diff --git a/devtools/client/locales/en-US/netmonitor.properties b/devtools/client/locales/en-US/netmonitor.properties
index e6f6b57dc43a..be383ab43a5b 100644
--- a/devtools/client/locales/en-US/netmonitor.properties
+++ b/devtools/client/locales/en-US/netmonitor.properties
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ netmonitor.toolbar.cookies=Cookies
 # See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie
 netmonitor.toolbar.setCookies=Set-Cookies
 
+# LOCALIZATION NOTE (netmonitor.toolbar.cookies): This is the label displayed
+# in the network table toolbar, above the "scheme" column.
+netmonitor.toolbar.scheme=Scheme
+
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE (netmonitor.toolbar.transferred): This is the label displayed
 # in the network table toolbar, above the "transferred" column, which is the
 # compressed / encoded size.
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/index.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/index.js
index 76ab15e861ea..ff590e3eb469 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/index.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ EventEmitter.decorate(window);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.enabled", true);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.filters", "[\"all\"]");
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.hiddenColumns",
-     "[\"cookies\",\"protocol\",\"remoteip\",\"setCookies\"]");
+     "[\"cookies\",\"protocol\",\"remoteip\",\"scheme\",\"setCookies\"]");
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.panes-network-details-width", 550);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.panes-network-details-height", 450);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.har.defaultLogDir", "");
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/assets/styles/netmonitor.css b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/assets/styles/netmonitor.css
index 819d89413ae5..ba7c1758dd7d 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/assets/styles/netmonitor.css
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/assets/styles/netmonitor.css
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ body,
   width: 8%;
 }
 
+/* Scheme column */
+
+.requests-list-scheme {
+  width: 8%;
+}
+
 /* Domain column */
 
 .requests-list-domain {
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/moz.build b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/moz.build
index 6fc25c090217..650a760b6dbc 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/moz.build
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/moz.build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DevToolsModules(
     'request-list-column-method.js',
     'request-list-column-protocol.js',
     'request-list-column-remote-ip.js',
+    'request-list-column-scheme.js',
     'request-list-column-set-cookies.js',
     'request-list-column-status.js',
     'request-list-column-transferred-size.js',
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-column-scheme.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-column-scheme.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8765d6c4ee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-column-scheme.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+"use strict";
+
+const {
+  createClass,
+  DOM,
+  PropTypes,
+} = require("devtools/client/shared/vendor/react");
+
+const { div } = DOM;
+
+const RequestListColumnScheme = createClass({
+  displayName: "RequestListColumnScheme",
+
+  propTypes: {
+    item: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  },
+
+  shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+    return this.props.item.urlDetails.scheme !== nextProps.item.urlDetails.scheme;
+  },
+
+  render() {
+    const { urlDetails } = this.props.item;
+    return (
+      div({
+        className: "requests-list-column requests-list-scheme",
+        title: urlDetails.scheme
+      },
+        urlDetails.scheme
+      )
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = RequestListColumnScheme;
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-item.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-item.js
index 98877b52cabc..0d9058dd6ff4 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-item.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/components/request-list-item.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const RequestListColumnFile = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-file"
 const RequestListColumnMethod = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-method"));
 const RequestListColumnProtocol = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-protocol"));
 const RequestListColumnRemoteIP = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-remote-ip"));
+const RequestListColumnScheme = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-scheme"));
 const RequestListColumnSetCookies = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-set-cookies"));
 const RequestListColumnStatus = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-status"));
 const RequestListColumnTransferredSize = createFactory(require("./request-list-column-transferred-size"));
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ const RequestListItem = createClass({
         columns.get("method") && RequestListColumnMethod({ item }),
         columns.get("file") && RequestListColumnFile({ item }),
         columns.get("protocol") && RequestListColumnProtocol({ item }),
+        columns.get("scheme") && RequestListColumnScheme({ item }),
         columns.get("domain") && RequestListColumnDomain({ item, onSecurityIconClick }),
         columns.get("remoteip") && RequestListColumnRemoteIP({ item }),
         columns.get("cause") && RequestListColumnCause({ item, onCauseBadgeClick }),
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/constants.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/constants.js
index e3620f5a636e..f19ccce14342 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/constants.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/constants.js
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ const HEADERS = [
     name: "protocol",
     canFilter: true,
   },
+  {
+    name: "scheme",
+    canFilter: true,
+  },
   {
     name: "domain",
     canFilter: true,
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/ui.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/ui.js
index 69c2d90ceff7..eb5c4867a7fe 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/ui.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/ui.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const Columns = I.Record({
   method: true,
   file: true,
   protocol: false,
+  scheme: false,
   domain: true,
   remoteip: false,
   cause: true,
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/filter-text-utils.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/filter-text-utils.js
index 4273d2a22640..771979e2ff3a 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/filter-text-utils.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/filter-text-utils.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const HEADER_FILTERS = HEADERS
 
 const FILTER_FLAGS = [
   ...HEADER_FILTERS,
-  "scheme",
   "set-cookie-domain",
   "set-cookie-name",
   "set-cookie-value",
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ function isFlagFilterMatch(item, { type, value, negative }) {
       }
       break;
     case "scheme":
-      let scheme = new URL(item.url).protocol.replace(":", "").toLowerCase();
-      match = scheme === value;
+      match = item.urlDetails.scheme === value;
       break;
     case "regexp":
       try {
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/request-utils.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/request-utils.js
index 1b7591216d98..e2bf2e823586 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/request-utils.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/request-utils.js
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ function getUrlHost(url) {
   return decodeUnicodeUrl((new URL(url)).host);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helpers for getting the shceme portion of a url.
+ * For example helper returns "http" from http://domain.com/path/basename
+ *
+ * @param {string} url - url string
+ * @return {string} string scheme of a url
+ */
+function getUrlScheme(url) {
+  return (new URL(url)).protocol.replace(":", "").toLowerCase();
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract several details fields from a URL at once.
  */
@@ -184,6 +195,7 @@ function getUrlDetails(url) {
   let host = getUrlHost(url);
   let hostname = getUrlHostName(url);
   let unicodeUrl = decodeUnicodeUrl(url);
+  let scheme = getUrlScheme(url);
 
   // Mark local hosts specially, where "local" is  as defined in the W3C
   // spec for secure contexts.
@@ -202,6 +214,7 @@ function getUrlDetails(url) {
   return {
     baseNameWithQuery,
     host,
+    scheme,
     unicodeUrl,
     isLocal
   };
@@ -296,11 +309,12 @@ module.exports = {
   decodeUnicodeUrl,
   getAbbreviatedMimeType,
   getUrlBaseName,
-  getUrlQuery,
   getUrlBaseNameWithQuery,
-  getUrlHostName,
-  getUrlHost,
   getUrlDetails,
+  getUrlHost,
+  getUrlHostName,
+  getUrlQuery,
+  getUrlScheme,
   parseQueryString,
   parseFormData,
   propertiesEqual,
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/sort-predicates.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/sort-predicates.js
index 3fe3b5d4d82f..e614c2ecae75 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/sort-predicates.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/sort-predicates.js
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ function protocol(first, second) {
   return result || waterfall(first, second);
 }
 
+function scheme(first, second) {
+  const result = compareValues(first.urlDetails.scheme, second.urlDetails.scheme);
+  return result || waterfall(first, second);
+}
+
 function domain(first, second) {
   const firstDomain = first.urlDetails.host.toLowerCase();
   const secondDomain = second.urlDetails.host.toLowerCase();
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ exports.Sorters = {
   method,
   file,
   protocol,
+  scheme,
   cookies,
   setCookies,
   domain,
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/head.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/head.js
index 62e48acb83e9..560e69a21658 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/head.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/head.js
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ const {
 const {
   decodeUnicodeUrl,
   getUrlBaseName,
-  getUrlQuery,
   getUrlHost,
+  getUrlQuery,
+  getUrlScheme,
 } = require("devtools/client/netmonitor/src/utils/request-utils");
 
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars, max-len */
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ function verifyRequestItemTarget(document, requestList, requestItem, method,
   let name = getUrlBaseName(url);
   let query = getUrlQuery(url);
   let host = getUrlHost(url);
+  let scheme = getUrlScheme(url);
   let { httpVersion = "", remoteAddress, remotePort } = requestItem;
   let formattedIPPort = getFormattedIPAndPort(remoteAddress, remotePort);
   let remoteIP = remoteAddress ? `${formattedIPPort}` : "unknown";
@@ -427,6 +429,12 @@ function verifyRequestItemTarget(document, requestList, requestItem, method,
   is(target.querySelector(".requests-list-remoteip").getAttribute("title"),
     remoteIP, "The tooltip remote IP is correct.");
 
+  is(target.querySelector(".requests-list-scheme").textContent,
+    scheme, "The displayed scheme is correct.");
+
+  is(target.querySelector(".requests-list-scheme").getAttribute("title"),
+    scheme, "The tooltip scheme is correct.");
+
   if (status !== undefined) {
     let value = target.querySelector(".requests-list-status-icon")
                       .getAttribute("data-code");
diff --git a/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js b/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js
index 574dd962ce40..15e241e67de3 100644
--- a/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js
+++ b/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ pref("devtools.netmonitor.enabled", true);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.panes-network-details-width", 550);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.panes-network-details-height", 450);
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.filters", "[\"all\"]");
-pref("devtools.netmonitor.hiddenColumns", "[\"cookies\",\"protocol\",\"remoteip\",\"setCookies\"]");
+pref("devtools.netmonitor.hiddenColumns",
+  "[\"cookies\",\"protocol\",\"remoteip\",\"scheme\",\"setCookies\"]");
 
 // The default Network monitor HAR export setting
 pref("devtools.netmonitor.har.defaultLogDir", "");