diff --git a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Redirect.php b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Redirect.php
index 3930f1128ef..97976e31ba6 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Redirect.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Redirect.php
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ class Redirect extends AbstractPlugin
     protected $response;
     protected $router;
 
+    /**
+     * Gets current route name
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getCurrentRoute ()
+    {
+        return $this->getEvent()->getRouteMatch()->getMatchedRouteName();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets current route params
+     */
+    protected function getCurrentRouteParams()
+    {
+        return $this->getEvent()->getRouteMatch()->getParams();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a URL based on a route
      *
@@ -38,8 +56,14 @@ class Redirect extends AbstractPlugin
      * @throws Exception\DomainException if composed controller does not implement InjectApplicationEventInterface, or
      *         router cannot be found in controller event
      */
-    public function toRoute($route, array $params = array(), array $options = array())
+    public function toRoute($route = null, array $params = array(), array $options = array())
     {
+        // Refresh if null provided
+        if (is_null($route)) {
+            $route  = $this->getCurrentRoute();
+            $params = array_merge($this->getCurrentRouteParams(), $params);
+        }
+
         $response = $this->getResponse();
         $router   = $this->getRouter();
 
@@ -64,6 +88,16 @@ public function toUrl($url)
         return $response;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Refresh to current route
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function refresh()
+    {
+        return $this->toRoute($this->getCurrentRoute(), $this->getCurrentRouteParams());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the router
      *
diff --git a/tests/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/RedirectTest.php b/tests/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/RedirectTest.php
index 732728afefb..c2546ecab59 100644
--- a/tests/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/RedirectTest.php
+++ b/tests/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/RedirectTest.php
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 
 use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase as TestCase;
 use Zend\Http\Response;
+use Zend\Route\Request;
 use Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\Redirect as RedirectPlugin;
 use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;
 use Zend\Mvc\Router\Http\Literal as LiteralRoute;
 use Zend\Mvc\Router\SimpleRouteStack;
+use Zend\Mvc\Router\RouteMatch;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\SampleController;
 
 class RedirectTest extends TestCase
@@ -32,9 +34,13 @@ public function setUp()
             ),
         )));
 
+        $routeMatch = new RouteMatch(array());
+        $routeMatch->setMatchedRouteName('home');
+
         $event = new MvcEvent();
         $event->setRouter($router);
         $event->setResponse($this->response);
+        $event->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
 
         $this->controller = new SampleController();
         $this->controller->setEvent($event);
@@ -95,4 +101,22 @@ public function testRedirectToRouteWithoutRouterInEventRaisesDomainException()
         $this->setExpectedException('Zend\Mvc\Exception\DomainException', 'event compose a router');
         $plugin->toRoute('home');
     }
+
+    public function testPluginCanRefreshToRouteWhenProperlyConfigured()
+    {
+        $response = $this->plugin->refresh();
+        $this->assertTrue($response->isRedirect());
+        $headers = $response->getHeaders();
+        $location = $headers->get('Location');
+        $this->assertEquals('/', $location->getFieldValue());
+    }
+
+    public function testPluginCanRedirectToRouteWithNullWhenProperlyConfigured()
+    {
+        $response = $this->plugin->toRoute();
+        $this->assertTrue($response->isRedirect());
+        $headers = $response->getHeaders();
+        $location = $headers->get('Location');
+        $this->assertEquals('/', $location->getFieldValue());
+    }
 }