diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 6e79befd31..c43823ce33 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Garth Kidd <http://www.deadlybloodyserious.com/>
     kilian <kilian.cavalotti@lip6.fr>
     Sune Kirkeby <http://ibofobi.dk/>
+    Hiroki Kiyohara <hirokiky@gmail.com>
     Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
     Cameron Knight (ckknight)
     Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/decorators.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/decorators.py
index be99e7abb6..5aff375498 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/decorators.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/decorators.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LoginRequiredTestCase(AuthViewsTestCase):
         """
         response = self.client.get(view_url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(login_url in response['Location'])
+        self.assertTrue(login_url in response.url)
         self.login()
         response = self.client.get(view_url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
index 6040a2f5b5..6c508cf607 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AuthViewsTestCase(TestCase):
             'password': password,
             })
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL))
         self.assertTrue(SESSION_KEY in self.client.session)
 
     def assertContainsEscaped(self, response, text, **kwargs):
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class ChangePasswordTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
             'new_password2': 'password1',
         })
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/password_change/done/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/password_change/done/'))
         self.fail_login()
         self.login(password='password1')
 
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@ class ChangePasswordTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
             'new_password2': 'password1',
         })
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/password_change/done/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/password_change/done/'))
 
     def test_password_change_done_fails(self):
         with self.settings(LOGIN_URL='/login/'):
             response = self.client.get('/password_change/done/')
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-            self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/login/?next=/password_change/done/'))
+            self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/login/?next=/password_change/done/'))
 
 
 @skipIfCustomUser
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class LoginTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
                 'password': password,
             })
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-            self.assertFalse(bad_url in response['Location'],
+            self.assertFalse(bad_url in response.url,
                              "%s should be blocked" % bad_url)
 
         # These URLs *should* still pass the security check
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class LoginTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
                     'password': password,
             })
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-            self.assertTrue(good_url in response['Location'],
+            self.assertTrue(good_url in response.url,
                             "%s should be allowed" % good_url)
 
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class LoginURLSettings(AuthViewsTestCase):
         settings.LOGIN_URL = login_url
         response = self.client.get('/login_required/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        return response['Location']
+        return response.url
 
     def test_standard_login_url(self):
         login_url = '/login/'
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
         self.login()
         response = self.client.get('/logout/next_page/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/somewhere/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/somewhere/'))
 
         response = self.client.get('/logout/next_page/?next=/login/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/login/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/login/'))
 
         self.confirm_logged_out()
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
         self.login()
         response = self.client.get('/logout/next_page/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/somewhere/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/somewhere/'))
         self.confirm_logged_out()
 
     def test_logout_with_redirect_argument(self):
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
         self.login()
         response = self.client.get('/logout/?next=/login/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/login/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/login/'))
         self.confirm_logged_out()
 
     def test_logout_with_custom_redirect_argument(self):
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
         self.login()
         response = self.client.get('/logout/custom_query/?follow=/somewhere/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertTrue(response['Location'].endswith('/somewhere/'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.url.endswith('/somewhere/'))
         self.confirm_logged_out()
 
     def test_security_check(self, password='password'):
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
             self.login()
             response = self.client.get(nasty_url)
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-            self.assertFalse(bad_url in response['Location'],
+            self.assertFalse(bad_url in response.url,
                              "%s should be blocked" % bad_url)
             self.confirm_logged_out()
 
@@ -512,6 +512,6 @@ class LogoutTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
             self.login()
             response = self.client.get(safe_url)
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-            self.assertTrue(good_url in response['Location'],
+            self.assertTrue(good_url in response.url,
                             "%s should be allowed" % good_url)
             self.confirm_logged_out()
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
index 7529d89a2c..214f19a04d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
     def test_initial_call(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('%s_start' % self.wizard_urlname))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         wizard = response.context['wizard']
         self.assertEqual(wizard['steps'].current, 'form1')
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
 
         # Test for proper redirect GET parameters
-        location = response['Location']
+        location = response.url
         self.assertNotEqual(location.find('?'), -1)
         querydict = QueryDict(location[location.find('?') + 1:])
         self.assertEqual(dict(querydict.items()), get_params)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={'step': 'form1'}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         wizard = response.context['wizard']
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={'step': 'form1'}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form2')
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={
                 'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current
             }), {'wizard_goto_step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].prev})
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form1')
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form2')
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             post_data)
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form3')
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[2])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form4')
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[3])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         all_data = response.context['form_list']
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         post_data = self.wizard_step_data[1]
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             post_data)
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         step2_url = reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={'step': 'form2'})
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[2])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[3])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         all_data = response.context['all_cleaned_data']
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         post_data = self.wizard_step_data[1]
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             post_data)
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname,
                     kwargs={'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current}),
             self.wizard_step_data[2])
-        loc = response['Location']
+        loc = response.url
         response = self.client.get(loc)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200, loc)
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={'step': 'form1'}),
             self.wizard_step_data[0])
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form2')
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
             '%s?reset=1' % reverse('%s_start' % self.wizard_urlname))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
 
-        response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
+        response = self.client.get(response.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form1')
 
diff --git a/django/http/response.py b/django/http/response.py
index 48a401adcb..88ac8848c2 100644
--- a/django/http/response.py
+++ b/django/http/response.py
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ class HttpResponseRedirectBase(HttpResponse):
         super(HttpResponseRedirectBase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self['Location'] = iri_to_uri(redirect_to)
 
+    url = property(lambda self: self['Location'])
+
 
 class HttpResponseRedirect(HttpResponseRedirectBase):
     status_code = 302
diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index bb0f25e108..2506437023 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ class Client(RequestFactory):
 
         response.redirect_chain = []
         while response.status_code in (301, 302, 303, 307):
-            url = response['Location']
+            url = response.url
             redirect_chain = response.redirect_chain
             redirect_chain.append((url, response.status_code))
 
diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index f7c34a9f25..f9d028bb72 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ class TransactionTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
                 " code was %d (expected %d)" %
                     (response.status_code, status_code))
 
-            url = response['Location']
+            url = response.url
             scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment = urlsplit(url)
 
             redirect_response = response.client.get(path, QueryDict(query))
diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 717995aea2..30f5e87100 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -746,6 +746,13 @@ types of HTTP responses. Like ``HttpResponse``, these subclasses live in
     domain (e.g. ``'/search/'``). See :class:`HttpResponse` for other optional
     constructor arguments. Note that this returns an HTTP status code 302.
 
+    .. attribute:: HttpResponseRedirect.url
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.6
+
+        This read-only attribute represents the URL the response will redirect
+        to (equivalent to the ``Location`` response header).
+
 .. class:: HttpResponsePermanentRedirect
 
     Like :class:`HttpResponseRedirect`, but it returns a permanent redirect
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
index 5d615177f4..60537aca53 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.6.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ Minor features
   :class:`~django.views.generic.edit.DeletionMixin` is now interpolated with
   its ``object``\'s ``__dict__``.
 
+* :class:`~django.http.HttpResponseRedirect` and
+  :class:`~django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect` now provide an ``url``
+  attribute (equivalent to the URL the response will redirect to).
+
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.6
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 1633fba6b5..e0cd7cdfa1 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ class SecureViewTests(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(shortcut_url, follow=False)
         # Can't use self.assertRedirects() because User.get_absolute_url() is silly.
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], 'http://example.com/users/super/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, 'http://example.com/users/super/')
 
 
 @override_settings(PASSWORD_HASHERS=('django.contrib.auth.hashers.SHA1PasswordHasher',))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
index fd2abb0aa7..7f6f261cb5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
@@ -329,66 +329,66 @@ class RedirectViewTest(unittest.TestCase):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.get('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_temporary_redirect(self):
         "Permanent redirects are an option"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/', permanent=False)(self.rf.get('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_include_args(self):
         "GET arguments can be included in the redirected URL"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.get('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/', query_string=True)(self.rf.get('/foo/?pork=spam'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/?pork=spam')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/?pork=spam')
 
     def test_include_urlencoded_args(self):
         "GET arguments can be URL-encoded when included in the redirected URL"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/', query_string=True)(
             self.rf.get('/foo/?unicode=%E2%9C%93'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/?unicode=%E2%9C%93')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/?unicode=%E2%9C%93')
 
     def test_parameter_substitution(self):
         "Redirection URLs can be parameterized"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/%(object_id)d/')(self.rf.get('/foo/42/'), object_id=42)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/42/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/42/')
 
     def test_redirect_POST(self):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.post('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_redirect_HEAD(self):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.head('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_redirect_OPTIONS(self):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.options('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_redirect_PUT(self):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.put('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_redirect_DELETE(self):
         "Default is a permanent redirect"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/')(self.rf.delete('/foo/'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, '/bar/')
 
     def test_redirect_when_meta_contains_no_query_string(self):
         "regression for #16705"
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
index c76d8eafe3..2d3240915e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ class HttpResponseSubclassesTests(TestCase):
             content='The resource has temporarily moved',
             content_type='text/html')
         self.assertContains(response, 'The resource has temporarily moved', status_code=302)
+        # Test that url attribute is right
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, response['Location'])
 
     def test_not_modified(self):
         response = HttpResponseNotModified()
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/middleware/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/middleware/tests.py
index 6c436415ab..73a6279e2c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/middleware/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/middleware/tests.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         request = self._get_request('slash')
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'], 'http://testserver/middleware/slash/')
+        self.assertEqual(r.url, 'http://testserver/middleware/slash/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, DEBUG=True)
     def test_append_slash_no_redirect_on_POST_in_DEBUG(self):
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
         self.assertEqual(
-            r['Location'],
+            r.url,
             'http://testserver/middleware/needsquoting%23/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=False, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
         self.assertEqual(
-            r['Location'],
+            r.url,
             'http://www.testserver/middleware/path/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         request = self._get_request('slash/')
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'],
+        self.assertEqual(r.url,
                           'http://www.testserver/middleware/slash/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         request = self._get_request('slash')
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'],
+        self.assertEqual(r.url,
                           'http://www.testserver/middleware/slash/')
 
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(r is None,
             "CommonMiddlware failed to return APPEND_SLASH redirect using request.urlconf")
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'], 'http://testserver/middleware/customurlconf/slash/')
+        self.assertEqual(r.url, 'http://testserver/middleware/customurlconf/slash/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, DEBUG=True)
     def test_append_slash_no_redirect_on_POST_in_DEBUG_custom_urlconf(self):
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
             "CommonMiddlware failed to return APPEND_SLASH redirect using request.urlconf")
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
         self.assertEqual(
-            r['Location'],
+            r.url,
             'http://testserver/middleware/customurlconf/needsquoting%23/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=False, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
         self.assertEqual(
-            r['Location'],
+            r.url,
             'http://www.testserver/middleware/customurlconf/path/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         request.urlconf = 'regressiontests.middleware.extra_urls'
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'],
+        self.assertEqual(r.url,
                           'http://www.testserver/middleware/customurlconf/slash/')
 
     @override_settings(APPEND_SLASH=True, PREPEND_WWW=True)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class CommonMiddlewareTest(TestCase):
         request.urlconf = 'regressiontests.middleware.extra_urls'
         r = CommonMiddleware().process_request(request)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
-        self.assertEqual(r['Location'],
+        self.assertEqual(r.url,
                           'http://www.testserver/middleware/customurlconf/slash/')
 
     # Legacy tests for the 404 error reporting via email (to be removed in 1.8)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
index eb3afe8201..9777710daf 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
@@ -270,31 +270,31 @@ class ReverseShortcutTests(TestCase):
 
         res = redirect(FakeObj())
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(res, HttpResponseRedirect))
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/hi-there/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/hi-there/')
 
         res = redirect(FakeObj(), permanent=True)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(res, HttpResponsePermanentRedirect))
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/hi-there/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/hi-there/')
 
     def test_redirect_to_view_name(self):
         res = redirect('hardcoded2')
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/hardcoded/doc.pdf')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/hardcoded/doc.pdf')
         res = redirect('places', 1)
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/places/1/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/places/1/')
         res = redirect('headlines', year='2008', month='02', day='17')
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/headlines/2008.02.17/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/headlines/2008.02.17/')
         self.assertRaises(NoReverseMatch, redirect, 'not-a-view')
 
     def test_redirect_to_url(self):
         res = redirect('/foo/')
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/foo/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/foo/')
         res = redirect('http://example.com/')
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], 'http://example.com/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, 'http://example.com/')
 
     def test_redirect_view_object(self):
         from .views import absolute_kwargs_view
         res = redirect(absolute_kwargs_view)
-        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/absolute_arg_view/')
+        self.assertEqual(res.url, '/absolute_arg_view/')
         self.assertRaises(NoReverseMatch, redirect, absolute_kwargs_view, wrong_argument=None)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/i18n.py b/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/i18n.py
index b1dc8808a1..0a091ed1b7 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/i18n.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/views/tests/i18n.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class I18NTests(TestCase):
         lang_code, lang_name = settings.LANGUAGES[0]
         post_data = dict(language=lang_code, next='//unsafe/redirection/')
         response = self.client.post('/views/i18n/setlang/', data=post_data)
-        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], 'http://testserver/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, 'http://testserver/')
         self.assertEqual(self.client.session['django_language'], lang_code)
 
     def test_setlang_reversal(self):