diff --git a/django/http/__init__.py b/django/http/__init__.py
index 6353637a95a..8756d046b58 100644
--- a/django/http/__init__.py
+++ b/django/http/__init__.py
@@ -434,14 +434,14 @@ class HttpResponseRedirect(HttpResponse):
 
     def __init__(self, redirect_to):
         HttpResponse.__init__(self)
-        self['Location'] = redirect_to
+        self['Location'] = iri_to_uri(redirect_to)
 
 class HttpResponsePermanentRedirect(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 301
 
     def __init__(self, redirect_to):
         HttpResponse.__init__(self)
-        self['Location'] = redirect_to
+        self['Location'] = iri_to_uri(redirect_to)
 
 class HttpResponseNotModified(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 304
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/specials.py b/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/specials.py
index af2f9d0ffe6..bcdffca9cd3 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/specials.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/specials.py
@@ -5,11 +5,31 @@ class URLHandling(TestCase):
     """
     Tests for URL handling in views and responses.
     """
-    def test_iri_redirect(self):
+    redirect_target = "/views/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87/target/"
+
+    def test_combining_redirect(self):
         """
         Tests that redirecting to an IRI, requiring encoding before we use it
-        in an HTTP response, is handled correctly.
+        in an HTTP response, is handled correctly. In this case the arg to
+        HttpRedirect is ASCII but the current request path contains non-ASCII
+        characters so this test ensures the creation of the full path with a
+        base non-ASCII part is handled correctly.
         """
         response = self.client.get(u'/views/中文/')
-        self.assertRedirects(response, "/views/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87/target/")
+        self.assertRedirects(response, self.redirect_target)
+
+    def test_nonascii_redirect(self):
+        """
+        Tests that a non-ASCII argument to HttpRedirect is handled properly.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/views/nonascii_redirect/')
+        self.assertRedirects(response, self.redirect_target)
+
+    def test_permanent_nonascii_redirect(self):
+        """
+        Tests that a non-ASCII argument to HttpPermanentRedirect is handled
+        properly.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/views/permanent_nonascii_redirect/')
+        self.assertRedirects(response, self.redirect_target, status_code=301)
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/views/urls.py b/tests/regressiontests/views/urls.py
index eee1166a6b4..a86b0d4ccc6 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/views/urls.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/views/urls.py
@@ -97,3 +97,12 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('django.views.generic.create_update',
 urlpatterns += patterns('',
     (r'^raises/$', views.raises)
 )
+
+# rediriects, both temporary and permanent, with non-ASCII targets
+urlpatterns += patterns('django.views.generic.simple',
+    ('^nonascii_redirect/$', 'redirect_to',
+        {'url': u'/views/中文/target/', 'permanent': False}),
+    ('^permanent_nonascii_redirect/$', 'redirect_to',
+        {'url': u'/views/中文/target/', 'permanent': True}),
+)
+