diff --git a/app/browser/api/ledger.js b/app/browser/api/ledger.js
index 15d739bb539..cf0a25a579d 100644
--- a/app/browser/api/ledger.js
+++ b/app/browser/api/ledger.js
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ const addSiteVisit = (state, timestamp, location, tabId, manualAdd = false) => {
     return state
   }
 
+  const protocol = urlParse(location).protocol
   location = pageDataUtil.getInfoKey(location)
 
   const minimumVisitTime = getSetting(settings.PAYMENTS_MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME)
@@ -753,6 +754,7 @@ const addSiteVisit = (state, timestamp, location, tabId, manualAdd = false) => {
 
   return module.exports.saveVisit(state, publisherKey, {
     duration,
+    protocol: protocol,
     revisited: revisitP
   })
 }
@@ -771,7 +773,11 @@ const saveVisit = (state, publisherKey, options) => {
     revisitP: options.revisited,
     ignoreMinTime: options.ignoreMinTime || false
   })
+
   state = ledgerState.setPublisher(state, publisherKey, synopsis.publishers[publisherKey])
+  if (options.protocol) {
+    state = ledgerState.setPublishersProp(state, publisherKey, 'protocol', options.protocol)
+  }
   state = updatePublisherInfo(state)
   state = module.exports.checkVerifiedStatus(state, publisherKey)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/app/browser/api/ledgerTest.js b/test/unit/app/browser/api/ledgerTest.js
index 36f37cc2e14..4638ce7be24 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/browser/api/ledgerTest.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/browser/api/ledgerTest.js
@@ -1163,6 +1163,52 @@ describe('ledger api unit tests', function () {
         assert(visitsByPublisher['clifton.io'])
       })
     })
+    describe('saveVisit', function () {
+      let setPublishersPropSpy
+
+      before(function () {
+        setPublishersPropSpy = sinon.spy(ledgerState, 'setPublishersProp')
+      })
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        ledgerApi.setSynopsis({
+          addPublisher: () => {},
+          options: {},
+          publishers: {}
+        })
+      })
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        setPublishersPropSpy.reset()
+        ledgerApi.setSynopsis(undefined)
+      })
+
+      after(function () {
+        setPublishersPropSpy.restore()
+      })
+
+      it('sets https as protocol for secure site', function () {
+        const options = {
+          duration: 5500,
+          protocol: 'https:',
+          revisited: false
+        }
+        const result = ledgerApi.saveVisit(defaultAppState, 'brave.com', options)
+        assert.equal('https:', setPublishersPropSpy.getCall(0).args[3])
+        assert.equal('https:', result.getIn(['ledger', 'synopsis', 'publishers', 'brave.com', 'protocol']))
+      })
+
+      it('sets http as protocol for non-secure site', function () {
+        const options = {
+          duration: 5500,
+          protocol: 'http:',
+          revisited: false
+        }
+        const result = ledgerApi.saveVisit(defaultAppState, 'espn.com', options)
+        assert.equal('http:', setPublishersPropSpy.getCall(0).args[3])
+        assert.equal('http:', result.getIn(['ledger', 'synopsis', 'publishers', 'espn.com', 'protocol']))
+      })
+    })
     describe('addNewLocation', function () {
       const tabIdNone = -1
       const keepInfo = false