diff --git a/lib/app/server.js b/lib/app/server.js
index c4527ea8da..2bcbd2093e 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.js
+++ b/lib/app/server.js
@@ -25,19 +25,17 @@ export default context => {
   context.nuxt = { data: [], error: null<%= (store ? ', state: null' : '') %>, serverRendered: true }
   // create context.next for simulate next() of beforeEach() when wanted to redirect
   context.redirected = false
-  context.next = function (path) {
-    if (!path) return;
-    if (typeof path === 'string') path = { path }
-    path.query = stringify(path.query || {})
-    path.path = path.path + (path.query ? '?' + path.query : '')
-    path.path = urlJoin('<%= router.base %>', path.path)
+  context.next = function (opts) {
     if (!context.res) {
-      context.redirected = path.path
+      context.redirected = opts
       context.nuxt.serverRendered = false
       return
     }
-    context.res.writeHead(302, {
-      'Location': path.path
+    opts.query = stringify(opts.query)
+    opts.path = opts.path + (opts.query ? '?' + opts.query : '')
+    opts.path = urlJoin('<%= router.base %>', opts.path)
+    context.res.writeHead(opts.status, {
+      'Location': opts.path
     })
     context.res.end()
   }
diff --git a/lib/app/utils.js b/lib/app/utils.js
index 58aabee886..d65a42a1a4 100644
--- a/lib/app/utils.js
+++ b/lib/app/utils.js
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@ export function getContext (context) {
   }
   ctx.params = ctx.route.params || {}
   ctx.query = ctx.route.query || {}
-  ctx.redirect = function (path) {
-    if (!path) return
-    context.next(path)
+  ctx.redirect = function (status, path, query) {
+    if (!status) return
+    // if only 1 or 2 arguments: redirect('/') or redirect('/', { foo: 'bar' })
+    if (typeof status === 'string' && (typeof path === 'undefined' || typeof path === 'object')) {
+      query = path || {}
+      path = status
+      status = 302
+    }
+    context.next({
+      path: path,
+      query: query,
+      status: status
+    })
   }
   if (context.req) ctx.req = context.req
   if (context.res) ctx.res = context.res