diff --git a/lib/httpi.rb b/lib/httpi.rb
index 5a96b07..4a0ad32 100644
--- a/lib/httpi.rb
+++ b/lib/httpi.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "uri"
 require "httpi/version"
 require "httpi/logger"
 require "httpi/request"
@@ -159,8 +160,8 @@ def request(method, request, adapter = nil)
       response = adapter_class.request(method)
 
       if response &&  HTTPI::Response::RedirectResponseCodes.member?(response.code) && request.follow_redirect?
-        log("Following redirect: '#{response.headers['location']}'.")
-        request.url = response.headers['location']
+        request.url = URI.join(request.url, response.headers['location'])
+        log("Following redirect: '#{request.url}'.")
         return request(method, request, adapter)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/httpi/httpi_spec.rb b/spec/httpi/httpi_spec.rb
index cd87059..780e0e2 100644
--- a/spec/httpi/httpi_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httpi/httpi_spec.rb
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   end
 
   describe ".request" do
-    let(:request) { HTTPI::Request.new('http://example.com') }
+    let(:request) { HTTPI::Request.new('http://example.com/foo/') }
 
     it "allows custom HTTP methods" do
       httpclient.any_instance.expects(:request).with(:custom)
@@ -238,7 +238,33 @@
       response = HTTPI::Response.new(200, {}, 'success')
 
       httpclient.any_instance.expects(:request).twice.with(:custom).returns(redirect, response)
-      request.expects(:url=).with(redirect_location)
+      request.expects(:url=).with(URI.parse(redirect_location))
+
+      client.request(:custom, request, :httpclient)
+    end
+
+    it 'follows redirects with absolute path' do
+      request.follow_redirect = true
+      redirect_location = '/bar/foo'
+
+      redirect = HTTPI::Response.new(302, {'location' => redirect_location}, 'Moved')
+      response = HTTPI::Response.new(200, {}, 'success')
+
+      httpclient.any_instance.expects(:request).twice.with(:custom).returns(redirect, response)
+      request.expects(:url=).with(URI.parse('http://example.com/bar/foo'))
+
+      client.request(:custom, request, :httpclient)
+    end
+
+    it 'follows redirects with relative path' do
+      request.follow_redirect = true
+      redirect_location = 'bar/foo'
+
+      redirect = HTTPI::Response.new(302, {'location' => redirect_location}, 'Moved')
+      response = HTTPI::Response.new(200, {}, 'success')
+
+      httpclient.any_instance.expects(:request).twice.with(:custom).returns(redirect, response)
+      request.expects(:url=).with(URI.parse('http://example.com/foo/bar/foo'))
 
       client.request(:custom, request, :httpclient)
     end