diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2019  The Software Heritage developers
+ * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+ * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
+ * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+ */
+
+let url;
+let origin;
+
+const saveCodeMsg = {
+  'success': 'The "save code now" request has been accepted and will be processed as soon as possible.',
+  'warning': 'The "save code now" request has been put in pending state and may be accepted for processing after manual review.',
+  'rejected': 'The "save code now" request has been rejected because the provided origin url is blacklisted.',
+  'rateLimit': 'The rate limit for "save code now" requests has been reached. Please try again later.',
+  'unknownErr': 'An unexpected error happened when submitting the "save code now request'
+};
+
+function makeOriginSaveRequest(originType, originUrl) {
+  cy.get('#swh-input-origin-type')
+    .select(originType)
+    .get('#swh-input-origin-url')
+    .type(originUrl)
+    .get('#swh-save-origin-form')
+    .submit();
+}
+
+function checkAlertVisible(alertType, msg) {
+  cy.get('#swh-origin-save-request-status')
+    .should('be.visible')
+    .find(`.alert-${alertType}`)
+    .should('be.visible')
+    .and('contain', msg);
+}
+
+// Stub requests to save an origin
+function stubSaveRequest(requestUrl, objectType, status, originUrl, taskStatus, responseStatus = 200) {
+  cy.route({
+    method: 'POST',
+    status: responseStatus,
+    url: requestUrl,
+    response: genOriginSaveResponse(objectType, status, originUrl, Date().toString(), taskStatus)
+  }).as('saveRequest');
+}
+
+// Mocks API response : /save/(:object_type)/(:origin_url)
+// object_type : {'git', 'hg', 'svn'}
+function genOriginSaveResponse(objectType, saveRequestStatus, originUrl, saveRequestDate, saveTaskStatus) {
+  return {
+    'origin_type': objectType,
+    'save_request_status': saveRequestStatus,
+    'origin_url': originUrl,
+    'id': 1,
+    'save_request_date': saveRequestDate,
+    'save_task_status': saveTaskStatus,
+    'visit_date': null
+  };
+};
+
+describe('Origin Save Tests', function() {
+  before(function() {
+    url = this.Urls.origin_save();
+    origin = this.origin[0];
+    this.originSaveUrl = this.Urls.origin_save_request(origin.type, origin.url);
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    cy.visit(url);
+    cy.server();
+  });
+
+  it('should display accepted message when accepted', function() {
+    stubSaveRequest(this.originSaveUrl, origin.type, 'accepted',
+                    origin.url, 'not yet scheduled');
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest(origin.type, origin.url);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('success', saveCodeMsg['success']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should display warning message when pending', function() {
+    stubSaveRequest(this.originSaveUrl, origin.type, 'pending',
+                    origin.url, 'not created');
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest(origin.type, origin.url);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('warning', saveCodeMsg['warning']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show error when origin is rejected (status: 403)', function() {
+    stubSaveRequest(this.originSaveUrl, origin.type, 'rejected',
+                    origin.url, 'not created', 403);
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest(origin.type, origin.url);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('danger', saveCodeMsg['rejected']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show error when rate limited (status: 429)', function() {
+    stubSaveRequest(this.originSaveUrl, origin.type,
+                    'Request was throttled. Expected available in 60 seconds.',
+                    origin.url, 'not created', 429);
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest(origin.type, origin.url);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('danger', saveCodeMsg['rateLimit']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show error when unknown error occurs (status other than 200, 403, 429)', function() {
+    stubSaveRequest(this.originSaveUrl, origin.type, 'Error',
+                    origin.url, 'not created', 406);
+
+    makeOriginSaveRequest(origin.type, origin.url);
+
+    cy.wait('@saveRequest').then(() => {
+      checkAlertVisible('danger', saveCodeMsg['unknownErr']);
+    });
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/cypress/support/index.js b/cypress/support/index.js
--- a/cypress/support/index.js
+++ b/cypress/support/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 before(function() {
   this.unarchivedRepo = {
     url: 'https://github.com/SoftwareHeritage/swh-web',
+    type: 'git',
     revision: '7bf1b2f489f16253527807baead7957ca9e8adde',
     snapshot: 'd9829223095de4bb529790de8ba4e4813e38672d',
     rootDirectory: '7d887d96c0047a77e2e8c4ee9bb1528463677663',
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 
   this.origin = [{
     url: 'https://github.com/memononen/libtess2',
+    type: 'git',
     content: [{
       path: 'Source/tess.h'
     }, {
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
     invalidSubDir: 'Source1'
   }, {
     url: 'https://github.com/wcoder/highlightjs-line-numbers.js',
+    type: 'git',
     content: [],
     directory: [],
     revisions: ['1c480a4573d2a003fc2630c21c2b25829de49972']