diff --git a/brozzler/model.py b/brozzler/model.py
index e10a712..9832a40 100644
--- a/brozzler/model.py
+++ b/brozzler/model.py
@@ -242,8 +242,19 @@ class Site(doublethink.Document, ElapsedMixIn):
             self.scope["accepts"].append({"ssurt": ssurt})
 
     def note_seed_redirect(self, url):
+        canon_seed_redirect = brozzler.site_surt_canon(url)
+        canon_seed = brozzler.site_surt_canon(self.seed)
+
+        # if http://foo.com/ redirects to https://foo.com/a/b/c let's also
+        # put all of https://foo.com/ in scope
+        if (canon_seed_redirect.authority == canon_seed.authority
+                and canon_seed_redirect.scheme != canon_seed.scheme):
+            canon_seed.scheme = canon_seed_redirect.scheme
+            self._accept_ssurt_if_not_redundant(
+                    canon_seed.ssurt().decode('ascii'))
+
         self._accept_ssurt_if_not_redundant(
-                brozzler.site_surt_canon(url).ssurt().decode('ascii'))
+                canon_seed_redirect.ssurt().decode('ascii'))
 
     def extra_headers(self):
         hdrs = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_units.py b/tests/test_units.py
index 4a91e0c..1d62bc6 100644
--- a/tests/test_units.py
+++ b/tests/test_units.py
@@ -420,3 +420,22 @@ def test_needs_browsing():
     assert not brozzler.worker.BrozzlerWorker._needs_browsing(
             None, page, spy.fetches)
 
+def test_seed_redirect():
+    site = brozzler.Site(None, {'seed': 'http://foo.com/'})
+    site.note_seed_redirect('https://foo.com/a/b/c')
+    assert site.scope == {'accepts': [
+        {'ssurt': 'com,foo,//http:/',},
+        {'ssurt': 'com,foo,//https:/',}]}
+
+    site = brozzler.Site(None, {'seed': 'https://foo.com/'})
+    site.note_seed_redirect('http://foo.com/a/b/c')
+    assert site.scope == {'accepts': [
+        {'ssurt': 'com,foo,//https:/',},
+        {'ssurt': 'com,foo,//http:/',}]}
+
+    site = brozzler.Site(None, {'seed': 'http://foo.com/'})
+    site.note_seed_redirect('https://bar.com/a/b/c')
+    assert site.scope == {'accepts': [
+        {'ssurt': 'com,foo,//http:/',},
+        {'ssurt': 'com,bar,//https:/a/b/c',}]}
+