diff --git a/grappelli/views/switch.py b/grappelli/views/switch.py
index 8e390b131..db2ee680b 100644
--- a/grappelli/views/switch.py
+++ b/grappelli/views/switch.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.utils.html import escape
+from django.utils.http import url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from grappelli.settings import SWITCH_USER_ORIGINAL, SWITCH_USER_TARGET
@@ -28,30 +29,35 @@ def switch_user(request, object_id):
 
     # check redirect
     redirect_url = request.GET.get("redirect", None)
-    if redirect_url is None or not redirect_url.startswith("/"):
+    if redirect_url is None or not \
+        url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme(
+            url=redirect_url,
+            allowed_hosts={request.get_host()},
+            require_https=request.is_secure(),
+        ):
         raise Http404()
-
+        
     # check original_user
     try:
         original_user = User.objects.get(pk=session_user["id"], is_staff=True)
         if not SWITCH_USER_ORIGINAL(original_user):
             messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, _("Permission denied."))
-            return redirect(request.GET.get("redirect"))
+            return redirect(redirect_url)
     except ObjectDoesNotExist:
         msg = _('%(name)s object with primary key %(key)r does not exist.') % {'name': "User", 'key': escape(session_user["id"])}
         messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, msg)
-        return redirect(request.GET.get("redirect"))
+        return redirect(redirect_url)
 
     # check new user
     try:
         target_user = User.objects.get(pk=object_id, is_staff=True)
         if target_user != original_user and not SWITCH_USER_TARGET(original_user, target_user):
             messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, _("Permission denied."))
-            return redirect(request.GET.get("redirect"))
+            return redirect(redirect_url)
     except ObjectDoesNotExist:
         msg = _('%(name)s object with primary key %(key)r does not exist.') % {'name': "User", 'key': escape(object_id)}
         messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, msg)
-        return redirect(request.GET.get("redirect"))
+        return redirect(redirect_url)
 
     # find backend
     if not hasattr(target_user, 'backend'):
@@ -66,4 +72,4 @@ def switch_user(request, object_id):
         if original_user.id != target_user.id:
             request.session["original_user"] = {"id": original_user.id, "username": original_user.get_username()}
 
-    return redirect(request.GET.get("redirect"))
+    return redirect(redirect_url)