diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest.java
index 24687385..bd0ec407 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class HttpRequest extends Builder {
     private Boolean wrapAsMultipart           = DescriptorImpl.wrapAsMultipart;
     private Boolean useSystemProperties       = DescriptorImpl.useSystemProperties;
     private boolean useNtlm                   = DescriptorImpl.useNtlm;
+	private boolean followRedirects           = DescriptorImpl.followRedirects;
     private List<HttpRequestNameValuePair> customHeaders = DescriptorImpl.customHeaders;
     private List<HttpRequestFormDataPart> formData = DescriptorImpl.formData;
 
@@ -459,7 +460,16 @@ public void setUseNtlm(boolean useNtlm) {
         this.useNtlm = useNtlm;
     }
 
-    @Extension
+	public boolean isFollowRedirects() {
+		return this.followRedirects;
+	}
+
+	@DataBoundSetter
+	public void setFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects) {
+		this.followRedirects = followRedirects;
+	}
+
+	@Extension
     public static final class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Builder> {
         public static final boolean ignoreSslErrors = false;
         public static final HttpMode httpMode                  = HttpMode.GET;
@@ -481,6 +491,7 @@ public static final class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Builder> {
         public static final boolean  wrapAsMultipart           = true;
         public static final Boolean  useSystemProperties       = false;
         public static final boolean  useNtlm                   = false;
+		public static final boolean  followRedirects           = true;
         public static final List<HttpRequestNameValuePair> customHeaders = Collections.emptyList();
         public static final List<HttpRequestFormDataPart> formData = Collections.emptyList();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java
index ab56febe..61cca0ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestExecution.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public class HttpRequestExecution extends MasterToSlaveCallable<ResponseContentS
     private final boolean wrapAsMultipart;
 
     private final boolean useNtlm;
+	private final boolean followRedirects;
     private final boolean useSystemProperties;
     private final String validResponseCodes;
     private final String validResponseContent;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ static HttpRequestExecution from(HttpRequest http,
 
                     http.getValidResponseCodes(), http.getValidResponseContent(),
                     http.getConsoleLogResponseBody(), outputFile,
-                    ResponseHandle.NONE,
+                    ResponseHandle.NONE, http.isFollowRedirects(),
 
                     project,
                     run,
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ static HttpRequestExecution from(HttpRequestStep step, TaskListener taskListener
 
                 step.getValidResponseCodes(), step.getValidResponseContent(),
                 step.getConsoleLogResponseBody(), outputFile,
-                step.getResponseHandle(),
+                step.getResponseHandle(), step.isFollowRedirects(),
                 project, run, taskListener.getLogger());
     }
 
@@ -186,13 +187,14 @@ private HttpRequestExecution(
 
             String validResponseCodes, String validResponseContent,
             Boolean consoleLogResponseBody, FilePath outputFile,
-            ResponseHandle responseHandle,
+            ResponseHandle responseHandle, boolean followRedirects,
 
             Item project, Run<?, ?> run, PrintStream logger
     ) {
         this.url = url;
         this.httpMode = httpMode;
         this.ignoreSslErrors = ignoreSslErrors;
+		this.followRedirects = followRedirects;
 
 		if (httpProxy != null && !httpProxy.isBlank()) {
 			this.httpProxy = HttpHost.create(URI.create(httpProxy));
@@ -313,6 +315,10 @@ private ResponseContentSupplier authAndRequest()
 			clientBuilder.disableAutomaticRetries();
 			clientBuilder.setRedirectStrategy(new BackWardCompatibleRedirectStrategy());
 
+			if (!this.followRedirects) {
+				clientBuilder.disableRedirectHandling();
+			}
+
             if (useSystemProperties) {
                 clientBuilder.useSystemProperties();
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep.java
index a9dd6ad6..8d10e2ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public final class HttpRequestStep extends Step {
     private boolean wrapAsMultipart           = DescriptorImpl.wrapAsMultipart;
     private Boolean useSystemProperties       = DescriptorImpl.useSystemProperties;
     private boolean useNtlm                   = DescriptorImpl.useNtlm;
+	private boolean followRedirects		      = DescriptorImpl.followRedirects;
     private List<HttpRequestNameValuePair> customHeaders = DescriptorImpl.customHeaders;
     private List<HttpRequestFormDataPart> formData = DescriptorImpl.formData;
     private String outputFile = DescriptorImpl.outputFile;
@@ -273,6 +274,15 @@ public boolean isUseNtlm() {
         return useNtlm;
     }
 
+	@DataBoundSetter
+	public void  setFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects) {
+		this.followRedirects = followRedirects;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isFollowRedirects() {
+		return this.followRedirects;
+	}
+
     @Override
     public StepExecution start(StepContext context) {
         return new Execution(context, this);
@@ -322,7 +332,8 @@ public static final class DescriptorImpl extends StepDescriptor {
         public static final boolean  wrapAsMultipart           = HttpRequest.DescriptorImpl.wrapAsMultipart;
         public static final Boolean  useSystemProperties       = HttpRequest.DescriptorImpl.useSystemProperties;
         public static final boolean  useNtlm                   = HttpRequest.DescriptorImpl.useNtlm;
-        public static final List <HttpRequestNameValuePair> customHeaders = Collections.emptyList();
+		public static final boolean  followRedirects           = HttpRequest.DescriptorImpl.followRedirects;
+		public static final List <HttpRequestNameValuePair> customHeaders = Collections.emptyList();
         public static final List <HttpRequestFormDataPart> formData = Collections.emptyList();
         public static final String outputFile = "";
         public static final ResponseHandle responseHandle = ResponseHandle.STRING;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest/config.jelly
index 934411e6..6ca0d93f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequest/config.jelly
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
             <f:entry field="quiet" title="Quiet all output?" help="/plugin/http_request/help-quiet.html">
                 <f:booleanRadio />
             </f:entry>
+			<f:entry field="followRedirects" title="Enable redirect handling?" help="/plugin/http_request/help-followRedirects.html">
+				<f:booleanRadio />
+			</f:entry>
         </f:section>
     </f:advanced>
 </j:jelly>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/config.jelly
index f6a13a42..3875cb53 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/config.jelly
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
         <f:entry field="useSystemProperties" title="Use system properties" help="/plugin/http_request/use-system-properties.html">
             <f:booleanRadio />
         </f:entry>
+		<f:entry field="followRedirects" title="Enable redirect handling?" help="/plugin/http_request/help-followRedirects.html">
+			<f:booleanRadio />
+		</f:entry>
         <f:entry title="Custom headers">
             <f:repeatableProperty field="customHeaders" />
         </f:entry>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/help-followRedirects.html b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/help-followRedirects.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..725aaf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestStep/help-followRedirects.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+	This allows to turn off automatic redirect handling
+</div>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/help-followRedirects.html b/src/main/webapp/help-followRedirects.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..725aaf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/webapp/help-followRedirects.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+	This allows to turn off automatic redirect handling
+</div>
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestTest.java
index d2f22424..5d53c4ec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/HttpRequestTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerFormAuth;
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerFormAuthBad;
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerInvalidStatusCode;
+import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerRedirects;
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerReqAction;
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerRequestChecker;
 import static jenkins.plugins.http_request.Registers.registerTimeout;
@@ -1191,4 +1192,40 @@ boolean doHandle(Request request, Response response, Callback callback) {
 		assertTrue(redirectStatus.redirected);
 		assertTrue(redirectStatus.called);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFollowRedirects() throws Exception {
+		registerRequestChecker(HttpMode.HEAD);
+		registerRedirects();
+
+		// Prepare HttpRequest
+		HttpRequest httpRequest = new HttpRequest(baseURL() + "/redirects");
+		httpRequest.setHttpMode(HttpMode.HEAD);
+
+		// Run build
+		FreeStyleProject project = this.j.createFreeStyleProject();
+		project.getBuildersList().add(httpRequest);
+		FreeStyleBuild build = project.scheduleBuild2(0).get();
+
+		this.j.assertBuildStatusSuccess(build);
+		this.j.assertLogContains("Success: Status code 200 is in the accepted range: 100:399", build);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNotFollowRedirects() throws Exception {
+		registerRedirects();
+
+		// Prepare HttpRequest
+		HttpRequest httpRequest = new HttpRequest(baseURL() + "/redirects");
+		httpRequest.setHttpMode(HttpMode.HEAD);
+		httpRequest.setFollowRedirects(false);
+
+		// Run build
+		FreeStyleProject project = this.j.createFreeStyleProject();
+		project.getBuildersList().add(httpRequest);
+		FreeStyleBuild build = project.scheduleBuild2(0).get();
+
+		this.j.assertBuildStatusSuccess(build);
+		this.j.assertLogContains("Success: Status code 302 is in the accepted range: 100:399", build);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/Registers.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/Registers.java
index c71d03ed..f74de588 100644
--- a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/Registers.java
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/http_request/Registers.java
@@ -380,6 +380,17 @@ boolean doHandle(Request request, Response response, Callback callback) {
         });
     }
 
+	static void registerRedirects() {
+		registerHandler("/redirects", HttpMode.HEAD, new SimpleHandler() {
+			@Override
+			boolean doHandle(Request request, Response response, Callback callback) {
+				assertEquals("HEAD", request.getMethod());
+				Response.sendRedirect(request, response, callback, 302,"/doHEAD", false);
+				return false;
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
     private static void registerHandler(String target, HttpMode method, SimpleHandler handler) {
         HttpRequestTestBase.registerHandler(target, method, handler);
     }