diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/http.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/http.js
index 708bc2ac00..28e2c63598 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/http.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/http.js
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ Zotero.HTTP = new function() {
 		// Send cookie even if "Allow third-party cookies" is disabled (>=Fx3.6 only)
 		var channel = xmlhttp.channel,
 			isFile = channel instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIFileChannel;
+		var redirectStatus;
+		var redirectLocation;
 		if(channel instanceof Components.interfaces.nsIHttpChannelInternal) {
 			channel.forceAllowThirdPartyCookie = true;
 			
@@ -218,8 +220,22 @@ Zotero.HTTP = new function() {
 			if (options.dontCache) {
 				channel.loadFlags |= Components.interfaces.nsIRequest.LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE;
 			}
+			
+			// Don't follow redirects
+			if (options.followRedirects === false) {
+				channel.notificationCallbacks = {
+					QueryInterface: XPCOMUtils.generateQI([Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor, Ci.nsIChannelEventSync]),
+					getInterface: XPCOMUtils.generateQI([Ci.nsIChannelEventSink]),
+					asyncOnChannelRedirect: function (oldChannel, newChannel, flags, callback) {
+						redirectStatus = (flags & Ci.nsIChannelEventSink.REDIRECT_PERMANENT) ? 301 : 302;
+						redirectLocation = newChannel.URI.spec;
+						oldChannel.cancel(Cr.NS_BINDING_ABORTED);
+						callback.onRedirectVerifyCallback(Cr.NS_BINDING_ABORTED);
+					}
+				};
+			}
 		}
-
+		
 		// Set responseType
 		if (options.responseType) {
 			xmlhttp.responseType = options.responseType;
@@ -276,17 +292,24 @@ Zotero.HTTP = new function() {
 			deferred.reject(new Zotero.HTTP.TimeoutException(options.timeout));
 		};
 
-		xmlhttp.onloadend = function() {
-			var status = xmlhttp.status;
+		xmlhttp.onloadend = async function() {
+			var status = xmlhttp.status || redirectStatus;
 			
-			// If an invalid HTTP response (e.g., NS_ERROR_INVALID_CONTENT_ENCODING) includes a
-			// 4xx or 5xx HTTP response code, swap it in, since it might be enough info to do
-			// what we need (e.g., verify a 404 from a WebDAV server)
 			try {
-				if (!status && xmlhttp.channel.responseStatus >= 400) {
-					Zotero.warn(`Overriding status for invalid response for ${dispURL} `
-						+ `(${xmlhttp.channel.status})`);
-					status = xmlhttp.channel.responseStatus;
+				if (!status) {
+					let responseStatus = xmlhttp.channel.responseStatus;
+					// If we cancelled a redirect, get the 3xx status from the channel
+					if (responseStatus >= 300 && responseStatus < 400) {
+						status = responseStatus;
+					}
+					// If an invalid HTTP response (e.g., NS_ERROR_INVALID_CONTENT_ENCODING) includes a
+					// 4xx or 5xx HTTP response code, swap it in, since it might be enough info to do
+					// what we need (e.g., verify a 404 from a WebDAV server)
+					else if (responseStatus >= 400) {
+						Zotero.warn(`Overriding status for invalid response for ${dispURL} `
+							+ `(${xmlhttp.channel.status})`);
+						status = responseStatus;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			catch (e) {}
@@ -301,6 +324,21 @@ Zotero.HTTP = new function() {
 			else if(isFile) {
 				var success = status == 200 || status == 0;
 			}
+			else if (redirectStatus) {
+				var success = true;
+				let channel = xmlhttp.channel;
+				xmlhttp = {
+					status,
+					getResponseHeader: function (header) {
+						if (header.toLowerCase() == 'location') {
+							return redirectLocation;
+						}
+						Zotero.debug("Warning: Attempt to get response header other than Location "
+							+ "for redirect", 2);
+						return null;
+					}
+				};
+			}
 			else {
 				var success = status >= 200 && status < 300;
 			}
diff --git a/components/zotero-service.js b/components/zotero-service.js
index 41f2fd8bd6..1f25af8ce0 100644
--- a/components/zotero-service.js
+++ b/components/zotero-service.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 const Cc = Components.classes;
 const Ci = Components.interfaces;
+const Cr = Components.results;
+const Cu = Components.utils;
 
 /** XPCOM files to be loaded for all modes **/
 const xpcomFilesAll = [
diff --git a/test/tests/httpTest.js b/test/tests/httpTest.js
index f60b81c1b2..0ad5ae505c 100644
--- a/test/tests/httpTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/httpTest.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 describe("Zotero.HTTP", function () {
 	var httpd;
 	var port = 16213;
+	var baseURL = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/`
+	var testURL = baseURL + 'test.html';
+	var redirectLocation = baseURL + 'test2.html';
 	
 	before(function* () {
 		Components.utils.import("resource://zotero-unit/httpd.js");
@@ -16,6 +19,16 @@ describe("Zotero.HTTP", function () {
 				}
 			}
 		);
+		httpd.registerPathHandler(
+			'/redirect',
+			{
+				handle: function (request, response) {
+					response.setHeader('Location', redirectLocation);
+					response.setStatusLine(null, 301, "Moved Permanently");
+					response.write(`<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">\n<html><head>\n<title>301 Moved Permanently</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Moved Permanently</h1>\n<p>The document has moved <a href="${redirectLocation}">here</a>.</p>\n</body></html>`);
+				}
+			}
+		);
 	});
 	
 	after(function* () {
@@ -24,14 +37,29 @@ describe("Zotero.HTTP", function () {
 		yield defer.promise;
 	});
 	
+	
+	describe("#request()", function () {
+		it("should succeed with 3xx status if followRedirects is false", async function () {
+			var req = await Zotero.HTTP.request(
+				'GET',
+				baseURL + 'redirect',
+				{
+					followRedirects: false
+				}
+			);
+			assert.equal(req.status, 301);
+			assert.equal(req.getResponseHeader('Location'), redirectLocation);
+		});
+	});
+	
+	
 	describe("#processDocuments()", function () {
 		it("should provide a document object", function* () {
 			var called = false;
-			var url = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/test.html`;
 			yield Zotero.HTTP.processDocuments(
-				url,
+				testURL,
 				function (doc) {
-					assert.equal(doc.location.href, url);
+					assert.equal(doc.location.href, testURL);
 					assert.equal(doc.querySelector('p').textContent, 'Test');
 					var p = doc.evaluate('//p', doc, null, XPathResult.ANY_TYPE, null).iterateNext();
 					assert.equal(p.textContent, 'Test');
@@ -56,12 +84,11 @@ describe("Zotero.HTTP", function () {
 		
 		it("should provide a document object", function* () {
 			var called = false;
-			var url = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/test.html`;
 			yield new Zotero.Promise((resolve) => {
 				Zotero.HTTP.loadDocuments(
-					url,
+					testURL,
 					function (doc) {
-						assert.equal(doc.location.href, url);
+						assert.equal(doc.location.href, testURL);
 						assert.equal(doc.querySelector('p').textContent, 'Test');
 						var p = doc.evaluate('//p', doc, null, XPathResult.ANY_TYPE, null).iterateNext();
 						assert.equal(p.textContent, 'Test');