diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_certificates.py b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_certificates.py
index dea4192a90..03d5b66e00 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_certificates.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_certificates.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class CertificateDisplayTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     def test_linked_student_to_web_view_credential(self, enrollment_mode):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=unicode(self.course.id)
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid='abcdefg12345678'
         )
 
         self._create_certificate(enrollment_mode)
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 17a6bebf5d..b71f309248 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -307,11 +307,14 @@ def _cert_info(user, course, cert_status, course_mode):
         # showing the certificate web view button if certificate is ready state and feature flags are enabled.
         if settings.FEATURES.get('CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW', False):
             if get_active_web_certificate(course) is not None:
+                certificate_url = get_certificate_url(
+                    user_id=user.id,
+                    course_id=unicode(course.id),
+                    verify_uuid=None
+                )
                 status_dict.update({
                     'show_cert_web_view': True,
-                    'cert_web_view_url': u'{url}'.format(
-                        url=get_certificate_url(user_id=user.id, course_id=unicode(course.id))
-                    )
+                    'cert_web_view_url': u'{url}'.format(url=certificate_url)
                 })
             else:
                 # don't show download certificate button if we don't have an active certificate for course
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
index 311801dd0f..58b2b48a9f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/api.py
@@ -253,15 +253,18 @@ def example_certificates_status(course_key):
 
 
 # pylint: disable=no-member
-def get_certificate_url(user_id, course_id):
+def get_certificate_url(user_id, course_id, verify_uuid):
     """
     :return certificate url
     """
-    url = u'{url}'.format(url=reverse('cert_html_view',
-                                      kwargs=dict(
-                                          user_id=str(user_id),
-                                          course_id=unicode(course_id))))
-    return url
+    if settings.FEATURES.get('CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW', False):
+        return u'{url}'.format(
+            url=reverse(
+                'cert_html_view',
+                kwargs=dict(user_id=str(user_id), course_id=unicode(course_id))
+            )
+        )
+    return '{url}{uuid}'.format(url=settings.CERTIFICATES_STATIC_VERIFY_URL, uuid=verify_uuid)
 
 
 def get_active_web_certificate(course, is_preview_mode=None):
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ def emit_certificate_event(event_name, user, course_id, course=None, event_data=
     data = {
         'user_id': user.id,
         'course_id': unicode(course_id),
-        'certificate_url': get_certificate_url(user.id, course_id)
+        'certificate_url': get_certificate_url(user.id, course_id, event_data['certificate_id'])
     }
     event_data = event_data or {}
     event_data.update(data)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_api.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_api.py
index bd77a2ff94..043bdf6639 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_api.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class GenerateUserCertificatesTest(EventTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
             'edx.certificate.created',
             user_id=self.student.id,
             course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
-            certificate_url=certs_api.get_certificate_url(self.student.id, self.course.id),
+            certificate_url=certs_api.get_certificate_url(self.student.id, self.course.id, cert.verify_uuid),
             certificate_id=cert.verify_uuid,
             enrollment_mode=cert.mode,
             generation_mode='batch'
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class GenerateUserCertificatesTest(EventTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cert.status, 'error')
         self.assertIn(self.ERROR_REASON, cert.error_reason)
 
-    @override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_ENABLED)
+    @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {'CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW': True})
     def test_new_cert_requests_returns_generating_for_html_certificate(self):
         """
         Test no message sent to Xqueue if HTML certificate view is enabled
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
index 979603a82a..e4f3eb7b80 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ class MicrositeCertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(config.configuration, test_configuration_string)
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=2)
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -341,7 +342,8 @@ class MicrositeCertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(config.configuration, test_configuration_string)
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=2)
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -427,7 +429,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_valid_certificate(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=unicode(self.course.id)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=2)
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -449,7 +452,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_with_valid_signatories(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=2)
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -465,7 +469,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
         # if certificate in descriptor has not course_title then course name should not be overridden with this title.
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         test_certificates = [
             {
@@ -488,7 +493,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_certificate_view_without_org_logo(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         test_certificates = [
             {
@@ -510,7 +516,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_without_signatories(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=0)
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -518,19 +525,20 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
         self.assertNotIn('Signatory_Title 0', response.content)
 
     @override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_DISABLED)
-    def test_render_html_view_invalid_feature_flag(self):
+    def test_render_html_view_disabled_feature_flag_returns_static_url(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
-        response = self.client.get(test_url)
-        self.assertIn('invalid', response.content)
+        self.assertIn(str(self.cert.verify_uuid), test_url)
 
     @override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_ENABLED)
     def test_render_html_view_invalid_course_id(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id='az/23423/4vs'
+            course_id='az/23423/4vs',
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
 
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
@@ -540,7 +548,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_invalid_course(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id='missing/course/key'
+            course_id='missing/course/key',
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertIn('invalid', response.content)
@@ -549,7 +558,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_invalid_user(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=111,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertIn('invalid', response.content)
@@ -560,7 +570,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(GeneratedCertificate.objects.all()), 0)
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertIn('invalid', response.content)
@@ -576,7 +587,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
         self._add_course_certificates(count=1, signatory_count=2)
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=self.course.id.to_deprecated_string()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url + '?preview=honor')
         self.assertNotIn(self.course.display_name, response.content)
@@ -594,7 +606,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     def test_render_html_view_invalid_certificate_configuration(self):
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=unicode(self.course.id)
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertIn("Invalid Certificate", response.content)
@@ -606,7 +619,8 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
         self.recreate_tracker()
         test_url = get_certificate_url(
             user_id=self.user.id,
-            course_id=unicode(self.course.id)
+            course_id=unicode(self.course.id),
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
@@ -626,7 +640,12 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
 
     @override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_ENABLED)
     def test_evidence_event_sent(self):
-        test_url = get_certificate_url(user_id=self.user.id, course_id=self.course_id) + '?evidence_visit=1'
+        cert_url = get_certificate_url(
+            user_id=self.user.id,
+            course_id=self.course_id,
+            verify_uuid=self.cert.verify_uuid
+        )
+        test_url = '{}?evidence_visit=1'.format(cert_url)
         self.recreate_tracker()
         assertion = BadgeAssertion(
             user=self.user, course_id=self.course_id, mode='honor',
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
index 963ce40304..7d0c7bf40a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ def _update_certificate_context(context, course, user, user_certificate):
             user_certificate.mode,
             get_certificate_url(
                 user_id=user.id,
-                course_id=course.id.to_deprecated_string()
+                course_id=unicode(course.id),
+                verify_uuid=user_certificate.verify_uuid
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
index 5e511086af..217da31f53 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class ProgressPageTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         If certificate web view is enabled then certificate web view button should appear for user who certificate is
         available/generated
         """
-        GeneratedCertificateFactory.create(
+        certificate = GeneratedCertificateFactory.create(
             user=self.user,
             course_id=self.course.id,
             status=CertificateStatuses.downloadable,
@@ -859,7 +859,12 @@ class ProgressPageTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         resp = views.progress(self.request, course_id=unicode(self.course.id))
         self.assertContains(resp, u"View Certificate")
         self.assertContains(resp, u"You can now view your certificate")
-        self.assertContains(resp, certs_api.get_certificate_url(user_id=self.user.id, course_id=self.course.id))
+        cert_url = certs_api.get_certificate_url(
+            user_id=self.user.id,
+            course_id=self.course.id,
+            verify_uuid=certificate.verify_uuid
+        )
+        self.assertContains(resp, cert_url)
 
         # when course certificate is not active
         certificates[0]['is_active'] = False
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index f9e5fc3e0b..f9db7beb9e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -1100,7 +1100,11 @@ def _progress(request, course_key, student_id):
                 context.update({
                     'show_cert_web_view': True,
                     'cert_web_view_url': u'{url}'.format(
-                        url=certs_api.get_certificate_url(user_id=student.id, course_id=unicode(course.id))
+                        url=certs_api.get_certificate_url(
+                            user_id=student.id,
+                            course_id=unicode(course.id),
+                            verify_uuid=None
+                        )
                     )
                 })
             else:
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 1f113305a6..23163c3c96 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -640,3 +640,7 @@ EDXNOTES_INTERNAL_API = ENV_TOKENS.get('EDXNOTES_INTERNAL_API', EDXNOTES_INTERNA
 ##### Credit Provider Integration #####
 
 CREDIT_PROVIDER_SECRET_KEYS = AUTH_TOKENS.get("CREDIT_PROVIDER_SECRET_KEYS", {})
+
+
+############ CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION URL (STATIC FILES) ###########
+ENV_TOKENS.get('CERTIFICATES_STATIC_VERIFY_URL', CERTIFICATES_STATIC_VERIFY_URL)
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index d2fedc6fed..c8eb0f0f4c 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -2067,6 +2067,9 @@ REGISTRATION_EXTRA_FIELDS = {
 CERT_NAME_SHORT = "Certificate"
 CERT_NAME_LONG = "Certificate of Achievement"
 
+############ CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION URL (STATIC FILES) ###########
+CERTIFICATES_STATIC_VERIFY_URL = "https://verify-test.edx.org/cert/"
+
 #################### Badgr OpenBadges generation #######################
 # Be sure to set up images for course modes using the BadgeImageConfiguration model in the certificates app.
 BADGR_API_TOKEN = None
diff --git a/lms/envs/test.py b/lms/envs/test.py
index 5a81e3cca2..ffc2013c47 100644
--- a/lms/envs/test.py
+++ b/lms/envs/test.py
@@ -472,9 +472,6 @@ FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET = "Test"
 FACEBOOK_APP_ID = "Test"
 FACEBOOK_API_VERSION = "v2.2"
 
-# Certificates Views
-FEATURES['CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW'] = True
-
 ######### custom courses #########
 INSTALLED_APPS += ('ccx',)
 FEATURES['CUSTOM_COURSES_EDX'] = True
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index d1bf250754..ed6bfffe44 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -663,11 +663,10 @@ if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_OAUTH2_PROVIDER'):
     )
 
 # Certificates Web/HTML View
-if settings.FEATURES.get('CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW', False):
-    urlpatterns += (
-        url(r'^certificates/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/course/{course_id}'.format(course_id=settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
-            'certificates.views.render_html_view', name='cert_html_view'),
-    )
+urlpatterns += (
+    url(r'^certificates/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/course/{course_id}'.format(course_id=settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN),
+        'certificates.views.render_html_view', name='cert_html_view'),
+)
 
 BADGE_SHARE_TRACKER_URL = url(
     r'^certificates/badge_share_tracker/{}/(?P<network>[^/]+)/(?P<student_username>[^/]+)/$'.format(