diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TopSitesTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TopSitesTest.kt
index d3c207b65..e2db1f63d 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TopSitesTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TopSitesTest.kt
@@ -238,4 +238,24 @@ class TopSitesTest {
             verifyEmptyHistoryView()
         }
     }
+
+    @SmokeTest
+    @Test
+    fun verifySponsoredShortcutsListTest() {
+
+        homeScreen {
+        }.openThreeDotMenu {
+        }.openCustomizeHome {
+            verifySponsoredShortcutsCheckBox(true)
+        }.goBack {
+            verifyExistingSponsoredTopSitesTabs(2)
+            verifyExistingSponsoredTopSitesTabs(3)
+        }.openThreeDotMenu {
+        }.openCustomizeHome {
+            clickSponsoredShortcuts()
+            verifySponsoredShortcutsCheckBox(false)
+        }.goBack {
+            verifyNotExistingSponsoredTopSitesList()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
index 10633b04d..804a944d5 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isDisplayed
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withHint
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withId
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withParent
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withParentIndex
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiObject
@@ -50,13 +52,13 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper.waitingTimeShort
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.appContext
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.appName
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.getStringResource
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.mDevice
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.packageName
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.scrollToElementByText
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.click
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.ext.waitNotNull
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.matchers.hasItem
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.withBitmapDrawable
-import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.mDevice
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.STRING_ONBOARDING_ACCOUNT_SIGN_IN_HEADER
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.STRING_ONBOARDING_TOOLBAR_PLACEMENT_HEADER
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.STRING_ONBOARDING_TRACKING_PROTECTION_HEADER
@@ -137,7 +139,9 @@ class HomeScreenRobot {
 
     fun verifyExistingTopSitesList() = assertExistingTopSitesList()
     fun verifyNotExistingTopSitesList(title: String) = assertNotExistingTopSitesList(title)
+    fun verifyNotExistingSponsoredTopSitesList() = assertSponsoredTopSitesNotDisplayed()
     fun verifyExistingTopSitesTabs(title: String) = assertExistingTopSitesTabs(title)
+    fun verifyExistingSponsoredTopSitesTabs(position: Int) = assertSponsoredTopSiteIsDisplayed(position)
     fun verifyTopSiteContextMenuItems() = assertTopSiteContextMenuItems()
 
     fun verifyJumpBackInSectionIsDisplayed() = assertJumpBackInSectionIsDisplayed()
@@ -662,6 +666,21 @@ private fun assertExistingTopSitesTabs(title: String) {
         .check(matches(withEffectiveVisibility(Visibility.VISIBLE)))
 }
 
+private fun assertSponsoredTopSiteIsDisplayed(position: Int) {
+    mDevice.findObject(
+        UiSelector()
+            .resourceId("$packageName:id/top_site_subtitle")
+            .textContains(getStringResource(R.string.top_sites_sponsored_label))
+    ).waitForExists(waitingTime)
+
+    onView(
+        allOf(
+            withText(R.string.top_sites_sponsored_label),
+            withParent(withParentIndex(position - 1))
+        )
+    ).check(matches(withEffectiveVisibility(Visibility.VISIBLE)))
+}
+
 private fun assertNotExistingTopSitesList(title: String) {
     mDevice.findObject(UiSelector().text(title))
         .waitUntilGone(waitingTime)
@@ -670,6 +689,16 @@ private fun assertNotExistingTopSitesList(title: String) {
         .check(matches(not(hasItem(hasDescendant(withText(title))))))
 }
 
+private fun assertSponsoredTopSitesNotDisplayed() {
+    assertFalse(
+        mDevice.findObject(
+            UiSelector()
+                .resourceId("$packageName:id/top_site_subtitle")
+                .textContains(getStringResource(R.string.top_sites_sponsored_label))
+        ).waitForExists(waitingTime)
+    )
+}
+
 private fun assertTopSiteContextMenuItems() {
     mDevice.waitNotNull(
         findObject(By.text("Open in private tab")),
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot.kt
index 329198b8f..11d5f6b63 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot.kt
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ import androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView
 import androidx.test.espresso.assertion.ViewAssertions.matches
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.Visibility
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.hasSibling
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isChecked
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isNotChecked
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withChild
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withClassName
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withContentDescription
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withId
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiSelector
 import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.allOf
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.endsWith
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper.waitingTimeShort
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ class SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot {
         assertHomepageAfterFourHoursButton()
     }
 
+    fun clickSponsoredShortcuts() = sponsoredShortcuts().click()
+
     fun clickJumpBackInButton() = jumpBackInButton().click()
 
     fun clickRecentBookmarksButton() = recentBookmarksButton().click()
@@ -58,6 +65,38 @@ class SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot {
             ).waitForExists(waitingTimeShort)
         )
 
+    fun verifySponsoredShortcutsCheckBox(checked: Boolean) {
+        if (checked) {
+            sponsoredShortcuts()
+                .check(
+                    matches(
+                        hasSibling(
+                            withChild(
+                                allOf(
+                                    withClassName(endsWith("CheckBox")),
+                                    isChecked()
+                                )
+                            )
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+        } else {
+            sponsoredShortcuts()
+                .check(
+                    matches(
+                        hasSibling(
+                            withChild(
+                                allOf(
+                                    withClassName(endsWith("CheckBox")),
+                                    isNotChecked()
+                                )
+                            )
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+        }
+    }
+
     class Transition {
 
         fun goBack(interact: HomeScreenRobot.() -> Unit): HomeScreenRobot.Transition {
@@ -81,6 +120,9 @@ class SettingsSubMenuHomepageRobot {
 private fun mostVisitedTopSitesButton() =
     onView(allOf(withText(R.string.top_sites_toggle_top_recent_sites_4)))
 
+private fun sponsoredShortcuts() =
+    onView(allOf(withText(R.string.customize_toggle_contile)))
+
 private fun jumpBackInButton() =
     onView(allOf(withText(R.string.customize_toggle_jump_back_in)))