diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index d07e38e4367..dd1f73befd4 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         
         """
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status_code, 
-            "Response didn't redirect: Reponse code was %d (expected %d)" % 
+            "Response didn't redirect as expected: Reponse code was %d (expected %d)" % 
                 (response.status_code, status_code))
         scheme, netloc, path, params, query, fragment = urlparse(response['Location'])
         self.assertEqual(path, expected_path, 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         redirect_response = self.client.get(path)
         self.assertEqual(redirect_response.status_code, target_status_code, 
             "Couldn't retrieve redirection page '%s': response code was %d (expected %d)" % 
-                (path, response.status_code, status_code))
+                (path, redirect_response.status_code, target_status_code))
     
     def assertContains(self, response, text, count=1, status_code=200):
         """Assert that a response indicates that a page was retreived successfully,
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/test_client_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/test_client_regress/models.py
index c39fafe314b..40d022a47aa 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/test_client_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/test_client_regress/models.py
@@ -60,7 +60,35 @@ class AssertTemplateUsedTests(TestCase):
             self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "Valid POST Template")        
         except AssertionError, e:
             self.assertEquals(str(e), "Template 'Valid POST Template' was not one of the templates used to render the response. Templates used: ['form_view.html', 'base.html']")
+
+class AssertRedirectsTests(TestCase):
+    def test_redirect_page(self):
+        "An assertion is raised if the original page couldn't be retrieved as expected"        
+        # This page will redirect with code 301, not 302
+        response = self.client.get('/test_client/permanent_redirect_view/')        
+        try:
+            self.assertRedirects(response, '/test_client/get_view/')
+        except AssertionError, e:
+            self.assertEquals(str(e), "Response didn't redirect as expected: Reponse code was 301 (expected 302)")
+
+    def test_incorrect_target(self):
+        "An assertion is raised if the response redirects to another target"
+        response = self.client.get('/test_client/permanent_redirect_view/')        
+        try:
+            # Should redirect to get_view
+            self.assertRedirects(response, '/test_client/some_view/')
+        except AssertionError, e:
+            self.assertEquals(str(e), "Response didn't redirect as expected: Reponse code was 301 (expected 302)")
         
+    def test_target_page(self):
+        "An assertion is raised if the reponse redirect target cannot be retrieved as expected"
+        response = self.client.get('/test_client/double_redirect_view/')
+        try:
+            # The redirect target responds with a 301 code, not 200
+            self.assertRedirects(response, '/test_client/permanent_redirect_view/')
+        except AssertionError, e:
+            self.assertEquals(str(e), "Couldn't retrieve redirection page '/test_client/permanent_redirect_view/': response code was 301 (expected 200)")
+            
 class AssertFormErrorTests(TestCase):
     def test_unknown_form(self):
         "An assertion is raised if the form name is unknown"