diff --git a/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw.py b/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw.py
index 653ee9a27..2c6cbb0d2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw.py
+++ b/tests/functional/tests/rgw/test_rgw.py
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ class TestRGWs(object):
         daemons = [i for i in json.loads(output)["servicemap"]["services"]["rgw"]["daemons"]]
         assert hostname in daemons
 
+    @pytest.mark.no_docker
+    def test_rgw_http_endpoint(self, node, host):
+        # rgw frontends ip_addr is configured on eth1
+        ip_addr = host.interface("eth1").addresses[0]
+        assert host.socket("tcp://{ip_addr}:{port}".format(ip_addr=ip_addr, port=8080)).is_listening
+
+
     @pytest.mark.docker
     def test_docker_rgw_is_up(self, node, host):
         hostname = node["vars"]["inventory_hostname"]