diff --git a/src/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.ts b/src/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.ts
index 27903e6ca..60320305f 100644
--- a/src/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.ts
+++ b/src/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { format } from 'url';
 import { HttpRequest } from '../../server/HttpRequest';
 import { ResourceIdentifier } from '../representation/ResourceIdentifier';
 import { TargetExtractor } from './TargetExtractor';
+import { TLSSocket } from 'tls';
 
 /**
  * Extracts an identifier from an incoming {@link HttpRequest}.
@@ -14,6 +16,13 @@ export class SimpleTargetExtractor extends TargetExtractor {
   }
 
   public async handle(input: HttpRequest): Promise<ResourceIdentifier> {
-    return { path: input.url };
+    const isHttps = input.connection && (input.connection as TLSSocket).encrypted;
+    const url = format({
+      protocol: `http${isHttps ? 's' : ''}`,
+      host: input.headers.host,
+      pathname: input.url,
+    });
+
+    return { path: url };
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/AuthenticatedLdpHandler.test.ts b/test/integration/AuthenticatedLdpHandler.test.ts
index 25069ac72..233bcf5d6 100644
--- a/test/integration/AuthenticatedLdpHandler.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/AuthenticatedLdpHandler.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { SimpleResponseWriter } from '../../src/ldp/http/SimpleResponseWriter';
 import { SimpleTargetExtractor } from '../../src/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor';
 import streamifyArray from 'streamify-array';
 import { createResponse, MockResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
+import * as url from 'url';
 
 describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
   let handler: AuthenticatedLdpHandler;
@@ -54,11 +55,13 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
 
   it('can add, read and delete data based on incoming requests.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     // POST
+    let requestUrl = new url.URL('http://test.com/');
     let request = streamifyArray([ '<http://test.com/s> <http://test.com/p> <http://test.com/o>.' ]) as HttpRequest;
-    request.url = 'http://test.com/';
+    request.url = requestUrl.pathname;
     request.method = 'POST';
     request.headers = {
       'content-type': 'text/turtle',
+      host: requestUrl.host,
     };
     let response: MockResponse<any> = createResponse({ eventEmitter: EventEmitter });
 
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
         expect(response._getData()).toHaveLength(0);
         id = response._getHeaders().location;
-        expect(id).toContain(request.url);
+        expect(id).toContain(url.format(requestUrl));
         resolve();
       });
     });
@@ -78,11 +81,13 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
     await endPromise;
 
     // GET
+    requestUrl = new url.URL(id);
     request = {} as HttpRequest;
-    request.url = id;
+    request.url = requestUrl.pathname;
     request.method = 'GET';
     request.headers = {
       accept: 'text/turtle',
+      host: requestUrl.host,
     };
     response = createResponse({ eventEmitter: EventEmitter });
 
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
         expect(response._isEndCalled()).toBeTruthy();
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
         expect(response._getData()).toContain('<http://test.com/s> <http://test.com/p> <http://test.com/o>.');
-        expect(response._getHeaders().location).toBe(request.url);
+        expect(response._getHeaders().location).toBe(url.format(requestUrl));
         resolve();
       });
     });
@@ -101,9 +106,11 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
 
     // DELETE
     request = {} as HttpRequest;
-    request.url = id;
+    request.url = requestUrl.pathname;
     request.method = 'DELETE';
-    request.headers = {};
+    request.headers = {
+      host: requestUrl.host,
+    };
     response = createResponse({ eventEmitter: EventEmitter });
 
     endPromise = new Promise((resolve): void => {
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
         expect(response._isEndCalled()).toBeTruthy();
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
         expect(response._getData()).toHaveLength(0);
-        expect(response._getHeaders().location).toBe(request.url);
+        expect(response._getHeaders().location).toBe(url.format(requestUrl));
         resolve();
       });
     });
@@ -121,10 +128,11 @@ describe('An AuthenticatedLdpHandler with instantiated handlers', (): void => {
 
     // GET
     request = {} as HttpRequest;
-    request.url = id;
+    request.url = requestUrl.pathname;
     request.method = 'GET';
     request.headers = {
       accept: 'text/turtle',
+      host: requestUrl.host,
     };
     response = createResponse({ eventEmitter: EventEmitter });
 
diff --git a/test/integration/RequestParser.test.ts b/test/integration/RequestParser.test.ts
index d631b511f..dcc156cdf 100644
--- a/test/integration/RequestParser.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/RequestParser.test.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ describe('A SimpleRequestParser with simple input parsers', (): void => {
   it('can parse an incoming request.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     const request = streamifyArray([ '<http://test.com/s> <http://test.com/p> <http://test.com/o>.' ]) as HttpRequest;
     request.method = 'POST';
-    request.url = 'http://test.com/';
+    request.url = '/';
     request.headers = {
       accept: 'text/turtle; q=0.8',
       'accept-language': 'en-gb, en;q=0.5',
       'content-type': 'text/turtle',
+      host: 'test.com',
     };
 
     const result = await requestParser.handle(request);
diff --git a/test/unit/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.test.ts b/test/unit/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.test.ts
index de9406277..112db596e 100644
--- a/test/unit/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ldp/http/SimpleTargetExtractor.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ describe('A SimpleTargetExtractor', (): void => {
   });
 
   it('returns the input URL.', async(): Promise<void> => {
-    await expect(extractor.handle({ url: 'url' } as any)).resolves.toEqual({ path: 'url' });
+    await expect(extractor.handle({ url: 'url', headers: { host: 'test.com' }} as any)).resolves.toEqual({ path: 'http://test.com/url' });
+  });
+
+  it('uses https protocol if the connection is secure.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    await expect(extractor.handle({ url: 'url', headers: { host: 'test.com' }, connection: { encrypted: true } as any } as any))
+      .resolves.toEqual({ path: 'https://test.com/url' });
   });
 });