diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/Request.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/Request.java
index ad90b9e7bb..52ef0cbb72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/Request.java
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ public static interface EntityWriter {
      */
     public boolean isRedirectEnabled();
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return <tt>true></tt> if request's redirectEnabled setting
+     *          should be used in place of client's
+     */
+    public boolean isRedirectOverrideSet();
+
     /**
      * Return Per request configuration.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/RequestBuilderBase.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/RequestBuilderBase.java
index 1e7efe1e5f..2a80fd409a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/RequestBuilderBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/RequestBuilderBase.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private static final class RequestImpl implements Request {
         public ProxyServer proxyServer;
         private Realm realm;
         private File file;
-        private boolean followRedirects;
+        private Boolean followRedirects;
         private PerRequestConfig perRequestConfig;
         private long rangeOffset = 0;
         public String charset;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public RequestImpl(Request prototype) {
                 this.proxyServer = prototype.getProxyServer();
                 this.realm = prototype.getRealm();
                 this.file = prototype.getFile();
-                this.followRedirects = prototype.isRedirectEnabled();
+                this.followRedirects = prototype.isRedirectOverrideSet()? prototype.isRedirectEnabled() : null;
                 this.perRequestConfig = prototype.getPerRequestConfig();
                 this.rangeOffset = prototype.getRangeOffset();
                 this.charset = prototype.getBodyEncoding();
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ public File getFile() {
         }
 
         public boolean isRedirectEnabled() {
-            return followRedirects;
+            return (followRedirects != null && followRedirects);
+        }
+
+        public boolean isRedirectOverrideSet(){
+            return followRedirects != null;
         }
 
         public PerRequestConfig getPerRequestConfig() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
index 0863718573..c07046f67a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ public Object call() throws Exception {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                boolean redirectEnabled = request.isRedirectEnabled() ? true : config.isRedirectEnabled();
+                boolean redirectEnabled = request.isRedirectOverrideSet()? request.isRedirectEnabled() : config.isRedirectEnabled();
                 if (redirectEnabled && (statusCode == 302 || statusCode == 301 || statusCode == 307)) {
 
                     if (future.incrementAndGetCurrentRedirectCount() < config.getMaxRedirects()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
index 8f85e2f967..867a60b01f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ public final static String getHost(URI uri) {
     }
 
     public final static URI getRedirectUri(URI uri, String location) {
+        if(location == null)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URI " + uri + " was redirected to null location");
         URI newUri = uri.resolve(location);
 
         String scheme = newUri.getScheme();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ning/http/client/async/PerRequestRelative302Test.java b/src/test/java/com/ning/http/client/async/PerRequestRelative302Test.java
index 85c6629477..756a258339 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ning/http/client/async/PerRequestRelative302Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ning/http/client/async/PerRequestRelative302Test.java
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ public void redirected302Test() throws Throwable {
         assertTrue(baseUrl.matches(anyMicrosoftPage), "response does not show redirection to " + anyMicrosoftPage);
     }
 
+    @Test(groups = {"online", "default_provider"})
+    public void notRedirected302Test() throws Throwable {
+        isSet.getAndSet(false);
+        AsyncHttpClientConfig cg = new AsyncHttpClientConfig.Builder().setFollowRedirects(true).build();
+        AsyncHttpClient c = getAsyncHttpClient(cg);
+
+
+        // once
+        Response response = c.prepareGet(getTargetUrl())
+                .setFollowRedirects(false)
+                .setHeader("X-redirect", "http://www.microsoft.com/")
+                .execute().get();
+
+        assertNotNull(response);
+        assertEquals(response.getStatusCode(), 302);
+
+        c.close();
+    }
+
     private String getBaseUrl(URI uri) {
         String url = uri.toString();
         int port = uri.getPort();