diff --git a/test/basic.csr.test.js b/test/basic.csr.test.js
index da09e77a1b..3c58c37462 100644
--- a/test/basic.csr.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.csr.test.js
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ test('/redirect2', async t => {
   t.is(await page.$text('h1'), 'Index page')
 })
 
+test('/redirect3', async t => {
+  // New page for redirecting to external link.
+  const page = await browser.page(url('/'))
+  await page.nuxt.navigate('/redirect3', false)
+  await page.waitForFunction(() => window.location.href === 'https://nuxtjs.org/')
+  page.close()
+  t.pass()
+})
+
 test('/no-ssr', async t => {
   await page.nuxt.navigate('/no-ssr')
 
diff --git a/test/basic.ssr.test.js b/test/basic.ssr.test.js
index e3dc4559b2..0ac2f77736 100755
--- a/test/basic.ssr.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.ssr.test.js
@@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ test('/redirect -> check redirected source', async t => {
   t.true(html.includes('<h1>Index page</h1>'))
 })
 
+test('/redirect -> external link', async t => {
+  const headers = {}
+  const { html } = await nuxt.renderRoute('/redirect3', {
+    res: {
+      setHeader(k, v) {
+        headers[k] = v
+      }
+    }
+  })
+  t.is(headers.Location, 'https://nuxtjs.org')
+  t.true(html.includes('<div>redirecting.</div>'))
+})
+
 test('/special-state -> check window.__NUXT__.test = true', async t => {
   const window = await nuxt.renderAndGetWindow(url('/special-state'))
   t.is(window.document.title, 'Nuxt.js')
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect3.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect3.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f587681d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect3.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<template>
+  <div>Redirecting...</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  fetch({ redirect }) {
+    return redirect('https://nuxtjs.org/')
+  }
+}
+</script>