diff --git a/internal/appsec/waf_test.go b/internal/appsec/waf_test.go
index dcf8bb4699..aee4923486 100644
--- a/internal/appsec/waf_test.go
+++ b/internal/appsec/waf_test.go
@@ -172,3 +172,67 @@ func TestWAF(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotContains(t, event, sensitivePayloadValue)
 	})
 }
+
+// Test that http blocking works by using custom rules/rules data
+func TestBlocking(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("DD_APPSEC_RULES", "testdata/blocking.json")
+
+	appsec.Start()
+	defer appsec.Stop()
+	if !appsec.Enabled() {
+		t.Skip("AppSec needs to be enabled for this test")
+	}
+
+	// Start and trace an HTTP server
+	mux := httptrace.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("Hello World!\n"))
+	})
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	t.Run("block", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mt := mocktracer.Start()
+		defer mt.Stop()
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", srv.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		// Hardcoded IP header holding an IP that is blocked
+		req.Header.Set("x-forwarded-for", "1.2.3.4")
+		res, err := srv.Client().Do(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Check that the request was blocked
+		b, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEqual(t, "Hello World!\n", string(b))
+		require.Equal(t, 403, res.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no-block", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mt := mocktracer.Start()
+		defer mt.Stop()
+
+		req1, err := http.NewRequest("POST", srv.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		req2, err := http.NewRequest("POST", srv.URL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		req2.Header.Set("x-forwarded-for", "1.2.3.5")
+
+		for _, r := range []*http.Request{req1, req2} {
+			res, err := srv.Client().Do(r)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			// Check that the request was not blocked
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, "Hello World!\n", string(b))
+
+		}
+	})
+}