diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
index 0d7119cb9..8f9e0df0c 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
         <dt class="optional">rejectUnauthorized</dt>
         <dd>If set to <code>true</code>, allows requests to be made to https sites that use
             self signed certificates.</dd>
+        <dt class="optional">followRedirects</dt>
+        <dd>If set to <code>false</code> prevent following Redirect (HTTP 301).<code>true</code> by default</dd>            
     </dl>
     <h3>Outputs</h3>
     <dl class="message-properties">
diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
index c59c3fd97..b492fb9dc 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (msg.hasOwnProperty('followRedirects')) {
+                opts.followRedirects = msg.followRedirects;
+                }
             if (msg.cookies) {
                 var cookies = [];
                 if (opts.headers.hasOwnProperty('cookie')) {