diff --git a/flask/__init__.py b/flask/__init__.py
index bf4774dcb4..85d95b4ea6 100644
--- a/flask/__init__.py
+++ b/flask/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from .config import Config
 from .helpers import url_for, flash, send_file, send_from_directory, \
     get_flashed_messages, get_template_attribute, make_response, safe_join, \
-    stream_with_context
+    stream_with_context, redirect_url_for
 from .globals import current_app, g, request, session, _request_ctx_stack, \
      _app_ctx_stack
 from .ctx import has_request_context, has_app_context, \
diff --git a/flask/helpers.py b/flask/helpers.py
index c71da85b05..f350b54536 100644
--- a/flask/helpers.py
+++ b/flask/helpers.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 from werkzeug.datastructures import Headers
 from werkzeug.exceptions import NotFound
+from werkzeug.utils import redirect
 
 # this was moved in 0.7
 try:
@@ -183,6 +184,12 @@ def index():
     return current_app.make_response(args)
 
 
+def redirect_url_for(endpoint, **values):
+    """Return a response object (a WSGI application) that, if called,
+    redirects the client to the given endpoit."""
+    return redirect(url_for(endpoint, **values))
+
+
 def url_for(endpoint, **values):
     """Generates a URL to the given endpoint with the method provided.
 
diff --git a/flask/testsuite/helpers.py b/flask/testsuite/helpers.py
index f8edd4e094..cb2afbb3fe 100644
--- a/flask/testsuite/helpers.py
+++ b/flask/testsuite/helpers.py
@@ -534,6 +534,17 @@ def post(self):
             self.assert_equal(flask.url_for('myview', _method='POST'),
                               '/myview/create')
 
+    def test_redirect_url_for(self):
+        app = flask.Flask(__name__)
+        @app.route('/')
+        def index():
+            return '42'
+        with app.test_request_context():
+            redir = flask.redirect_url_for("index")
+            self.assert_equal("/", redir.location)
+            self.assert_equal(302, redir.status_code)
+
+
 
 class NoImportsTestCase(FlaskTestCase):
     """Test Flasks are created without import.