;
+    using System.Security.Cryptography;
+    using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost;
     using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -18,6 +22,8 @@ namespace ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests.Recoverability
     using NUnit.Framework;
     using Particular.ServiceControl.Hosting;
     using ServiceBus.Management.Infrastructure.Settings;
+    using ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting;
+    using ServiceControl.AcceptanceTesting.Https;
     using ServiceControl.ExternalIntegrations;
     using ServiceControl.Hosting.Commands;
     using ServiceControl.Infrastructure;
@@ -163,6 +169,70 @@ await WaitFor(host, async dbContext => await dbContext.EventLogItems.AsNoTrackin
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        [NonParallelizable]
+        public async Task Should_serve_health_over_https_with_the_configured_certificate()
+        {
+            var certificatePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"sc-test-{Guid.NewGuid():n}.pfx");
+            using var https = new HttpsTestConfiguration(ServiceControlInstanceType.Primary).WithKestrelHttps(certificatePath);
+            WebApplication host = null;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var configuredThumbprint = WriteSelfSignedPfx(certificatePath);
+
+                var settings = await CreateSettings();
+                await new SetupCommand().Execute(new HostArguments([]), settings);
+
+                host = ErrorIngestionOnlyCommand.BuildHost(settings);
+                host.Urls.Add("https://127.0.0.1:0");
+
+                await host.StartAsync();
+
+                var url = host.Urls.Single();
+                string servedThumbprint = null;
+                using var handler = new HttpClientHandler
+                {
+                    ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (_, certificate, _, _) =>
+                    {
+                        servedThumbprint = certificate?.Thumbprint;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                };
+                using var client = new HttpClient(handler);
+
+                using var response = await client.GetAsync($"{url}/health");
+
+                using (Assert.EnterMultipleScope())
+                {
+                    Assert.That(response.IsSuccessStatusCode, Is.True);
+                    // A machine with an ASP.NET Core development certificate binds without the configured one, so only the thumbprint tells them apart.
+                    Assert.That(servedThumbprint, Is.EqualTo(configuredThumbprint));
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                File.Delete(certificatePath);
+
+                if (host != null)
+                {
+                    await host.StopAsync();
+                    await host.DisposeAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        static string WriteSelfSignedPfx(string path)
+        {
+            using var key = RSA.Create(2048);
+            var request = new CertificateRequest("CN=localhost", key, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256, RSASignaturePadding.Pkcs1);
+            using var certificate = request.CreateSelfSigned(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1), DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(1));
+
+            File.WriteAllBytes(path, certificate.Export(X509ContentType.Pkcs12));
+
+            return certificate.Thumbprint;
+        }
+
         static async Task DispatchFailedMessage(Settings settings, string messageId)
         {
             var dispatchSettings = new TransportSettings
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl/Hosting/Commands/ErrorIngestionOnlyCommand.cs b/src/ServiceControl/Hosting/Commands/ErrorIngestionOnlyCommand.cs
index 1fc1c68e4e..00d38bb0b3 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl/Hosting/Commands/ErrorIngestionOnlyCommand.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl/Hosting/Commands/ErrorIngestionOnlyCommand.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace ServiceControl.Hosting.Commands
     using ServiceBus.Management.Infrastructure.Settings;
     using ServiceControl.EventLog;
     using ServiceControl.ExternalIntegrations;
+    using ServiceControl.Hosting.Https;
     using ServiceControl.Infrastructure.Health;
     using ServiceControl.Monitoring;
     using ServiceControl.Persistence;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ internal static WebApplication BuildHost(Settings settings, Action<WebApplicatio
 
             var hostBuilder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder();
 
+            hostBuilder.AddServiceControlHttps(settings.HttpsSettings);
             hostBuilder.AddServiceControl(settings, configuration: null, Components);
 
             customize?.Invoke(hostBuilder);