diff --git a/test/e2e/certificate/certificate_acme.go b/test/e2e/certificate/certificate_acme.go
index d82f6e54e..476b19fd8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/certificate/certificate_acme.go
+++ b/test/e2e/certificate/certificate_acme.go
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("ACME Certificate (HTTP01)", func() {
 		f.WaitCertificateIssuedValid(cert)
 	})
 
+	It("should obtain a signed certificate for a long domain using http01 validation", func() {
+		// the maximum length of a single segment of the domain being requested
+		const maxLengthOfDomainSegment = 63
+		By("Creating a Certificate")
+		cert, err := f.CertManagerClientSet.CertmanagerV1alpha1().Certificates(f.Namespace.Name).Create(util.NewCertManagerACMECertificate(certificateName, certificateSecretName, issuerName, v1alpha1.IssuerKind, acmeIngressClass, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", cmutil.RandStringRunes(maxLengthOfDomainSegment), util.ACMECertificateDomain)))
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		f.WaitCertificateIssuedValid(cert)
+	})
+
 	It("should obtain a signed certificate with a CN and single subdomain as dns name from the ACME server", func() {
 		By("Creating a Certificate")
 		cert, err := f.CertManagerClientSet.CertmanagerV1alpha1().Certificates(f.Namespace.Name).Create(util.NewCertManagerACMECertificate(certificateName, certificateSecretName, issuerName, v1alpha1.IssuerKind, acmeIngressClass, util.ACMECertificateDomain, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", cmutil.RandStringRunes(5), util.ACMECertificateDomain)))